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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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Case No. 3:14-cv-01267-MMC JOINT STATUS REPORT;

[PROP.] ORDER THEREON

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CRAIG H. MAR (Bar No. 176939)

1073 Walker Ave.

Oakland, CA 94610

Telephone: (510) 451-9457

Email: craigsmartncute@aol.com

Attorney for Plaintiffs

EDWIN PALMERI and RALPH PALMERI

MICHAEL BARNES (Bar No. 121314)

MEGAN BARKER (Bar No. 245991)

DENTONS US LLP

525 Market Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-2708

Telephone: (415) 882-5000

Facsimile: (415) 882-0300

Email: michael.barnes@dentons.com

megan.barker@dentons.com

Attorneys for Defendant

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

EDWIN PALMERI, RALPH PALMERI,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,

HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, and

DOES 1 through 10 inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:14-cv-01267-MMC

JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED]

ORDER THEREON

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Case No. 3:14-cv-01267-MMC -1- JOINT STATUS REPORT;

[PROP.] ORDER THEREON

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On September 3, 2014, this Court, at the parties’ request, ordered that all proceedings in

this matter were to be stayed pending resolution of the parties’ underlying uninsured motorist

arbitration. (See Docket # 28.) Pursuant to that Order, the parties now submit the following

joint status report:

As background, plaintiffs Ralph and Edwin Palmeri brought this suit following a January

2010 car accident with an uninsured motorist, seeking bodily injury benefits. At the time,

Allstate insured plaintiff Edwin Palmeri under an automobile policy, which provided uninsured

motorist coverage. Because Allstate’s policy and California Insurance Code mandate that any

dispute over the value of an insured’s uninsured motorist claim be resolved through arbitration,

the parties agreed to the aforementioned stay. Following the Court’s order, however, in

November 2014, plaintiff Edwin Palmeri withdrew his arbitration demand on the ground that he

previously settled his bodily injury claim under Allstate’s policy in June 2010. As a result,

Edwin Palmeri’s uninsured motorist claim has been resolved and he may choose to dismiss his

claims in this action as well.

The parties are still in the process of completing the arbitration of Ralph Palmeri’s

uninsured motorist claim. Ralph Palmeri’s deposition was taken in the arbitration on March 24,

2015 (after it was postponed twice by Ralph) and, as a result, the parties are now in engaging in

supplemental written discovery. The parties have also selected Joel Franciosa as an arbitrator

and have recently engaged in settlement discussions. The parties hope to resolve this case

before October 2015.

Accordingly, the parties request that the Court continue to stay this matter an additional

six months, until October 10, 2015, to allow for the arbitration or other resolution of Ralph

Palmeri’s underlying uninsured motorist claim.

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Case No. 3:14-cv-01267-MMC -2- JOINT STATUS REPORT;

[PROP.] ORDER THEREON

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Dated: April 10, 2015

By /s/ Craig Mar

CRAIG MAR

Attorney for Plaintiffs

RALPH PALMERI and EDWIN PALMERI

Dated: April 10, 2015 DENTONS US LLP

By /s/ Megan Barker

MEGAN BARKER

Attorneys for Defendant

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. All proceedings in this matter will continue to be stayed pending resolution of

plaintiff Ralph Palmeri’s underlying UM arbitration;

2. The parties shall contact this Court within 30 days following the issuance of the

arbitration award or other resolution of the arbitration proceedings, whichever is later, to request

that a Case Management Conference be scheduled if plaintiffs wish to continue prosecuting the

action at that time; and

3. If the parties have not contacted the Court as directed in paragraph 2. above by

October 10, 2015, the parties shall file a further supplemental statement by that date informing

the Court of the status of the arbitration and the timetable for its resolution.

Dated: _______________ ___________________________________

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

United States District Judge

April 16, 2015

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