Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America v. Hunt et al

Filing 36

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 10/16/15 ORDERING that The Motion for Good Faith Settlement 29 is GRANTED. The Settlement was made in good faith within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6; Hunt is en titled to the protections of Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6(c) et seq; and Any pending or future claims by any alleged joint tortfeasors or co-obligor against Hunt for equitable comparative contribution or partial, comparative, or equitable indemnity arising out of or relating to the Complaint and the allegations therein are barred. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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CARL P. BLAINE (SBN65229)
Email: [e-mail]
JACOB L. OUZTS (SBN268080)
Email: [e-mail]
WAGNER KIRKMAN BLAINE
KLOMPARENS & YOUMANS LLP
10640 Mather Blvd., Suite 200
Mather, California 95655
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
KENNETH W. HUNT

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10640 Mather Blvd., Suite 200, Mather, CA 95655
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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SIDNEY B. DUNMORE, et al.,
Defendants.
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA, A Connecticut
corporation,

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ORDER GRANTING GOOD
FAITH SETTLEMENT

v.

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Case No. 2:15-cv-00336
Related to case No. 2:07-cv-02493

Plaintiffs,
v.
KENNETH W. HUNT, and KAREN M..
DUNMORE,
Defendants.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America (“Plaintiff”)

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instituted an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California,
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Case No. 2:15-cv-00336 against Defendant, Kenneth Hunt (“Hunt”), which alleged causes of

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT

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action for conversion, violations of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, and conspiracy

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(“Complaint”).

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WHEREAS, Defendant Kenneth Hunt has filed a Motion for Good Faith Settlement

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Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 877.6(a)(1) (“Motion”), concerning a

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Settlement Agreement between Defendant Hunt and Plaintiff, Travelers Casualty Surety

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Company of America, dated June 12, 2015, in connection with Case No. 2:15-cv-00336

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(“Settlement”);

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WHEREAS, after considering all affidavits, all other evidence, the law, and argument

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submitted in connection with the Motion, and any and all oppositions and replies thereto, the
Court finds that the Settlement was entered into in Good Faith within the meaning of

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10640 Mather Blvd., Suite 200, Mather, CA 95655
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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California Code of Civil Procedure Section 877.6, and on that basis hereby orders as follows:

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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The Motion for Good Faith Settlement is granted;

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2.

The Settlement was made in good faith within the meaning of California Code

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of Civil Procedure section 877.6;
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Hunt is entitled to the protections of Code of Civil Procedure section

877.6(c) et seq; and
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Any pending or future claims by any alleged joint tortfeasors or co-

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obligor against Hunt for equitable comparative contribution or partial, comparative, or

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equitable indemnity arising out of or relating to the Complaint and the allegations

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therein are barred.

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Dated: October 16, 2015

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT