Thomas v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Filing 16

ORDER AND REASONS granting 12 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Thomas's claims against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company are dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Darrel James Papillion on 03/26/2024. (ko)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA EMILY THOMAS CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 23-4209 STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY SECTION: “P” (1) ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is a motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted filed by defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”). 1 The motion was set for submission on March 6, 2024. 2 Local Rule 7.5 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana requires that a memorandum in opposition to a motion be filed no later than eight days before the noticed submission date, making the deadline in this instance February 27, 2024. Plaintiff Emily Thomas (“Thomas”), who is represented by counsel, did not file an opposition to the motion. Accordingly, because the motion is unopposed and appears to have merit, 3 IT IS ORDERED that State Farm’s motion to dismiss (R. Doc. 12) is GRANTED, and Thomas’s claims against it are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. New Orleans, Louisiana, this 26th day of March 2024. __________________________________________ DARREL JAMES PAPILLION UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE R. Doc. 12. R. Doc. 12-4. 3 Thomas filed this case against State Farm alleging breach-of-contract and bad-faith causes of action related to the adjustment of her homeowners insurance claim for property damage caused by Hurricane Ida. R. Doc. 1. Dover Bay Specialty Insurance Company is listed on the policy as Thomas’s homeowners insurance carrier. R. Doc. 12-2. Thus, because State Farm is not a party to the contract at issue, Thomas’s claims against it must be dismissed. 1 2

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