Houston Casualty Company v. Illinois Union Insurance Company

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ORDER DISMISSING CASE Granting 21 Stipulation for Dismissal with prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge Robert C. Jones on 8/28/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS)

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S U I T E 1400

I R V I N E , C A 92614-2545

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T ROUTMAN S ANDERS LLP

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Kevin J. Kieffer (Nevada Bar No. 7045)
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
[e-mail]
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92614-2545
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 949.622.2739
[e-mail]
Craig R. Delk (Nevada Bar No. 2295)
[e-mail]
THORNDAL, ARMSTRONG, DELK
BALKENBUSH & EISINGER
1100 E. Bridger Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant
Houston Casualty Company

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY,
a Texas Corporation,

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v.

Plaintiff,

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ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE
COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation,

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Case No. 2:12-cv-01321-RCJ-GWF
STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER OF
DISMISSAL
[Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii)]

Defendant.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and a settlement of this matter

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reached between the parties, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Houston Casualty

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Company (“Houston Casualty”) and Defendant/Counter-Claimant Illinois Union
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Insurance Company (“Illinois Union”), through their respective undersigned

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counsel, hereby stipulate, agree, and respectfully request that the Court enter an

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Order dismissing this action in its entirety, including both Houston Casualty’s

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Complaint and Illinois Union’s Counterclaim, with prejudice, each party to bear its

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own fees and costs.

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DATED: August 9, 2013

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Respectfully submitted,
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP

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BY: /s/ Kevin J. Kieffer
Kevin J. Kieffer (Nevada Bar No. 7045)
TROUTMAN SANDERS, LLP
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400
Irvine, California 92614-2545
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant
Houston Casualty Company

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DATED: August 9, 2013

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THORNDAL, ARMSTRONG, DELK,
BALKENBUSH & EISINGER
BY: /s/ Craig R. Delk
Craig R. Delk (Nevada Bar No. 2295)
THORNDAL, ARMSTRONG, DELK,
BALKENBUSH & EISINGER
1100 E. Brider Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant
Houston Casualty Company

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DATED: August 9, 2013

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LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD
& SMITH LLP
BY: /s/ Kristin Meredith
Kristin Meredith (Nevada Bar No. 11655)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD
& SMITH LLP
6385 South Rainbow Blvd, Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimant
Illinois Union Insurance Company

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DATED: August 9, 2013

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BROWN LAW LLP
BY: /s/ Jessica C. Tyndall
Jessica C. Tyndall (Pro Hac Vice)
BROWN LAW LLP
4130 Parklake Avenue, Suite 130
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimant
Illinois Union Insurance Company

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
In consideration of the Parties’ Stipulation and Request pursuant to Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), for good cause shown, this action, including all

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counterclaims, is hereby DISMISSED in its entirety WITH PREJUDICE, each

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party to bear its own fees and costs.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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August 28, 2013
DATED: _________________

UNITED STATE DISTRICT JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on August 9, 2013 I served via CM/ECF and/or
deposited for mailing in the U.S. Mail a true and correct copy of the foregoing

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL postage

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prepaid (if U.S. Mail) and addressed to all parties and counsel as identified on the

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CM/ECF-generated Notice of Electronic Filing.

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/s/ Nancy G. Commerdinger
Nancy G. Commerdinger
An employee of Troutman Sanders LLP

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
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