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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

American Family Mutual Insurance Co., a

Wisconsin corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

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National Fire & Marine Insurance Co., a

foreign corporation; et al, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV07-2237-PHX-NVW

ORDER

On January 7, 2010, applications by Defendants National Fire & Marine Insurance

Company, American Safety Indemnity Company, Owners Insurance Company, St. Paul

Guardian Insurance Company, and Northland Insurance Company for award of attorneys’

fees and non-taxable costs were granted in the amounts requested and these Defendants

were permitted to claim by January 22, 2010, additional fees and expenses accrued since

September 18, 2009. (Doc. # 815.) Supplemental fee claims have been submitted by

National Fire and Owners (doc. # 834) and by St. Paul Guardian and Northland (doc.

# 835). 

Plaintiff does not oppose National Fire’s and Owners’ supplemental claims. (Doc.

# 853.) National Fire previously was granted $14,507.50 in attorneys’ fees and

additionally will be granted $2,088.50 in supplemental fees. National Fire has not

claimed any non-taxable costs. Owners previously was granted $52,364.50 in attorneys’

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fees and $596.34 in non-taxable costs and additionally will be granted $2,218.00 in

attorneys’ fees.

Plaintiff disputes specific billing entries supporting St. Paul Guardian and

Northland’s supplemental claim, which it contends are related to appeal or a motion to

stay pending appeal ($315.00), unnecessary and unreasonable ($1,019.), or redacted to the

extent it cannot be determined what services were rendered ($360.00). (Doc. # 852.) St.

Paul Guardian and Northland stated they had redacted any fees and costs incurred in

relation to the pending Ninth Circuit appeal, but it appears that two billing entries relating

to appeal were overlooked. These entries for 10/7/09 and 11/23/09 total $65.00 and will

be excluded; the others identified by Plaintiff (doc. # 852-1, Exh. 1) as recoverable only

on appeal will not be excluded. The entries Plaintiff contends are unnecessary and

unreasonable relate to monitoring the ongoing district court litigation while the appeal is

pending and will not be excluded because they are neither unnecessary nor unreasonable. 

Finally, all of the redacted billing entries identified by Plaintiff (doc. # 852-1, Exh. 3),

which totals $360.00, will be excluded because no description of services rendered is

provided for any of these entries. St. Paul Guardian and Northland previously were

granted $57,328.15 in attorneys’ fees and $655.23 in non-taxable costs and additionally

will be granted $4,122.50 ($4,547.50 requested less $425.00) in attorneys’ fees.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the supplemental fee claims by National Fire

and Owners (doc. # 834) are granted in the amounts requested.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the supplemental fee claim by St. Paul Guardian

and Northland (doc. # 835) is granted in the amount of $4,122.50. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk enter judgment pursuant to Fed. R.

Civ. P. 54(d) and LRCiv 54.2 against Plaintiff American Family Mutual Insurance

Company and in favor of Defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company for

$16,596.00 for attorneys’ fees and for $0.00 for non-taxable costs, plus interest at the

federal rate from the date of judgment until paid; against Plaintiff American Family

Mutual Insurance Company and in favor of American Safety Indemnity Company for

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$45,429.50 for attorneys’ fees and for $803.66 for non-taxable costs, plus interest at the

federal rate from the date of judgment until paid; against Plaintiff American Family

Mutual Insurance Company and in favor of Owners Insurance Company for $54,582.50

for attorneys’ fees and for $596.34 for non-taxable costs, plus interest at the federal rate

from the date of judgment until paid; and against Plaintiff American Family Mutual

Insurance Company and in favor of St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company and Northland

Insurance Company for $61,450.65 for attorneys’ fees and for $625.23 for non-taxable

costs, plus interest at the federal rate from the date of judgment until paid.

DATED this 3rd day of March, 2010.

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