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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 09:1 U.S. Arbitration Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FLINTKOTE COMPANY, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

AVIVA PLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01638-SI 

SECOND ORDER ON BOND AMOUNT 

AND ORDER GRANTING AVIVA'S 

MOTION TO SEAL

Re: Dkt. Nos. 157, 162

Pursuant to the Court’s Order of May 9, 2016 (Dkt. No. 161), counsel for plaintiffs The 

Flintkote Company and The Flintkote Trust (“plaintiffs”) and defendants Aviva PLC, Aviva 

International Insurance, Ltd., and Ocean Marine Insurance Company Limited (“defendants”) 

(collectively, the “parties”), met and conferred regarding the amount of prejudgment interest that 

should be added to the bond to be posted by defendants. The parties have stipulated that $942,000 

(USD) in prejudgment interest in connection with the $1.5 million (USD) bond ordered by the 

Court is appropriate. See Dkt. No. 162. The Court commends the parties on their diligence in 

reaching compromise and hereby ORDERS that defendants post a total bond amount of $2.442 

million (USD) with all deliberate haste. Defendants must timely notify the Court of the posting of 

the bond.

Defendants filed an administrative motion to seal portions of their statement regarding the 

appropriate bond amount. Dkt No. 157. Because the portions sought to be sealed reference 

documents this Court has previously ordered sealed, and because certain insurers who are 

arbitrating their coverage disputes with plaintiffs in a related arbitration are not parties to this case, 

the Court, for the present time, GRANTS this motion. See id. at 2; Dkt. No. 156 n.4 (recognizing 

that the Court may request further briefing on whether and to what extent the parallel trial and 

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appellate arbitral should remain under seal).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2016

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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