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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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Order On Stipulation To Set Aside 

Default and for Hidden Hills to Be 

Bound

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE

COMPANY, a Michigan Corporation

Plaintiff,

v.

JKT ASSOCIATES, INC., a California domestic 

stock corporation; ELIZABETH 

CHRISTENSEN, an individual; RICHARD 

MEESE, an individual; LORA EICHNER

BLANUSA, M.D., an individual; KRISTI 

SYNEK, an individual; HIDDEN HILLS 

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, a California 

business entity, form unknown; and Does 1 

through 50, inclusive,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:19-cv-07588-SK

ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR THE 

ENTRY OF DEFAULT AGAINST 

DEFENDANT HIDDEN HILLS OWNERS’ 

ASSOCIATION TO BE SET ASIDE AND 

FOR HIDDEN HILLS OWNERS’ 

ASSOCIATION TO BE BOUND BY THE 

JUDGMENT

THE COURT, having reviewed the Stipulation filed by plaintiff ATAIN SPECIALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY (“Atain”) and defendant HIDDEN HILLS OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION

(“Hidden Hills”), and finding good cause for the relief sought in that Stipulation, hereby orders as 

follows: 

ORDER

1. The default entered against Hidden Hills is set aside. 

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2. Hidden Hills has not yet consented to have this matter heard by a magistrate judge. 

Unless and until Hidden Hills consent, the undersigned cannot issue dispositive rulings. Therefore, 

the Court cannot approve of the stipulation that Hidden Hill be bound by the judgment obtained by 

Atain in this lawsuit against defendant JKT Associates, Inc. (“JKT”). The Court, thus, RESERVES 

RULING on this portion of the stipulation to provide Hidden Hills with an opportunity to file a 

notice of consent. If Hidden Hills declines magistrate jurisdiction, the Court will have this matter 

reassigned to a district judge.

3. The same is true for the pending stipulation for Elizabeth Christensen and Richard 

Meese to be bound by the judgment obtained by Atain in this lawsuit against JKT. Therefore, the 

Court FURTHER RESERVES RULING on the stipulation for Christensen and Meese to be bound 

by the judgment in order to provide Christensen and Meese with an opportunity to file a notice of 

consent. If Christensen and Meese decline magistrate jurisdiction, the Court will have this matter 

reassigned to a district judge.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2020 By: 

Honorable Sallie Kim

United States Magistrate Judge

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