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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES FIDELITY &

GUARANTY COMPANY, a Maryland

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

LEE INVESTMENTS LLC d.b.a THE

ISLAND, a California limited

liability company and DIANA

CONLEY, an individual,

Defendants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS,

CROSS-CLAIMS AND THIRD-PARTY

COMPLAINTS.

 

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1:99-cv-5583 OWW SMS

ORDER DENYING MOTION IN

LIMINE NO. 6 OF USF&G AND

AMERICAN SPECIALTY WITHOUT

PREJUDICE TO EXCLUDE

EVIDENCE OF PUNITIVE

DAMAGES

On January 12, 2007, the Motion in Limine No. 6 of

Plaintiff, Counterdefendant and Counterclaimant United States

Fidelity & Guaranty Company (“USF&G”) and American Specialty

Insurance Services, Inc. (“American Specialty”) to exclude

evidence of punitive damages came on for hearing before the

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Judge. After

having considered the motion and moving papers submitted by USF&G

and American Specialty and memorandum of points and authorities

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in opposition of Lee and after oral argument,

IT IS ORDERED:

Motion in Limine No. 6 of USF&G and American Specialty is

denied without prejudice. As long as there are fraud allegations

that are at issue at trial, proof of fraud may not be clear and

convincing, but this issue cannot be decided at this point as a

matter of law. The evidence and declarations submitted do not

provide the Court sufficient information of the relationship of

employees of American Specialty with USF&G to determine whether

Lee can or cannot satisfy the requirement of establishing

knowledge and ratification of American Specialty’s alleged acts

by USF&G. 

The motion is denied without prejudice. USF&G, American

Specialty or Aon may file a motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50. 

DATED: February 1, 2007.

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_________

Oliver W. Wanger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

usf&gs order on mtn in limine 6

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