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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN HANCOCK INSURANCE 

COMPANY (U.S.A.),

Plaintiff,

v.

MINDY GOSS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04651-WHO 

ORDER

Pending before me is cross-defendant Windsor Securities Inc.’s (“Windsor”) motion for 

summary judgment against the Joe E. Acker Family Insurance Trust (the “Trust”). Windsor raised 

for the first time an issue of standing in its reply brief. It asserts that although Mindy Goss 

purported to act as Trustee for her husband through a power of attorney, she was never properly 

appointed as Trustee under the provisions of the Trust and is not a proper party. Dkt. No. 45 at 

10-13. During the hearing on the motion on August 12, 2015, counsel for the Trust indicated that 

there was an explanation for differences in the Trustee and that any problem of standing could be 

remedied. 

The Trust is ordered to provide a brief of no more than 5 pages by August 27, 2015, 

addressing the new issues raised by Windsor in its reply brief (including the status of the real 

party in interest for the Trust). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 20, 2015 

______________________________________ 

WILLIAM H. ORRICK 

United States District Judge 

Case 3:14-cv-04651-WHO Document 49 Filed 08/20/15 Page 1 of 1