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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Lisa White,

Plaintiff,

v. 

USAA General Indemnity Company,

Defendant.

No. CV-24-00378-PHX-KML

ORDER 

The parties were granted permission to file early summary judgment motions on the 

issue of insurable interest. (Doc. 22.) Having reviewed that briefing, the parties agree there 

is very little guidance in Arizona law. Given that uncertainty, resolving the insurable 

interest issue would require the court consult “decisions from other jurisdictions, statutes, 

treatises, and restatements as guidance.” Judd v. Weinstein, 967 F.3d 952, 955–56 (9th Cir. 

2020) (quotation marks and citation omitted). That task may be unnecessary, however, 

because defendant argues there are contract-based defenses that will defeat coverage 

regardless of the insurable interest issue. Because those contract-based defenses might 

render any prediction of state law unnecessary, it is wiser to resolve all issues at the same 

time after the completion of full discovery. Therefore, the cross-motions are denied, and 

the parties must submit a proposed case management schedule.

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Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED the Motions for Summary Judgment (Doc. 24, 26) are DENIED 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED no later than January 6, 2025, the parties shall file 

a proposed case management containing all the proposed dates using the form available on 

the court’s website. The proposed case management order must also be emailed in Word 

format to Lanham_chambers@azd.uscourts.gov.

Dated this 18th day of December, 2024.

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