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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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JUDGMENT ON FIRST AND SECOND CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

JAMES A. HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

GULF INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

MICHAEL J. STONE, Plaintiff/Intervenor

Case No.: C 01-4906 CW

ORDER GRANTING THE PARTIES

JOINT APPLICATION FOR

JUDICIAL RESOLUTION OF

COUNTS I AND II OF 

PLAINTIFFS FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT AND ENTERING

JUDGMENT ON COUNTS I AND II 

OF PLAINTIFFS FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT UNDER

FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL

PROCEDURE 54(b)

The parties to this litigation are Plaintiff James A. Harris, Intervenor Michael J. 

Stone (together, the Insureds ), and defendant Gulf Insurance Company ( Gulf ). The

Parties filed their Joint Application for Judicial Resolution of Counts I and II of Plaintiffs

First Amended Complaint and Certification Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b)

dated September __, 2005 (the Application ). Having considered the Application, the 

records of this Court, and the interests of judicial economy of both this Court and the 

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JUDGMENT ON FIRST AND SECOND CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

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Appellate Court, the Court now enters judgment as follows:

Based upon the stipulated facts and evidence set forth in the Application, the records 

of this Court, and the tests and reasoning set forth in the Court s Order of December 12, 

2003, granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

and Denying Defendant s Motion for Summary Judgment [See Harris v. Gulf Insurance 

Co., 297 F. Supp. 2d 1220 (N.D. Cal. 2003)(hereafter, the Order )], the Court hereby finds 

that Plaintiffs are entitled to judgment against Gulf on Counts I and II of the First Amended 

Complaint.

In addition, the Court hereby finds that certification of such judgment will not result 

in unnecessary appellate review as the judgment granted herein adjudicates issues which are 

separate, distinct, and independent of other claims presented in the action, review of the 

adjudicated claims will not be mooted by future developments in the action as the action 

will be stayed pending resolution of the appeal, and the appellate court will not be required 

to decide the same issues more than once even if there were multiple appeals. To the 

contrary, the Court finds that there is no just reason for delay of entry of a final judgment 

with respect to Counts I and II because resolution of the issue presented by the appeal, at 

this stage, will conserve the judicial resources of both the trial and appellate courts, 

contribute to the efficient administration of justice by avoiding a potentially unnecessary 

trial, and facilitate the settlement of the remaining claims. According, the Court hereby

directs the entry of judgment against Gulf on Counts I and II pursuant to Rule 54(b).

Dated: _______________ __________________________________

United States District Judge

9/28/05

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Claudia Wilken

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