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Parties Involved:
Sarilee Marks
Defendant
Dean Richard Marks
Defendant
Platte River Insurance Company
Plaintiff
Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc.
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Nebraska 

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

PREMIER POWER RENEWABLE 

ENERGY, INC., a California 

corporation; DEAN RICHARD 

MARKS, an individual; and 

SARILEE MARKS, an individual,

Defendants.

Civ. No. 2:14-1666 WBS EFB

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR PARTIAL 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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Plaintiff Platte River Insurance Company brought this 

action against defendants Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc., 

Dean Richard Marks, and Sarilee Marks, asserting claims for 

breach of an indemnity contract, specific performance, injunctive 

relief, and quia timet. (Compl. (Docket No. 1).) Plaintiff now 

moves for partial summary judgment on its claim for breach of the 

indemnity contract against defendants Dean Richard Marks and 

Sarilee Marks (“defendants”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

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Procedure 56. (Docket No. 48.)1

The indemnity contract required defendants to indemnify 

plaintiff “against all demands, claims, loss, costs, damages, 

expenses and fees including any attorneys’ fees” that plaintiff 

incurred as a result of issuing a certain payment bond. (Wills 

Decl. ¶¶ 8-12, Ex. 1 § 2, Ex. 2 (Docket No. 48-3).) The contract

also entitled plaintiff to twelve percent per annum interest on 

any unpaid amounts. (Id. ¶ 40, Ex. 1 § 10, Ex. 2.)

Plaintiff contends that it incurred $1,217,078.56 in 

losses and attorney’s fees as a result of claims made against the 

payment bond, plus $117,622.58 in interest pursuant to the twelve 

percent contractual rate. (Id. ¶¶ 28-41, Exs. 4-5.) As a 

result, plaintiff moves for a total judgment of $1,334,701.14. 

(Id. ¶ 42; Mem. at 15 (Docket No. 48-1).) Plaintiff also 

contends that there is no evidence to support any of defendants’ 

affirmative defenses. (Wills Decl. ¶ 42; Mem. at 15.)

Defendants filed a statement of non-opposition to 

plaintiff’s summary judgment motion. (Docket No. 52.) A 

statement of non-opposition is filed by “[a] responding party who 

has no opposition to the granting of the motion.” E.D. Cal. L.R.

230(c). 

Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

that plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on its first 

cause of action for breach of the indemnity contract be, and the 

same hereby is, GRANTED. The hearing set for December 14 at 1:30 

 

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Defendant Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. has 

failed to file a responsive pleading and plaintiff has separately 

moved for default judgment against it. (Docket No. 49.)

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p.m. is hereby VACATED.

Dated: December 9, 2015

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