LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION v. AXA INSURANCE COMPANY et al

Filing 61

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SEEK JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. DEFENDANT AXA CORPORATE SOLUTIONS ASSURANCE S.A., INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS SHALL BE STAYED DURING THE PENDENCY OF DISCOVERY.;. BY NO LATER THAN 10/25/17, PLAINTIFF MAY SERVE NO MORE THAN TEN INTERROGATORIES UPON DEFENDANT AXA CORPORATE SOLUTIONS ASSURANCE S.A. LIMITED TO THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE J. WILLIAM DITTER, JR ON 10/10/17. 10/11/17 ENTERED AND E-MAILED, MAILED.(jl, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION, : : : : : : : : : v. AXA INSURANCE COMPANY and AXA CORPORATE SOLUTIONS ASSURANCE, S.A., et al. CIVIL ACTION No. 16-4977 ORDER AND NOW, this 10th day of October, 2017, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Seek Jurisdictional Discovery (Doc. No. 47), as well as the replies and responses thereto, I HEREBY ORDER: 1. Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Limited jurisdictional discovery is GRANTED as to Defendant AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance, S.A, Inc., and DENIED as to Defendant AXA Insurance Company; and 2. Defendant AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance, S.A, Inc.’s, motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 34) shall be STAYED during the pendency of jurisdictional discovery. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 3. By no later than October 25, 2017, Plaintiff may serve no more than ten (10) interrogatories upon Defendant AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance, S.A., limited to the issue of personal jurisdiction; 4. Plaintiff may conduct no more than three (3) depositions limited to the issue of personal jurisdiction. Depositions shall be completed no later than December 8, 2017, and may be conducted by telephone or video conference; and 5. The parties will submit supplemental filings by December 22, 2017, with responses due January 5, 2017. BY THE COURT: /s J. William Ditter, Jr. J. WILLIAM DITTER, JR., J. 2

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