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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONSTANCE FINLEY,

Plaintiff,

 v.

HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE

CO.; THE BOSTON FINANCIAL GROUP LONGTERM DISABILITY PLAN; and DEMPSEY

INVESTIGATIONS, INC.,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-6247 CW

ORDER DISMISSING

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS

AGAINST DEMPSEY

INVESTIGATIONS, INC.

In an order filed on December 14, 2007, the Court granted

summary judgment in favor of Defendants Hartford Life & Accident

Insurance Co. and the Boston Financial Group Long-term Disability

Plan on Plaintiff’s claims against them for trespass and invasion

of privacy. Plaintiff also charged Defendant Dempsey

Investigations, Inc. with liability on these claims. However,

Dempsey did not join the other Defendants in moving for summary

judgment and the Court’s order therefore did not address Dempsey’s

liability.

Because Plaintiff’s claims against Dempsey fail for the same

reasons they fail against the other Defendants, the Court now

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grants summary judgment in favor of Dempsey on Plaintiff’s claims

against it, and those claims are DISMISSED. See Silverton v. Dep’t

of Treasury, 644 F.2d 1341, 1345 (9th Cir. 1981) (“A District Court

may properly on its own motion dismiss an action as to defendants

who have not moved to dismiss where such defendants are in a

position similar to that of moving defendants or where claims

against such defendants are integrally related.”)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/19/08 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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