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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage

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No. 3:14-cv-03277-MEJ 1 JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEF RE: MOTION TO

COMPEL JOINDER

AND MOTION TO CONTINUE

AND ORDER

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Isaac Ruiz (pro hac vice)

Havila C. Unrein (SBN 290806)

Kathryn M. Knudsen (pro hac vice)

KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200

Seattle, Washington 98101-3052

(206) 623-1900, Fax (206) 623-3384

iruiz@kellerrohrback.com

hunrein@kellerrohrback.com

kknudsen@kellerrohrback.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff James Bird

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

JAMES BIRD,

Plaintiff,

v.

KEEFE KAPLAN MARITIME, INC.; AND ERIC

KOSTER, D/B/A J&H MARINE, A SOLE

PROPRIETORSHIP,

Defendants.

No. 3:14-cv-03277-MEJ

JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF

RE: MOTION TO COMPEL JOINDER

AND MOTION TO CONTINUE

AND ORDER GRANTING

CONTINUANCE

I. INTRODUCTION

On January 29, 2015, the Court ordered the parties to confer and file a joint report on the identity

and citizenship of all Underwriters and Names at Lloyd’s of London Subscribing through Premier

Marine Insurance Group (USA) (“Underwriters”)—Plaintiff’s insurers—to determine whether joining

the Underwriters as parties to this lawsuit would destroy the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. 25.

Underwriters’ counsel identified today that two Underwriters were California residents during the

relevant policy period.

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No. 3:14-cv-03277-MEJ 2 JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEF RE: MOTION TO

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Plaintiff conferred with counsel for Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc.’s (“KKMI”), and we jointly

request in the Court permit an additional time to prepare a joint report so that the parties are able to

research the applicable time period to measure the Underwriters’ residency for determining whether

diversity exists.

II. FACTUAL STATEMENT

On Monday, February 9, 2015, Plaintiff’s counsel and counsel for KKMI conferred via telephone

regarding the status and procedure to obtain the information requested by the Court. The parties

discussed that Premier’s counsel, Christopher Nicoll, is the best resource to determine the identities and

citizenships of each Underwriter. At that time, Plaintiff’s counsel had already contacted Mr. Nicoll to

obtain the requested information. Today Mr. Nicoll provided a declaration regarding his progress. It is

filed contemporaneously with this brief. Mr. Nicoll believes that no Underwriters reside in California as

of today’s date. Declaration of Christopher Nicoll ¶ 5. We do know, however, that two of the

Underwriters were residents of California during the applicable policy period. Id.

III. MOTION TO CONTINUE

Because Plaintiff received Mr. Nicoll’s declaration today, the same date the Court requested a

joint report from counsel, the parties have been unable to fully research the proper time period when

diversity is established for jurisdictional purposes.

The parties request that the Court permit the parties to provide a joint report or additional

briefing no later than February 19, 2015, so that the parties have time to research and provide

supplemental briefing regarding the applicable time period in which diversity is established for

jurisdictional purposes.

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No. 3:14-cv-03277-MEJ 3 JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEF RE: MOTION TO

COMPEL JOINDER

AND MOTION TO CONTINUE

AND ORDER

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DATED this 12th day of February, 2015.

KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.

By /s/ Kathryn M. Knudsen

Isaac Ruiz (pro hac vice)

iruiz@kellerrohrback.com

Havila C. Unrein (SBN 290806)

hunrein@kellerrohrback.com

Matthew J. Preusch (SBN 298144)

Mpreusch@kellerrohrback.com

Kathryn M. Knudsen (pro hac vice)

kknudsen@kellerrohrback.com

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200

Seattle, Washington 98101-3052

(206) 623-1900, Fax (206) 623-3384

Attorneys for Plaintiff James Bird

COX, WOOTTON, LERNER, GRIFFIN,

HANSEN & POULOS LLP

(

By: /s/ Mitchell S. Griffin

Mitchell S. Griffin (SBN 114881)

Attorney for Defendant Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc.

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No. 3:14-cv-03277-MEJ 4 JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEF RE: MOTION TO

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AND ORDER

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IV. ORDER

Good cause appearing, the parties’ time in which to file a joint report or supplemental briefing

pursuant to the Court’s January 29, 2015 Order (Docket No. 25) is extended up to and including

February 19, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated this ___ day of February, 2015.

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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The parties are admonished that in the future if such a request is needed 

that they should file a separate request and proposed order and not include 

it in a brief and should be reminded of sending such a request in a more timely 

manner. The motion remains on calendar for March 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

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No. 3:14-cv-03277-MEJ 5 JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEF RE: MOTION TO

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AND MOTION TO CONTINUE

AND ORDER

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 12, 2015, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of

the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all attorneys of record

and provide service via electronic mail or U.S. Mail to:

Mitchell S. Griffin

Cox, Wootton, Lerner, Friffin, Hansen & Poulos LLP

190 The Embarcadero

San Francisco, CA 94105

Mgriffin@cwlfirm.com

By:s/Chris Jarman

Chris Jarman, Legal Assistant

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