Free Motion for Leave to File - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00597-MRK

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BILL L. GOUVEIA AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSE GUERRA V. : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 303 CV 597 MRK

SIG SIMONAZZI NORTH AMERICA, INC. : AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER : TO SASIB NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS : SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO : SASIB BAKERY NORTH AMERICA, INC. :

December 12, 2003

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT

Pursuant to Rule 14 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Scheduling Order dated October 3, 2003, the Defendant, Sig Simonazzi North America ("SSNA"), respectfully moves this Court for permission to file and serve the proposed Third-Party Complaint attached hereto as Exhibit A upon the third party defendants, Sasib Food Machinery, MV, S.p.A., Sasib Bakery Italia, S.p.A., Dry Products, S.p.A., and Compagnie Industriali Riunite, S.p.A. (collectively referred to as the "Indemnitors"). The Indemnitors are not parties to this action, but are, or may be, liable to SSNA for some or all of the Plaintiff's claims against SSNA in this lawsuit. In support of this Motion to File a Third-Party Complaint, SSNA hereby submits the attached Memorandum of Law.

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This Motion is being filed within the schedule which has been entered by this Court. WHEREFORE, the Defendant, SSNA, respectfully moves this court for permission to file its proposed Third-Party Complaint.

THE DEFENDANT/THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFF

SIG SIMONAZZI NORTH AMERICA, INC.

By /s/ Joseph G. Fortner, Jr. Patrick M. Birney of
HALLORAN & SAGE LLP Fed. Bar #ct 04602 Fed. Bar #ct 19875 One Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 522-6103

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Phone (860) 522-6103 Fax (860) 548-0006 Juris No. 26105

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that on this 12th day of December, 2003, I hereby mailed a copy of the foregoing to: Richard J. Sullivan, Esq. Sullivan & Sullivan, LLP 31 Washington St. Wellesley, MA 02481

Joseph G. Fortner, Jr.

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