East West, LLC v. Rahman et al, No. 1:2011cv01380 - Document 103 (E.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Motion for Leave to Amend Answer. Signed by Magistrate Judge Theresa Carroll Buchanan on 7/11/12. (klau, )
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division EAST WEST, LLC, Plaintiff, v. SHAH RAHMAN and CARIBBEAN CRESCENT, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civ. No. 1:11cv1380 MEMORANDUM OPINION THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants Motion for Leave to Amend Answer, Affirmative Defenses, Counterclaims, and Third Party Complaint to Assert Counterclaim for Copyright Infringement (Dkt. 89). Upon review of the pleadings, the Court finds that defendants motion comes too late. Defendants waited until the final day of discovery to conduct its Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of plaintiff when it discovered the alleged infringement. More importantly, defendant did not file for copyright protection, a necessary element of this new proposed counterclaim, until after discovery closed and only the day before this motion was filed. Further, plaintiff would be entitled to additional discovery on this matter even though defendants only seek injunctive relief. Therefore, defendants motion must be denied. An appropriate order shall issue. ENTERED this 11th day of July, 2012. /s/ THERESA CARROLL BUCHANAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Alexandria, Virginia
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