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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RELIEF, et al.

Petitioners,

 v.

INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST,

Co-Petitioners. /

No. C 08-00942 JSW

ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR

LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

On February 14, 2008, Petitioners filed a Petition for Naming of Neutral Arbitrator. The

Petition was filed pursuant to an arbitration agreement between Petitioners and Insurance

Company of the West and a provision in that agreement that pertains to the method by which

arbitrators are to be selected. On February 22, 2008, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause

to Petitioners to set forth the basis on which the Court had jurisdiction over this dispute,

because the Court’s jurisdiction was not evident from the face of the petition. The Court has

received Petitioners’ response, which sets forth no basis for the Court’s jurisdiction other than

the terms of the arbitration agreement. Accordingly, this matter is dismissed for lack of subject

matter jurisdiction, and the Clerk is directed to close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2008 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:08-cv-00942-JSW Document 7 Filed 03/10/08 Page 1 of 1