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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

____________________________________ BRENDAN WARD MASONRY, INC. : : Plaintiff : : : : v. : : WU & ASSOCIATES, INC. : : Defendant : ___________________________________ :

BREACH OF CONTRACT

JURY TRAIL DEMANDED CIVIL NO. 07-cv-00751 GMS

MOTION OF PLAINTIFF, BRENDAN WARD MASONRY, INC., FOR LEAVE TO FILE PLAINTIFF'S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc., by and through its attorneys, DeVlieger Hilser P.C., brings this Motion for Leave to File its Second Amended Complaint against Defendant, WU & Associates, Inc., pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 et seq. and avers as follows:

PARTIES 1. Plaintiff, Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc. (hereinafter "Ward"), filed its First

Amended Complaint against Defendant, Wu & Associates, Inc. (hereinafter "Wu"), on or about December 13, 2007. 2. In response thereto, Defendant, Wu, filed its First Answer to Plaintiff's Amended

Complaint and Counterclaim on January 28, 2008. 3. On March 13, 2008, Defendant, Wu, filed its Motion for Leave to File an

Amended Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint.

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Defendant, Wu, in neither its First Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint with

Counterclaim nor its Proposed Amended Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint, attached to its Motion for Leave to File, has sought to strike or dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. 5. Plaintiff, Ward, seeks to Amend its First Amended Complaint to add a Count of

Destruction of Business, with supporting facts and exhibits, against Defendant, Wu. A true and correct copy of Plaintiff's Proposed Second Amended Complaint with the additions underlined is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "1." 6. Defendant, Wu, was noticed of Ward's intention to move to amend its Second

Amended Complaint with the aforementioned Count and the Court was informed in the Joint Status Report filed on April 11, 2008. 7. On May 1, 2008, pursuant to the Proposed Order filed by Wu and Ward, this

Honorable Court Ordered the Motions for Amended Pleadings be filed by June 2, 2008. 8. Pursuant to the Court's Order, Plaintiff, Ward, hereby brings this Motion for

leave to file Plaintiff's Proposed Second Amended Complaint in the form attached hereto. See Plaintiff's Proposed Second Amended Complaint (without additions underlined), a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "2." 9. Federal Rule of civil Procedure 15(a) sets forth that after the initial pleadings have

been responded to: a party may amend the party's pleading only by leave of court or by written consent of the adverse party ; and leave shall be freely given when justice so requires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a); Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 83. S.Ct. 227, 9 L.Ed.2d. 222 (1962). 10. It is within the discretion of the court to determine the appropriateness of the

proposed amendment and to deny the amendment when considering the factors of undue delay,

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bad faith on the part of the party seeking the amendment, undue prejudice to the opposing party or futility of the amendment.; Arthur v. Maersk, Inc., 434 F.3d 196, 203 (3d Cir. 2006); see also, Adams v. Gould, Inc., 739 F.2d 858, 868 (3d Cir. 1984); Massarsky v. General Motors Corp., 706 F.2d 111 (3d Cir. 1983). 11. In the absence of an inordinate delay, a motion for leave to amend should be

granted as long as there is no undue prejudice to the non-moving party. Arthur, 434 F.3d at 204 (wherein the Third Circuit noted that "only one appellate court . . . has approved . . . denial of leave to amend based on a delay of less than one year"). 12. In the present case, there has been no inordinate delay and Defendant, Wu, is not

unduly prejudiced as it had prior notice of the proposed amendment, discovery has yet to commence and the proposed additional count to Plaintiff's Complaint arises out of the same facts and circumstances as Plaintiff's original pleading. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc., respectfully requests that its Motion to Amend its Complaint to add a Count of Destruction of Business, with supporting facts and exhibits, be granted and be Plaintiff allowed to file its Second Amended Complaint in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.

ABER, GOLDLUST, BAKER & OVER

/s/ Perry F. Goldlust PERRY F. GOLDLUST (DSB #770) 702 King Street, Ste. 600 P.O. Box 1675 Wilmington, DE 19899-1675 (302) 472-4900; (302) 472-4920 (FAX) [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc. DATED: May 21, 2008

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Of Counsel: JOHN E. HILSER, ESQUIRE DEVLIEGER HILSER, P.C. 1518 Walnut Street, 16th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 735-9181; (215) 735-9186 (FAX) [email protected]

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ____________________________________ BRENDAN WARD MASONRY, INC., : : Plaintiff, : : : BREACH OF CONTRACT v. : : WU & ASSOCIATES, INC., : JURY TRAIL DEMANDED : Defendant. : CIVIL NO. 07-cv-00751 ___________________________________ : NOTICE OF MOTION TO: Peter L. Frattarelli, Esquire Archer & Freiner, P.C. 300 Delaware Avenue Suite 1370 Wilmington, DE 19801 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the attached Motion of Plaintiff, Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc., for Leave to File its Second Amended Complaint will be presented to this Honorable Court at the Court's convenience. ABER, GOLDLUST, BAKER & OVER /s/ Perry F. Goldlust (DSB #770) PERRY F. GOLDLUST (DSB #770) 702 King Street, Suite 600 P. O. Box 1675 Wilmington, DE 19899-1675 (302) 472-4900; (302) 472-4920 (FAX) [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc DATED: May 21, 2008 Of Counsel: JOHN E. HILSER, ESQUIRE DEVLIEGER HILSER, P.C. 1518 Walnut Street, 16th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 735-9181; (215) 735-9186 (FAX) [email protected]
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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

____________________________________ BRENDAN WARD MASONRY, INC., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : WU & ASSOCIATES, INC., : : Defendant. : ___________________________________ :

BREACH OF CONTRACT

JURY TRAIL DEMANDED CIVIL NO. 07-cv-00751 GMS

PROPOSED ORDER AND NOW, this ____, day of _______________, 2008, the Court having considered the Motion of Plaintiff, BRENDAN WARD MASONRY, INC., for Leave to File its Second Amended Complaint, and having considered any opposition thereto, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this Motion is GRANTED.

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ____________________________________ BRENDAN WARD MASONRY, INC., : : Plaintiff, : : : BREACH OF CONTRACT : v. : : WU & ASSOCIATES, INC., : JURY TRAIL DEMANDED : Defendant. : CIVIL NO. 07-cv-00751 ___________________________________ : CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, PERRY F. GOLDLUST, do hereby certify that the attached Motion of Plaintiff, Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc., for Leave to File its Second Amended Complaint was E-filed and a copy mailed by U.S. Mail, postage-prepaid, on May 21, 2008 to: Peter L. Frattarelli, Esquire Archer & Freiner, P.C. 300 Delaware Avenue Suite 1370 Wilmington, DE 19801 ABER, GOLDLUST, BAKER & OVER /s/ Perry F. Goldlust (DSB #770) PERRY F. GOLDLUST (DSB #770) 702 King Street, Suite 600 P. O. Box 1675 Wilmington, DE 19899-1675 (302) 472-4900; (302) 472-4920 (FAX) [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff Brendan Ward Masonry, Inc DATED: May 21, 2008 Of Counsel: JOHN E. HILSER, ESQUIRE DEVLIEGER HILSER, P.C. 1518 Walnut Street, 16th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 735-9181; (215) 735-9186 (FAX) [email protected]
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