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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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FURTHER JOINT STATUS REPORT RE STAY PENDING ARBITRATION 

Case No. 2:22-cv-02127-TLN-CSK 

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ROBERT J. ROMERO (SBN 136539) 

rromero@hinshawlaw.com 

PETER J. FELSENFELD (SBN 260433) 

pfelsenfeld@hinshawlaw.com 

ROBERT G. LEVY (SBN 81024) 

rlevy@hinshawlaw.com 

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 

50 California Street, Suite 2900 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-362-6000 

Facsimile: 415-834-9070 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

NICHOLAS H. RASMUSSEN (SBN 285736) 

nrasmussen@mccormickbarstow.com 

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

7647 North Fresno Street 

Fresno, CA 93720 

Telephone: 559-433-1300 

Facsimile: 559-433-2300 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, and DOES 1 TO 10, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:22-cv-02127-TLN-CSK

FURTHER JOINT STATUS REPORT 

CONFIRMING THE PARTIES WILL 

ARBITRATE PRIVATELY, AND 

REQUEST THAT THIS ACTION BE 

STAYED AND THAT THE COURT 

RETAIN JURISDICTION TO 

ENFORCE ANY ARBITRATION 

AWARD THAT MAY BE ENTERED 

AND ORDER 

Complaint Filed: November 29, 2022 

Trial Date: TBD

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FURTHER JOINT STATUS REPORT RE STAY PENDING ARBITRATION 

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Plaintiff National Interstate Insurance Company (“NIIC”) and Defendant Acceptance 

Casualty Insurance Company (“ACIC”), by and through their attorneys of record (together, the 

“Parties”), provide this Further Joint Status Report concerning their ongoing negotiations. 

The Parties now confirm to the Court that they have reached and executed an agreement to 

resolve the present dispute by way of binding arbitration. Therefore, the Parties hereby stipulate, 

through their attorneys, as follows: 

1. The Parties hereby request that the Court stay this matter until December 31, 2025, or

to a convenient time for the Court thereafter, in favor of binding arbitration; 

2. The Parties hereby request that the Court retain jurisdiction to enforce any arbitration

award that may be rendered against or in favor of either of the Parties to this agreement. 

Dated: December 12, 2024

By:

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

/s/ Robert G. Levy

ROBERT J. ROMERO

PETER J. FELSENFELD 

ROBERT G. LEVY 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Dated: December 12, 2024

By:

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

/s/ Nicholas H. Rasmussen

NICHOLAS H. RASMUSSEN

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE 

COMPANY

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ORDER 

The Court has considered the Parties’ Further Status Report of November 27, 2024, and for 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING: 

1. This matter is STAYED until December 31, 2025, in favor of binding arbitration

between the parties; 

2. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter to enforce any arbitration award that

may be rendered against or in favor of either of the Parties. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 13, 2024 

 

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Troy L. Nunley

Chief United States District Judge

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