Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_14-cv-02532/USCOURTS-caed-2_14-cv-02532-3/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive &amp; Declaratory Relief

---

R op e r s Ma j e ski K ohn & B en t l ey

A Professional Corporation

Redwood City

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT

CASE NO:2:14CV-02532 TLN-AC 

ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY

PAMELA E. COGAN (SBN 105089)

NORMAN LAU (SBN 253690)

1001 Marshall Street, Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063-2052

Telephone: (650) 364-8200

Facsimile: (650) 780-1701

Email: pamela.cogan@rmkb.com

norman.lau@rmkb.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Jonathan A. Saul

JONATHAN SAUL & ASSOCIATES

4020 Lennane Drive, Suite 102

Sacramento, CA 95834

Telephone: (916) 569-1940

Facsimile: (916) 569-1939

Email: jonsaul@norcallawfirm.com

Attorneys for Defendant

THU TIET NGUYEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

THU TIET NGUYEN; WILLIAM 

CULLIFER,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:14cv-02532-TLN-AC

STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT AS TO 

INSURANCE COVERAGE; ORDER

The parties to this action hereby stipulate and agree, and it is hereby ORDERED AND 

ADJUDGED, as follows:

1. Plaintiff Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) insured defendant 

Thu Tiet Nguyen and her husband Robert Capps under an automobile insurance policy, 

LibertyGuard Auto Policy number AO2-268-828286-40 3 1, effective August 25, 2013 to August 

25, 2014 (“the Policy”). The Policy provided liability insurance coverage for damages for 

Case 2:14-cv-02532-TLN-AC Document 16 Filed 05/07/15 Page 1 of 3
R op e r s Ma j e ski K ohn & B en t l ey

A Professional Corporation

Redwood City

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 2 - STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT; ORDER

CASE NO:2:14CV-02532 TLN-AC 

“bodily injury” which any insured becomes legally obligated to pay because of an auto accident. 

2. The Policy contains an exclusion in Endorsement Form AS 1133 01 08, which states: 

We do not provide Liability Coverage for any person for “bodily 

injury” to you or any “family member” whenever the ultimate 

benefits of that indemnification accrue directly or indirectly to you 

or any “family member.”

3. “You” is defined in the Policy to mean the named insured. 

4. Nguyen was named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by William Cullifer, entitled 

William “Bill” Cullifer v. Carl Cornelious Odem, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, case 

number 34-2014-00163774 (“the Cullifer Action”). Plaintiff in the Cullifer Action asserts that 

Nguyen’s negligence in operating her vehicle resulted in the death of her husband and co-insured 

under the Liberty Mutual policy, Robert Capps, who was a passenger in Nguyen’s vehicle on 

September 16, 2013 when she collided with another vehicle, resulting in Capps’ death.

5. Defendant William Cullifer has brought suit against Nguyen for wrongful death of his 

purported step-father Robert Capps in the Cullifer Action. 

6. The Cullifer Action was consolidated with two other related actions pending in 

Sacramento County Superior Court arising out of the same motor vehicle accident. 

7. Liberty Mutual is currently providing a defense to Nguyen in the Cullifer Action under 

a reservation of rights. 

8. Liberty Mutual contends that the above cited exclusion in Endorsement Form AS 1133 

01 08 applies to the Cullifer Action to bar coverage because the plaintiff in the Cullifer Action is 

seeking recovery for “bodily injury” to a named insured, Capps. 

9. Defendant William Cullifer has stipulated to be bound by any judgment in the present

action and has been dismissed as a party.

10. The remaining defendant in the present action, Thu Nguyen, does not dispute Liberty 

Mutual’s coverage position as to the Cullifer Action. 

It is hereby stipulated as follows:

1. Liberty Mutual’s exclusion in Endorsement Form AS 1133 01 08 applies to bar 

coverage for the Cullifer Action, in which Cullifer seeks recovery for bodily injury to a named 

Case 2:14-cv-02532-TLN-AC Document 16 Filed 05/07/15 Page 2 of 3
R op e r s Ma j e ski K ohn & B en t l ey

A Professional Corporation

Redwood City

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 3 - STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT; ORDER

CASE NO:2:14CV-02532 TLN-AC 

insured, Robert Capps. 

2. Liberty Mutual has no duty to defend Nguyen against the claims alleged in the Cullifer 

Action under the Policy. 

3. Liberty Mutual has no duty to indemnify Nguyen against the claims alleged in the 

Cullifer Action under the Policy.

4. Liberty Mutual will withdraw from the defense at this time and will not seek any 

reimbursement for costs and fees expended in the defense of the Cullifer Action prior to its 

withdrawal from the defense of the Cullifer Action.

The parties stipulate, by and through their respective attorneys of record, that judgment be 

entered in this action in accordance with this stipulation. Each party shall bear their own costs 

and attorneys’ fees. 

Dated: May 1, 2015 ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY

By:/s/ Pamela E. Cogan

PAMELA E. COGAN

NORMAN LAU

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Dated: May 1, 2015 JONATHAN SAUL & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Jonathan Saul __________________

JONATHAN SAUL

Attorneys for Defendant THU TIET 

NGUYEN

ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause being shown, IT IS SO ORDERED. All 

other existing dates and deadlines in this matter, including the trial date, are hereby vacated.

Dated: May 4, 2015

Case 2:14-cv-02532-TLN-AC Document 16 Filed 05/07/15 Page 3 of 3