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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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DALE SNYDER; MARILYN SNYDER; 

MARY ANN GELDREICH; MARY 

HARROW; KENNETH DALE YODER; 

CATHERINE TAYLOR; MARTHA 

LEMERT; GARY LEMERT; JEFFREY 

RAY; JENNIFER RAY; LOUISE 

CREAGER; JANET KOCH; IAN 

SIEMPLENSKI; TOMMY MEYER; 

NICOLE WRIGHT-MEYER; SUEHAM 

KAY HOFFMAN; LAILA SAEDA 

URBAN; DOROTHY WOOD HAMMER, 

 Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v.

ACORD CORPORATION; ACUITY, A 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Wisconsin corporation; ADDISON 

INSURANCE COMPANY; ALL 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; 

ALLIANZ GLOBAL RISKS US 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a California 

corporation; ALLIANZ LIFE 

INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH 

AMERICA, a Minnesota corporation; 

ALLIANZ OF AMERICA, INC., a 

Delaware corporation; ALLSTATE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinoise 

corporation; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

OF INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., a 

Delaware non-profit corporation; 

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Missouri 

corporation a/k/a Fireman's Fund Insurance 

Company of Missouri; AMERICAN 

BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

FLORIDA, a Florida corporation; 

No. 16-1277

(D.C. No. 1:14-CV-01736-JLK)

(D. Colo.)

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

July 12, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, an Ohio corporation d/b/a 

The Central Insurance Companies; 

AMERICAN FAMILY HOME 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Florida 

corporation; AMERICAN FAMILY 

MUTUTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Wisconsin corporation; AMERICAN 

INDEMNITY FINANCIAL 

CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

AMERICAN MORDERN INSURANCE 

GROUP, INC., an Ohio corporation; 

AMERICAN MODERN HOME 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio 

corporation; AMERICAN MODERN 

SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY, an 

Ohio corporation; AMERICAN 

RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY, an 

Arizona corporation; AMERICAN 

STRATEGIC INSURANCE CORP., a 

Florida corporation; ASSOCIATED 

INDEMNITY CORPORATION, a 

California corporation; AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, a 

Connecticut corporation; AUTOOWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Michigan corporation d/b/a Auto-Owners 

Insurance; CASUALTY ACTUARIAL 

SOCIETY, an Illinois not for profit 

corporation; THE CHUBB 

CORPORATION, a New Jersey 

corporation; CHUBB NATIONAL 

INSURANCE COMPNAY, an Indiana 

corporation; CHUBB SERVICES 

CORPORATION, an Illinoise corporation; 

CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, 

an Ohio corporation; COLORADO FARM 

BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., a 

Colorado corporation; COUNTRY 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an 

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Illinoise corporation; ELECTRIC 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Massachusetts corporation; EMPLOYERS 

MUTUTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an 

Iowa corporation d/b/a EMC Incurance 

Companies; ENCOMPASS INDEMNITY 

COMPANY, an Illinoise corporation; 

ENCOMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF AMERICA, an Illinoise corporation 

d/b/a Encompass Insurance; FARMERS 

ALLIANCE MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Kansas corporation; 

FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, 

an Iowa corporation a/k/a Farmers Casualty 

Insurance Company d/b/a Farmers 

Insurance Exchange; FEDERAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana 

corporation; FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT 

COMPANY OF MARYLAND, a 

Maryland corporation; FIREMAN'S FUND 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a California 

corporation; FIRST AMERICAN 

PROPERTY & CASUALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a California 

corporation b/b/a First American Property 

& Casualty Group; FIRST AMERICAN 

FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a 

Delaware corporation; GRANGE 

INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, a 

Washington corporation; GREAT 

NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY, 

an Indiana corporation; GUIDEONE 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an 

Iowa corporation d/b/a Guideone 

Insurance; HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND 

INDEMNITY COMPANY, a Connecticut 

corporation; HARTFORD FIRE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut 

corporation; INSURANCE SERVICES 

OFFICE, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

INTERNATION INSURNACE SOCIETY, 

INC., a Delware non-profit corporation; 

KEMPER CORPORATE SERVICES, 

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INC., an Illinois corporation; KEMPER 

CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; 

LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

a/k/a United Lifre Insurance Company, 

Inc.; LIBERTY INSURANCE 

CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation; 

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE, a 

Massachusetts corporation; LIBERTY 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Massachusetts corporation; LM 

INSURANCE CORPORATION, an 

Illinoise corporation; MARKEL 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; 

MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY; 

MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC., a 

Delaware corporation a/k/a McKinsey & 

Company, Inc. washington D.C.; 

METLIFE AUTO & HOME INSURANCE 

AGENCY, INC.; METROPOLITAN 

DIRECT PROPERTY & CASUALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY; 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Rhode Island corporation; 

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND 

CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Rhode Island corporation; MUNICHAMERICAN HOLDING 

CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; 

NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY, a 

Wisconsin corporation; NATIONAL 

FARMERS UNION PROPERTY AND 

CASUALTY COMPANY, a Wisconsin 

corporation; NATIONAL SURETY 

CORPORATION, an Illinoise corporation; 

NATIONWIDE AFFINITY INSURANCE 

COMPANY FO AMERICA, an Ohio 

corporation; NATIONWIDE 

INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA, a Wisconsin corporation; 

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, an Ohio corporation d/b/a 

Nationwide Insurance; OWNERS 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio 

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corporationd/b/a Auto-Owners Insurance 

d/b/a Home-Owners Insurance; PACIFIC 

INDEMNITY COMPANY, a Wisconsin 

corporation; PHARMACISTS MUTUAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY; 

PRAETORIAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation; 

PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS 

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, a Colordo 

non-profit corporation; QBE HOLDINGS, 

INC., a Delaware corporation; QBE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania 

corporation a/k/a QBE Insurance 

Corporation; QBE INSURANCE GROUP, 

LIMITED; SAFECO INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a New 

Hampshire corporation; SENTRY 

INSURANCE, A MUTUAL COMPANY, 

a Wisconsin corporation; SHELTER 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Missouri corporation; STANDARD FIRE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut 

corporation; STATE AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Ohio 

corpoarion; STATE FARM FIRE AND 

CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinoise 

corporation; STATE FARM MUTUAL 

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, an Illinoise corporation; 

STILLWATER PROPERTY AND 

CAUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

New York corporation a/k/a Fidelity 

National Property and Casulty Insurance 

Company d/b/a Stillwater Insurance Group; 

TEXAS GENERAL INDEMNITY 

COMPANY, a Colorado corporation; THE 

BUCKEYE STATE MUTUTAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio 

corporation d/b/a Buckeye Insurance 

Group; THE CALIFORNIA CASUALTY 

INDEMNITY EXCHANGE, a California 

corporation; THE HARTFORD 

FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., a 

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Delaware corporation; THE TRAVELERS 

COMPANIES INC., A Minnesota 

corporation; THE TRAVELERS 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut 

corporation; THE TRAVELERS 

INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 

a Connecticut corporation; TRAVELERS 

HOME AND MARINE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation; 

TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY 

OF AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation; 

TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY; UNITED 

FIRE INSURANCE GROUP, INC., an 

Iowa corporation d/b/a United Fire Group; 

UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY 

COMPANY, an Iowa corporation d/b/a 

United Fire Group; UNITED FIRE 

INSURANCE COMPANY; UNITED 

FIRE AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a 

Texas corporation; UNITED FIRE 

LLOYDS, a Texas corporation; UNITED 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa 

corporation; UNITED SERVICES 

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, a Texas 

corporation; UNITRIN AUTO AND 

HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, A New 

York corporation; UNITRIN DIRECT 

PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANY, 

an Illinoise corporation; USAA 

CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Texas corporation; VERISK ANALYTICS 

INC., a Delaware corporation; VIGILANT 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York 

corporation; ZURICH AMERICAN 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York 

corporation; ZURICH INSURANCE 

GROUP LTD/FI, a Switzerland 

corporation; SECURA INSURANCE 

HOLDINGS, INC., a Wisconsi 

corporation; ABC INSURANCE 

COMPANY, an entity whose true name is 

unknown d/b/a Untied Fire Group; ABC 

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ORGANIZATION, an entity or group of 

entities, whose true names are unknown; 

MILBANK INSURANCE COMPANY, an 

Iowa corporation, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

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ORDER

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This matter is before the court on Plaintiffs-Appellants’ Unopposed Motion to 

Dismiss Appeal Number 16-1277 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, which is construed 

as a motion to voluntarily dismiss this appeal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate 

Procedure 42(b).

Upon consideration and so construed, the motion is granted. 10th Cir. R. 

27.4(A)(9).

A copy of this order shall stand as and for the mandate of the court.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Jane K. Castro

 Counsel to the Clerk

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