Gemini Insurance Company v. Western Marine Insurance Services Corporation

Filing 75

ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/19/2013 ORDERING that on defendant Western Marine Insurance Services Corporation's ("Westmar"), representation, the court confirms that Westmar has withdrawn its fourteenth affirmative d efense that Gemini has no standing to sue. The parties are directed to return to private mediation and must exhaust their efforts at private resolution of this case by 4/30/2014. If the dispute is not resolved through private mediation, the parties are directed to appear for a status conference on 5/1/2014 at 2:30 p.m.; the appearance may be telephonic. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER

v.
WESTERN MARINE INSURANCE
SERVICES CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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No. 2:10cv3172 KJM DAD

WESTERN MARINE INSURANCE
SERVICES CORPORATION,

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Third Party Plaintiff,
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v.
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ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES,
INC., et al.,

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Third Party Defendants,

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SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY
COMPANY,

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Fourth Party Plaintiff,
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v.
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GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,
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Fourth Party Defendants.
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This case was on calendar on December 12, 2013 for a status conference.

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Plaintiff/Fourth Party Defendant Gemini Insurance Company was represented by Harold Wollitz;

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Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Western Marine Insurance Services Corporation was represented

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by Steven Yuen; Fourth Party Plaintiff Scottsdale Indemnity Company was represented by

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Valerie Moore; defendants Alliant Insurance Services and David Cranmer were represented by

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Dena Acosta; and Fourth Party Defendant Marine Claims Services, Inc. was represented by David

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Gorney.

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After considering the parties’ joint status report and their representations at the
hearing, the court makes the following orders:

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1. On defendant Western Marine Insurance Services Corporation’s (“Westmar”),

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representation, the court confirms that Westmar has withdrawn its fourteenth affirmative defense

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that Gemini has no standing to sue.

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2. The parties are directed to return to private mediation and must exhaust their
efforts at private resolution of this case by April 30, 2014.

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3. If the dispute is not resolved through private mediation, the parties are directed

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to appear for a status conference on May 1, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.; the appearance may be telephonic.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: December 19, 2013.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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