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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCHUTTE & KOERTING, INC., a Delaware

corporation,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 05cv0165-LAB (LSP)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION

FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT BY

THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT

UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE

COMPANY

vs.

SWETT & CRAWFORD, a California

corporation; THE SWETT & CRAWFORD

GROUP, INC., a California corporation;

SWETT & CRAWFORD OF ILLINOIS,

INC., an Illinois corporation; KENNETH

NITZ, and DOES 1 through 20,

Defendants.

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SWETT & CRAWFORD, a California

corporation; THE SWETT & CRAWFORD

GROUP, INC., a California corporation;

SWETT & CRAWFORD OF ILLINOIS,

INC., an Illinois corporation; KENNETH

NITZ,

Third Party Plaintiffs,

vs.

THOMAS C. VERNON, JON K. WACTOR,

UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE

COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation, and

ROES 1 through 10, 

Third Party Defendants.

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On January 24, 2007, Third Party Defendant United National Insurance Company (“United

National”) moved for entry of judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) and 58(a)(2), noting that no claims

remained pending against it and noting also that the other parties remaining in the case did not oppose

the motion. On February 9, 2007, Third Party Plaintiffs filed a notice withdrawing their Third Party

Complaint without prejudice, signed by their counsel. On February 22, 2007, the Court took the

motion for entry of judgment under submission. On March 2, 2007, following the Court’s grant of

summary judgment in favor of Defendants, Plaintiff Schutte & Koerting, Inc. filed a notice of appeal,

which is now pending. Both the motion for entry of judgment and the request for dismissal of the

Third Party Complaint were unopposed.

The filing of a notice of appeal divests a trial court of jurisdiction over the matters appealed.

Donovan v. Mazzola, 761 F.2d 1411, 1414 (9th Cir. 1985). The appeal of an order does not, however,

deprive the Court of jurisdiction over issues not raised in that order. Id. at 1415. In this case, Plaintiff

Schutte & Koerting, Inc. is appealing only the order granting Defendants’ motion for summary

judgment, and does not raise issues pertaining to the Third Party Complaint. Furthermore, it is clear

the other parties do not object to entry of judgment as to United National, or to dismissal of the Third

Party Complaint. 

Therefore, United National’s motion for entry of judgment is hereby GRANTED. Pursuant

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), the Third Party Complaint is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice.

United National shall bear its own costs and fees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 7, 2007

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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