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Parties Involved:
Lexington Insurance Company
Plaintiff
Sentry Select Insurance Company
Defendant

Document Text:

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

5 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST

FRESNO, CA 93720-1501

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ORDER ON LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION TO COMPEL

1:08-CV-01539-LJO-SKO

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, 

a Delaware Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE 

COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:08-cv-01539-LJO-SKO

ORDER ON LEXINGTON INSURANCE 

COMPANY’S MOTION TO COMPEL

Pre-Trial Conference: October 4, 2010

Trial: November 15, 2010

On June 4, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., Lexington’s Motion to Compel was heard before the 

Honorable Sheila K. Oberto. Attorney Annette A. Ballatore-Williamson appeared and argued on 

behalf of Plaintiff Lexington Insurance Company (“Lexington”). Attorney Vanessa L. O’Brien 

appeared and argued on behalf of Defendant Sentry Select Insurance Company (“Sentry”). At the 

Court’s request, counsel for Lexington and Sentry met and conferred off the record regarding 

their discovery dispute. Ultimately, the parties were able to resolve some of their disputes with 

regard to Lexington’s Special Interrogatories, Set Two, Nos. 16-18 and Request for Production, 

Set Two, Nos. 28-29. 

Pursuant to the parties’ agreement and for the reasons stated on the record, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. No later than July 2, 2010, Defendant Sentry shall serve further responses to 

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SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

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Special Interrogatory No. 16, by stating the total number of third party claims handled by Sentry 

between January 1, 2005, to January 1, 2008, in which Sentry has contributed to a settlement in a 

wrongful death action filed in California on behalf of its insured pursuant to a commercial 

automobile insurance policy.

2. No later than July 2, 2010, Defendant Sentry shall serve further responses to 

Special Interrogatory No. 17, by providing the Plaintiff’s name, county of venue, and case 

number for each third party claims handled by Sentry between January 1, 2005, to January 1,

2008, in which Sentry has contributed to a settlement in a wrongful death action filed in 

California on behalf of its insured pursuant to a commercial automobile insurance policy.

3. No later than July 2, 2010, Defendant Sentry shall provide further responses to 

Special Interrogatory No. 18 by stating the amount Sentry contributed towards a settlement of a 

third party claim in a wrongful death action filed in California between January 1, 2005, and 

January 1, 2008, and handled by Sentry on behalf of its insured pursuant to a commercial 

automobile insurance policy. Sentry’s response to Special Interrogatory No. 18 shall be further 

limited to only those settlement amounts which have been disclosed in the public record.

4. Pursuant to the parties’ agreement, Sentry need not respond to Request for 

Production No. 28. Therefore, Lexington’s Motion to Compel further responses to Request for 

Production of Documents No. 28 is denied.

5. No later than June 11, 2010, Defendant Sentry shall provide further responses to 

Request for Production of Documents No. 29, by producing all documents including, but not 

limited to, letters, reports or emails that Sentry sent to any reinsurer regarding the underlying 

Moran Action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 10, 2010 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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