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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES FIDELITY &

GUARANTY COMPANY, a Maryland

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

LEE INVESTMENTS LLC d.b.a THE

ISLAND, a California limited

liability company and DIANA

CONLEY, an individual,

Defendants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS,

CROSS-CLAIMS AND THIRD-PARTY

COMPLAINTS.

 

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1:99-cv-5583 OWW SMS

ORDER GRANTING MOTION IN

LIMINE NO. 13 OF USF&G AND

AMERICAN SPECIALTY TO BAR

EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY NOT

IDENTIFIED BY LEE OR AON IN

INTERROGATORY RESPONSES

On January 12, 2007, Motion in Limine No. 13 of Plaintiff,

Counterdefendant and Counterclaimant United States Fidelity &

Guaranty Company (“USF&G”) and American Specialty Insurance

Services, Inc. (“American Specialty”) to bar evidence and

testimony not identified by Lee Investments LLC (“Lee”) or Aon

Risk Services, Inc. of Central California Insurance Services

(“Aon”) in interrogatory responses came on for hearing before the

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Judge. After

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having considered the motion and moving papers submitted by USF&G

and American Specialty and memorandum of points and authorities

in opposition of Lee and Aon and after oral argument, 

IT IS ORDERED:

The following witnesses not identified in interrogatory

responses are not permitted to testify except as specified below:

1. Cathy Barryman of the California Dept. of Insurance.

2. Warren Clark of the Workers Compensation Industrial

Rating Bureau (“WCIRB”).

3. Brian Gray of the WCIRB.

4. Eric Riley of the WCIRB.

5. Keith White of Dowling Aaron & Keeler.

6. Michelle R. Bettiga of Dowling Aaron & Keeler.

7. Neil Jorgenson of The Island Waterpark, although he may

be permitted to testify as a custodian of records only

for limited foundational purposes.

8. John Day of Aon.

9. Gregory C. Case, President and CEO of Aon Corporation.

10. David P. Bolger, executive vice president of Aon.

11. Daniel F. Hunger, senior vice president of Aon.

12. Tom Lewis of USF&G.

13. Glenn Anderson of USF&G.

14. John Thomas of USF&G.

15. Adrian Calderon, Darren Hammond and Edward Matinzo of

The Island, unless circumstances arise where Lee can

demonstrate the relevance of testimony of those

employees to a specific issue.

16. GAB employees Diana Beath, Denise Brown, Gertrude

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Carter, R. Hosha, Lee Jordan, K. Ozmet, unless a

specific demonstration is made in advance that the

testimony of any such witness is necessary.

17. Robert Vines of the Law Firm of Rose Klein & Marius

LLP, counsel for Diana Conley, unless there is a

specific demonstration of an unanticipated issue.

18. Jason Brown of American Specialty.

19. Maya Guly of GAB.

20. Mark Katz of Jacobs & Solomon.

21. Peter Eshelman, Dan Weir, David Harris, Mindy Dawson

and Grace Moore of American Specialty.

22. Brenda Keyes of WCIRB.

23. Amy Riggers of American Specialty.

24. Bill Shaeffer, P.A., unless Lee establishes that he is

one of the treating physicians for one of the three

witnesses previously identified by Lee in support of

its waiver contention.

25. Thomas Rodell

26. Teri Leon

27. Keith Kuzmich

The following exhibits identified in the Joint Pretrial

Order may not be introduced into evidence:

1. The bills of Lee’s bankruptcy counsel.

2. Lee’s documents constituting “Documentary Evidence of

Lost Profits.”

3. Lee’s documentary evidence of losses resulting from

inaccurate experience modification.

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4. Agency Agreement(s) in effect between USF&G and Aon in

1998 and 1999.

5. The “State Rate Adequacy Summary in Indiana.”

6. “Rate Revision Summary, Industrial Indemnity/Fremont

Rate change, Indiana.”

7. “Industrial Indemnity Annual Audit Summary for Camelot

Park Family Entertainment.”

8. The annual financial reports of USF&G and American

Specialty for 1998 through 2006 and the annual profit

and loss statements for USF&G and American Specialty

for 1998 through 2006, except that the most recent

financial report of USF&G and American Specialty, if

any, is not barred.

It is further ordered that the admissibility of documents as

to Lee’s other litigation expenses not included in the legal

bills of Dowling Aaron & Keeler will be ruled upon after the

litigation expenses are marked as exhibits.

DATED: February 1, 2007.

_/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER________

Oliver W. Wanger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

usf&gs order on mtn in limine 13

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