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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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Scott A. Brown, SBN 177099

David M. Poore, SBN 192541

BROWN | POORE LLP

1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 420

Walnut Creek, California 94597

Telephone: (925) 943-1166

dpoore@bplegalgroup.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

LILLIAN and CHRIS GRADILLAS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LILLIAN GRADILLAS; CHRIS 

GRADILLAS, individually and as assignees of 

KENNETH NWADIKI, JR. dba AMERICA 

BUS LINE,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY; PRO INSURANCE SOLUTION 

LIMITED; PRO IS, INC. (DOE 1); 

WALSHIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY 

(DOE 2); KINGSWAY FINANCIAL 

SERVICES, INC. (DOE 3); TAWA, PLC 

(DOE 4); LGIC HOLDINGS (DOE 5); 

KINGSWAY AMERICA, INC. (DOE 6); and 

DOES 7 through 10,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:12-cv-03697 CRB

NOTICE OF DISMISSAL OF ALL 

DEFENDANTS, OTHER THAN 

DEFENDANT LINCOLN GENERAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ORDER

[F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i)]

Courtroom 6, 17th Floor

Action Filed: February 23, 2012

Trial Date: None

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiffs LILLIAN and CHRIS GRADILLAS hereby 

dismiss with prejudice the following Defendants, in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i):

PRO INSURANCE SOLUTION LIMITED; PRO IS, INC. (DOE 1); WALSHIRE 

ASSURANCE COMPANY (DOE 2); KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (DOE 3); 

TAWA, PLC (DOE 4); LGIC HOLDINGS (DOE 5); and KINGSWAY AMERICA, INC. (DOE 

6) (collectively, “Dismissed Defendants”).

This dismissal does not affect Defendant LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY (In Liquidation) (“Lincoln General”), and Defendant Lincoln General will remain a 

party to this litigation until the settlement consideration is transferred to Plaintiffs, in accordance 

with the parties’ settlement agreement. 

There exists good cause in which to dismiss these Defendants pursuant to Rule 

41(a)(1)(A)(i), as, after many years, the Plaintiffs and Lincoln General have reached settlement 

that will dispose of the litigation without any further participation required by Dismissed 

Defendants, and Plaintiffs named Dismissed Defendants in this action as alleged alter-egos of 

Defendant Lincoln General. The Dismissed Defendants have not appeared in this action, and 

they were previously dismissed without prejudice, when Defendant Lincoln General appealed the 

grant of partial summary judgment in this matter to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. As 

Plaintiffs and Lincoln General have now reached a full settlement in this matter, the Dismissed 

Defendants should be dismissed, with prejudice, at this time, with each party bearing its own 

costs and attorney’s fees. 

Dated: March 21, 2016 BROWN | POORE LLP

__//s// David M. Poore____________________

DAVID M. POORE

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

LILLIAN & CHRIS GRADILLAS

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following Defendants are hereby dismissed from this 

action with prejudice: PRO INSURANCE SOLUTION LIMITED; PRO IS, INC. (DOE 1); 

WALSHIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY (DOE 2); KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES, 

INC. (DOE 3); TAWA, PLC (DOE 4); LGIC HOLDINGS (DOE 5); and KINGSWAY 

AMERICA, INC. (DOE 6). Each party to bear its own costs and attorney’s fees.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 23, 2015 ___________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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