Free Motion to Amend/Correct - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cv-02190-JCH

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ANATRA ENTERPRISES, INC. : CIVIL ACTION NO. : 3:02-CV-2190 (JCH) : Plaintiff, : V. : MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY : : : FEBRUARY 2, 2004 Defendant. MOTION TO AMEND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a), defendant Monumental Life Insurance Company ("Monumental") moves to amend its pleadings to add an affirmative defense. The proposed Ninth Affirmative Defense is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a), a motion to leave to amend pleadings "shall be freely granted when justice so requires." The proposed Ninth Affirmative Defense is based on facts obtained in discovery, including third party deposition testimony, that were not available at the time of the original pleadings. For the foregoing reasons, Monumental respectfully requests that this motion be granted. Monumental has discussed this motion with plaintiff's counsel, who does not object to the filing of this motion. DEFENDANT, MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By______________________________ Daniel L. FitzMaurice (ct05331) Stephen B. Hudak III (ct25200) Day, Berry & Howard LLP CityPlace I Hartford, CT 06103-3499 Phone: (860) 275-0100 Fax: (860) 275-0343 Its Attorneys

Case 3:02-cv-02190-JCH

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CERTIFICATION This shall certify that a copy of the foregoing was served via U.S. mail, postage prepaid, on February 2, 2004 as follows: Eric P. Smith, Esq. Lynch, Traub, Keefe and Errante, P.C. 52 Trumbull Street P.O. Box 1612 New Haven, CT 06506-1612

____________________________ Stephen B Hudak III

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EXHIBIT A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ANATRA ENTERPRISES, INC. : CIVIL ACTION NO. : 3:02-CV-2190 (JCH) Plaintiff, : V. : : MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY : : Defendant. : FEBRUARY 2, 2004 PROPOSED NINTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE Plaintiff's claim for tortious interference with business expectancy fails because the legal dispute whose propriety is at issue terminated in a good faith negotiated settlement.

DEFENDANT, MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By______________________________ Daniel L. FitzMaurice (ct05331) Stephen B. Hudak III (ct25200) Day, Berry & Howard LLP CityPlace I Hartford, CT 06103-3499 Phone: (860) 275-0100 Fax: (860) 275-0343 Its Attorneys

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