Payan v. Continental Tire North America, Inc.

ORDER DENYING CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO JOIN A PARTY UNDER FRCP RULE 19 AND ORDERING PARTIES TO RESPOND WITHIN 10 DAYS ON VENUE ISSUES

KENT, District Judge.

This case arises out of a one-car accident allegedly caused by the tread separating from a tire on a Ford truck. Now before the Court comes the Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Join an Indispensable Party by Continental Tire North America, Inc. (“CTNA”). For the following reasons, CTNA’s Motion is respectfully DENIED.

I. Background

In July 2004, Plaintiffs were involved in a one-car accident. In…