Legal Opinion
Beckett ex rel. Continental Western Insurance v. United States
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided September 10, 2003No. 03-4011-MLBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BOSTWICK, United States Magistrate Judge.
The court now considers a motion to amend its answer by defendant United States of America (“the government”). (Doc. 27.) The government seeks to amend its answer by adding the affirmative defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel. (Doc. 28 at 1.) Plaintiff Eric Beckett filed a response (Doc. 31), and the government filed a reply. (Doc. 33.) Beckett also filed a motion for oral argument. (Doc. 32.) The government’s motion is GRANTED, and Beckett’s motion is DENIED, for reasons set forth herein.
BACKGROUND
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