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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

F. Joseph Uptain-Villa )

D.C., ) 

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 Plaintiff, )

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Prudential Financial, et)

al. ) 

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 Defendant. )

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CV 07-1716-LEW-JFM

ORDER 

Currently before this Court is Defendant Prudential

Financial, Inc. and the Prudential Insurance Company of

America’s Motion to Dismiss All Claims for Relief in

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. Having considered

all papers and arguments, THE COURT NOW FINDS AND RULES

AS FOLLOWS:

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As a preliminary matter, the Court DENIES

Defendants’ Request for Judicial Notice. Moreover, the

Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice.

The Court:

• DENIES the Motion to Dismiss as to the First

and Third Causes of Action because Plaintiff has

sufficiently pled a claims for Breach of Contract and

Tortious Breach of Insurance Contract;

• GRANTS the Motion to Dismiss, with 20 days

leave to amend, as to the Second Cause of Action

because Plaintiff fails to sufficiently allege

knowledge and intent elements of the Intentional

Misrepresentation claim with particularity;

• GRANTS the Motion to Dismiss, with 20 days

leave to amend, as to the Fourth Cause of Action

because Plaintiff fails to sufficiently allege the

elements of “enterprise” and “racketeering activity” of

the RICO claim; and

• GRANTS the Motion to Dismiss as to Prudential

Financial, Inc. without prejudice because Prudential

Financial, Inc. was not involved in the conducts at

issue in this case, and both parties agree to dismiss

it.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 HONORABLE RONALD S.W. LEW

 Senior U.S. District Judge

DATED: December 19, 2007 

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