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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND

GUARANTY COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

LEE INVESTMENTS LLC, DIANA

CONLEY,

Defendants.

 

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1:99-cv-5583 OWW SMS

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER 

Motions to Amend Filing

Deadline: 3/3/06

Oppositions Filing

Deadline: 3/17/06

Replies Filing Deadline:

3/24/06

Motions to Amend Hearing

Date: 4/3/06 10:00 Ctrm. 3

I. Date of Scheduling Conference.

February 10, 2006.

II. Appearances Of Counsel.

Charlston, Revich & Chamberlin LLP by Bruce T. Smyth, Esq.,

appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. 

Dowling, Aaron & Keeler by Daniel O. Jamison, Esq., and

Keith M. White, Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendant Lee

Investments LLC and Diana Conley. 

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary U.S. LLP by Matthew Covington,

Esq., appeared on behalf of Third-Party Defendant Aon Risk

Services, Inc. of Central California Insurance Services.

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III. Summary of Pleadings. 

1. Defendant Lee Investments, LLC (“Lee”) operates The

Island, a water park in Fresno. In 1998, Plaintiff United States

Fidelity & Guaranty Company (“USF&G”) issued a worker’s

compensation insurance policy covering Lee’s employees working at

The Island. Counter-Defendant American Specialty Insurance

Services, Inc. (“American Specialty”) acted as USF&G’s managing

general agent with respect to the underwriting of the policy. 

Third Party Defendant Aon Risk Services of Central California

Insurance Services, Inc. (“Aon”) acted as Lee’s retail insurance

broker with respect to the policy.

2. In 1999, a Lee employee, Diana Conley, was seriously

injured at The Island. USF&G paid worker’s compensation benefits

to Ms. Conley but in this action seeks to rescind the insurance

policy and recover those payments based on alleged

misrepresentations by Lee concerning the scope of work being

performed by its employees.

IV. Discovery Plan and Cut-Off Date.

1. As the first order of business, a motions schedule

concerning any motions to amend existing claims and defenses

shall be as follows:

a. Any motions to amend shall be filed by March 3,

2006;

b. Opposition to motions to amend shall be filed on

or before March 17, 2006;

c. Any replies shall be filed on or before March 24,

2006; and 

d. The motions to amend shall be heard on April 3,

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2006, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3, 7th Floor, before the

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger.

2. At the time of decision on the motions to amend a

further schedule shall be set for final resolution of this case.

3. The current pre-trial conference and trial dates are

hereby VACATED for good cause shown. 

DATED: February 10, 2006.

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

 

 Oliver W. Wanger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

united states fidelity v. lee sch con

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