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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT

LLOYDS, LONDON,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

INSURANCE COMPANY OF

THE STATE OF

PENNSYLVANIA, 

 Defendant.

____________________________/

No. C 05-2377 SBA (WDB)

ORDER FOLLOWING RECEIPT

OF NOVEMBER 27, 2006 LETTER

FROM PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL,

MR. ERWIN ADLER

On November 27, 2006, and pursuant to this Court's prior Order of October 30,

2006, the Court received a letter from Mr. Erwin Adler, counsel for Plaintiff Certain

Underwriters at Lloyds, London ("Certain Underwriters"). The Court now files this

Order to address issues raised in Mr. Adler's letter regarding a settlement between

Certain Underwriters and the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania

("ICSOP"), as well as issues regarding production of documents by DeNova Homes,

Inc. ("DeNova"). 

I. Certain Underwriters v. ICSOP

The Court commends Certain Underwriters and ICSOP for reaching a

settlement. The Court now ORDERS that by no later than December 21, 2006, the

parties file a Stipulation for Dismissal of the action encompassing all claims and

counterclaims involving these two parties. 

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 Mr. Adler also explained that the DeNova documents were insufficient to resolve the

issues with ICSOP, but that ICSOP and Certain Underwriters reached their settlement "without

regard to the documents provided by DeNova." See November 27, 2006, Letter from E. Adler

to the Honorable Wayne D. Brazil, p. 1. 

II. DeNova and Subcontractors 

In his letter of November 27, 2006, Mr. Adler confirmed that he had received

documents from DeNova, but stated that the documents produced thus far were

incomplete and insufficient to resolve the remaining claims involving the

subcontractors.1 Specifically, Mr. Adler stated that the documents do "not satisfy

Underwriters' concerns — in terms of traceable accounting records — regarding

Underwriters' payment of about $283,000 to DeNova and to which parties it went." 

See November 27, 2006, Letter from E. Adler to the Honorable Wayne D. Brazil, p. 2.

Accordingly, the Court now ORDERS that: 

1. By no later than Wednesday, January 10, 2007, DeNova must complete

its document production to Certain Underwriters by producing all documents DeNova

is required to produce under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and 

2. Following production by DeNova of further documents, and by no later

than Friday, February 9, 2007, Mr. Adler must file a writing which updates the

Court on the status of the disputes with subcontractors. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Wayne D. Brazil

Dated: November 29, 2006 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Copies: parties, SBA, WDB, stats

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