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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY

COMPANY OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

Case No. 10cv856 BTM (BGS)

ORDER RE ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE

v.

KALWALL CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendant.

Plaintiff has responded to the Court’s order to show cause regarding whether diversity

jurisdiction exists and whether the Court should exercise its discretion to hear this declaratory

judgment action. Based on the representations of Plaintiff’s counsel, the state of

incorporation for each Defendant and the state where each Defendant has its principal place

of business is a different state than where Plaintiff is incorporated and has its principal place

of business. Therefore, the Court is satisfied that the parties are completely diverse and the

Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file an

Amended Complaint which includes allegations regarding the parties’ principal place of

business. Plaintiff must file its Amended Complaint within fourteen days of the filing of this

order. 

Additionally, the Court exercises its discretion to hear this action. See Gov’t Emps.

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Ins. Co. v. Dizol, 133 F.3d 1220, 1225 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc) (court has discretion to

entertain declaratory actions involving same parties and issues). The issues in this case are

different from those in the underlying state case, and this case is not in any way dependent

upon the outcome of any rulings in the state case. Therefore, no purpose is served by not

exercising jurisdiction or staying this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 21, 2010

Honorable Barry Ted Moskowitz

United States District Judge

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