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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT

LLOYDS, LONDON,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

INSURANCE COMPANY OF

THE STATE OF

PENNSYLVANIA, 

 Defendant.

____________________________/

No. C 05-2377 SBA (WDB)

ORDER FOLLOWING OCTOBER

27, 2006, DISCOVERY

CONFERENCE 

On October 27, 2006, the Court conducted a telephonic discovery conference,

after being notified by Plaintiff earlier in the day that Plaintiff was having difficulty

getting documents from DeNova Homes, Inc. ("DeNova") that were due to be

produced by October 28, 2006. Having considered the positions of the parties, and

for the reasons stated on the record, the Court ORDERS as follows: 

1. By no later than Thursday, November 2, 2006, DeNova must allow its

documents to be copied by IKON and must produce to Plaintiff and Defendant,

Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania ("ICSOP"), all documents

previously requested by Plaintiff. Given this new deadline, the Court VACATES the

previously set October 28, 2006, deadline for production of the DeNova documents

and also VACATES the November 1, 2006, status conference. 

2. Following the production of the DeNova documents, and by no later than

Friday, November 17, 2006, Plaintiff's counsel, Mr. Adler, and ICSOP's counsel,

Mr. McCurdy, must have a conversation about the possibility of settling this action. 

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3. Should the parties not be able to settle the action, by no later than

Monday, November 27, 2006, Mr. Adler must file a letter addressed to the

undersigned with a copy sent to all other parties providing information on the

prospects of settling the action and whether the information produced by DeNova is

sufficient to do so. If the information is not sufficient, or if there is little hope of

settling the case, Plaintiff's counsel must tell the Court how long it will need, after

November 27, 2006, responsibly to answer ICSOP's interrogatories. If it would like

to, ICSOP may respond in writing within three court days of receiving Mr. Adler's

letter, to express its own views of how the action should proceed. 

4. After sending this letter to the parties and the Court, Mr. Adler must

contact the Court at 510-637-3324 to schedule a telephone conference for the Court

to hear the parties' views on the contents of Mr. Adler's letter and to decide how best

to proceed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Wayne D. Brazil

Dated: October 30, 2006 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Copies: parties, SBA, WDB, stats

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