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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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28 CASE NO.: 3:15-CV-04500-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: DISMISSAL OF ALL CLAIMS

AGAINST GREAT AMERICAN AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

DM1\7214846.1

William J. Baron (SBN 111288) 

Colleen A. Cassidy (SBN 148357) 

Amanda Graham (SBN 330396) 

DUANE MORRIS LLP

Spear Tower 

One Market Plaza, Suite 2200 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1127 

Telephone: +1 415 957 3000 

Fax: +1 415 957 3001 

E-mail:wjbaron@duanemorris.com 

cacassidy@duanemorris.com 

agraham@duanemorris.com 

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF NEW YORK, and Defendant GREAT 

AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE CITY OF HALF MOON BAY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN 

INSURANCE GROUP, AMERICAN 

NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES 

GROUP, INC., TWIN CITY FIRE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, and DOES 1-50., 

Defendant. 

Case No.: 3:15-cv-04500-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: DISMISSAL OF ALL 

CLAIMS AGAINST GREAT 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, 

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF NEW YORK AND 

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

GROUP AND DISMISSAL OF 

ALL RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

Judge: The Hon. Richard Seeborg 

Complaint Filed: July 2, 2015 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiff and Counterdefendant City of Half Moon Bay (the “City”) and Defendants and Counterclaimants Great 

American Insurance Company and Great American Insurance Company of New York (formerly 

known as American National Fire Insurance Company) (collectively, “Great American”), by and 

through their attorneys of record, as follows: 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: DISMISSAL OF ALL CLAIMS

AGAINST GREAT AMERICAN AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

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1. The City’s complaint in this case (the “Complaint”) names “Great American 

Insurance Group” as a defendant. Great American contends that is a misnomer, as “Great American 

Insurance Group” is a fictitious name that is used to refer to certain affiliated insurance companies, 

and that “Great American Insurance Group” is not an entity and does not transact business. The City 

does not stipulate to Great American’s contentions set out in this Paragraph 1, but nevertheless 

agrees to dismiss all claims pled in its Complaint against “Great American Insurance Group” on the 

same terms set out in Paragraph 2 with respect to Great American Insurance Company and Great 

American Insurance Company of New York. 

2. The City agrees to DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE all claims pled in its 

Complaint against Great American Insurance Company and Great American Insurance Company of 

New York (previously collectively defined as “Great American”). Accordingly, the City has no 

remaining claims against Great American in this action. 

3. With respect to the claims pled in Great American’s counterclaim, Great American 

agrees to DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE its counterclaims against the City. 

4. The City and Great American agree that each of them shall bear their own fees and 

costs of suit. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

Dated: _September 30, 2016 DUANE MORRIS LLP

By: /s/William J. Baron 

 William J. Baron (SBN 111288) 

 Colleen A. Cassidy (SBN 148357) 

 Amanda Graham (SBN 303396) 

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF NEW YORK, and GREAT 

AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP 

Dated: _ September 30, 2016 GIBBONS & CONLEY

By: /s/ Peter A. Urhausen 

 A. Byrne Conley, Esq. 

 Peter A. Urhausen, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

CITY OF HALF MOON BAY 

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ATTESTATION: Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of 

this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories thereto. 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Having considered the above Stipulation regarding the agreement between the parties and 

finding good cause, the Court hereby adopts the terms of the Stipulation as the order of this Court. 

All claims alleged in this action by the plaintiff City of Half Moon Bay against defendants Great 

American Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company of New York (formerly known 

as American National Fire Insurance Company), and Great American Insurance Group, as well as all 

related counterclaims, are dismissed according to the terms set out in the Stipulation. Specifically: 

 All claims pled in the City’s Complaint against Great American Insurance Company, Great 

American Insurance Company of New York, and Great American Insurance Group are 

DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Accordingly, the City has no remaining claims against 

Great American in this action. 

 The claims pled in the Counterclaim filed by Great American Insurance Company and Great 

American Insurance Company of New York are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 

As between the City, Great American Insurance Company, Great American Insurance 

Company of New York, and Great American Insurance Group, each party shall bear its own 

attorneys’ fees and costs of suit. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________________ ____________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG 

 JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

10/4/16

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