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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 U.S. Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FELICIA OCAMPO, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

WESLEY PETONAK, 

 Defendants. 

 WESLEY PETONAK, 

 Third-Party Plaintiff, 

v. 

STARR WRIGHT INSURANCE 

AGENCY, INC., 

 Third-Party Defendants. 

 Case No.: 18-cv-1012-JAH-LL 

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

MOTION TO VACATE 

MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND OTHER PRETRIAL DATES 

 On January 24, 2020, Third-Party Plaintiff Wesley Petonak (“Petonak”) and ThirdParty Defendant Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. (“Starr”) filed a “Joint Motion to Vacate 

Mandatory Settlement Conference and Other Pretrial Dates.” ECF No. 58. Third-Party 

Plaintiff Petonak and Third-Party Defendant Starr seek to vacate the date for the Mandatory 

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Settlement Conference currently set for February 19, 2020 and “all other pretrial dates 

reflected in the Court’s November 29, 2018 Scheduling Order” [ECF No. 29]. Id. at 2. 

 On May 21, 2018, Plaintiff Felicia Ocampo filed this action against Defendant 

United States of America. See ECF No. 1. On August 10, 2018, Plaintiff amended her 

Complaint and added Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Petonak. See ECF No. 7. 

On November 9, 2018, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Petonak filed a Third-Party 

Complaint against Third-Party Defendants Starr Wright Insurance Agency, Inc., Starr 

Surplus Lines Insurance Co., Starr-Wright USA, Starr Adjustment Services, Inc. and Starr 

Wright Risk Purchasing Group, LLC. See ECF No. 24. 

 On June 12, 2019, the Court dismissed Plaintiff Felicia Ocampo’s Complaint against 

Defendants United States and Petonak. See ECF No. 49. The Court’s Order specifically 

noted that Defendant Petonak remained in the action as a Third-Party Plaintiff with pending 

claims against the Third Party Defendants. See ECF No. 49. 

 On June 21, 2019, Third-Party Defendants Starr Wright Insurance Agency, Inc., 

Starr-Wright USA, Starr Adjustment Services, Inc., and Starr Wright Risk Purchasing 

Group, LLC (collectively “Specially Appearing Third-Party Defendants”) moved to 

dismiss the action against them for lack of personal jurisdiction. ECF No. 52. The Specially 

Appearing Third-Party Defendants assert Third-Party Defendant Starr is the insurer in this 

action and the only proper parties are Third-Party Plaintiff Petonak and Third-Party 

Defendant Starr. See id. On the same day, Third-Party Defendant Starr moved to dismiss 

Third-Party Plaintiff Petonak’s third cause of action. See ECF No. 51. On August 22, 2019, 

after both Motions to Dismiss were fully briefed, the Court took the matters under 

submission. See ECF No. 57. 

Third-Party Plaintiff Petonak and Third-Party Defendant Starr now seek to continue 

the date of the Mandatory Settlement Conference and remaining pre-trial dates given the 

pending Motions to Dismiss. See ECF No. 58 at 3. The Parties further state that they are 

currently engaged in settlement discussions and wish to avoid incurring additional fees and 

costs so that they may apply those resources to “good faith settlement discussions.” Id. at 

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4. The Parties request that the Court set a Case Management Conference for April 17, 2020 

or another date convenient to the Court. Id. 

Good cause found, the Court GRANTS Third-Party Plaintiff Petonak and ThirdParty Defendant Starr’s Joint Motion as follows: 

1. The Court VACATES the Mandatory Settlement Conference and the 

remaining deadlines set forth in the Court’s November 28, 2018 Scheduling Order [ECF 

No. 29]. 

2. The Parties are ORDERED to contact the chambers of the undersigned 

Magistrate Judge within three days of the issuance of an order on Third-Party Defendant 

Starr’s Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 51] and the Specially Appearing Third-Party 

Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 52] to set a Case Management Conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 28, 2020 

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