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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Account Receivable

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

OEA, INC. and DOES 1 through 20,

inclusive,

Defendants.

CIV. S-02-1505 DFL PAN 

ORDER

—NFN—

This case arises from two personal injury suits against

OEA by two employees of its subsidiary, OEA Aerospace. Liability

was within coverage afforded by Nutmeg and Twin City insurance

companies during the period May 1, 1996, to May 1, 1998. The

Twin City policy required any claim be reported during the period

of coverage to the company or its authorized agent. The only

arguable report during the relevant time was to Patricia

Hollenbeck. OEA moves for an order compelling the insurance

companies to produce for inspection and copying documents about

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1 As oral argument was unnecessary to resolve this motion, I vacated

the hearing scheduled for May 18, 2005.

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their relationship with Hollenbeck.1

The following facts appear to be without dispute. Nutmeg

and Twin City are both affiliates of Hartford Insurance.

Hollenbeck is a licensed “insurance producer.” Hartford and Twin

City appointed Hollenbeck their “agent” effective March 21, 1984,

but the purpose of that agency is unclear and in any event it

expired by its own terms May 31, 1995. Hollenbeck began work in

Colorado for Frank B. Hall in 1989. Frank B. Hall changed its

name to Rolling Hudig Hall and then to Aon Risk Services. OEA

obtained liability insurance written by Nutmeg through Hall, et

al. The Nutmeg insurance was renewed in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and

Hollenbeck probably was involved in the transactions. But in

August 1994, the “producer” of the Nutmeg policy was changed to

another company, Johnson & Higgins, whom Hollenbeck had no

relationship with. The Twin City policies were produced by

Johnson & Higgins. Hollenbeck continued to be involved with

OEA’s worker’s compensation insurance coverage and knew of the

injured workers’ compensation claims made during the policy term.

The known facts do not reasonably suggest that during the

relevant time, viz. May 1, 1996, to May 1, 1998, Hollenbeck was

an agent of Twin City for purposes of receiving and communicating

to the company notice of personal injury claims made that were

within the coverage of a liability policy written by a company

for whom she never worked. Accordingly, the motion to compel is

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denied.

So ordered.

Dated: May 16, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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