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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VESTA FIRE INSURANCE CORP., )

) 2:04-cv-0296-GEB-EFB

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER

v. )

)

INSURANCE VENTURES, INC.; PAUL )

MCNEECE ROESSER; ROLAND CLARK )

COLTON; STEPHANIE FRANCIS SMITH; )

CARL FRANK; and LAW OFFICES OF )

COLTON & ROESSER, )

)

Defendants. )

)

On September 1, 2006, a Joint Notice of Tentative Settlement

was filed in which the parties state: “All of the parties have reached

a tentative settlement agreement subject to approval by the necessary

regulatory, judicial and governmental authorities in the state of

Texas, relating to the liquidation of Vesta Fire Insurance Company.” 

(Joint Notice of Tentative Settlement at 1.) Further, the parties

“request that the trial date set for September 26, 2006, be vacated

and that all other requirements of the pretrial and amended pretrial

orders also be vacated.” (Id.) This request is granted.

The parties also state they are “uncertain” when

“anticipated . . . approvals will be forthcoming from all the

necessary agencies . . . .” (Id.) Since this “uncertainty” is

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understood, given the nature of this case, a dispositional document

need not be filed until November 3, 2006. See L.R. 16-160(b)

(stating “the Court shall . . . fix a date upon which the documents

disposing of the action . . . must be filed”). If the parties are

unable to file a dispositional document by this time, in lieu thereof

the parties shall file a joint status report in which they need only

state the approximate date upon which a dispositional document will be

filed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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