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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOUBLEVISION ENTERTAINMENT, 

LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-02848-WHA (JCS)

ORDER SETTING EVIDENTIARY 

HEARING

This matter has been referred to the undersigned to hold an evidentiary hearing and make 

findings of fact and recommendations in connection with events that occurred during a meet-andconfer on March 16, 2015. In particular, the referral cites the allegation by Plaintiff’s counsel 

Ryan Lapine that defense counsel David Gabianelli made threats and yelled at him in the jury 

room, as well as accusations made by both sides in the hearing that followed of lying and 

unprofessional conduct. The evidentiary hearing will focus on what occurred in the jury room, 

and will determine whether to recommend that one or both counsel be referred to the Northern 

District of California’s Standing Committee on Professional Conduct for disciplinary or remedial 

action.

The evidentiary hearing shall be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm in 

Courtroom G, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA. Each side shall file the 

following materials by April 3, 2015: 1) proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law; 2) a 

brief, not to exceed fifteen (15) pages, addressing what occurred on March 16, 2015 and whether 

any counsel should be referred to the Northern District of California’s Standing Committee on 

Professional Conduct; 3) a list of proposed witness who will testify at the evidentiary hearing, 

including a brief statement of the expected testimony of each witness and the expected duration of 

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the direct examination; and 4) a list of proposed exhibits, if any, the party seeks to introduce into 

evidence at the evidentiary hearing. The Court will not hold a pre-hearing conference unless one 

appears to be warranted based on the submissions of the parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2015

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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