T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by N i nth C i r c ui tR ul e 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l y c onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2).

T he H onor abl e D ona l d W . M ol l oy , U ni t e d S t a t e s D i s tr i c tJ udge f or ** * the D i s tr i c tof

M ont a na , s i tt i ng by de s i gna t i on.

NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T C L A C K A M A S C O U N T Y , a pol i t i ca l s ubdi vi s i on of

the S t a t e of

O r e gon, P la in tif

f - A p p e lla n t, v. M I DW ES T E M PL OY ER S C ASUA LT Y C OMP AN Y, D ef

endant- A pp el l ee . N o. 11- 35063 D . C. N o . 3 : 0 7 - c v - 0 0 7 8 0 - PK ME MOR AN DU M *

A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt

f orthe D i s tr i c tof

O r e gon P aul J . P apa k, M a gi s tr a t e J udge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d J a nua ry 13, 2012 ** S e a tt l e , W a s hi ngt on B e f o r e : O’ S C AN NL AI N an d R AWL I NS ON , C i r c u i tJ u d g e s , a n d MOL L OY , D i stri ctJudg e. *** 

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A ppe l l a ntC l a c ka m a s C ounty , O r e gon ( the C ounty ) c ha l l e nge s the M ag i strat e Ju d g e’ s g ran to f su m m ary j u d g m en ti n fav o r o f A p p el l ee M i d w est E m pl oyer s C as ual ty C om pany (M i dw es t ). T he C ou nty purchas ed an i nsurance p o l i cy fo r w o rk ers’ co m p en sat i o n an d em p l o yers’ l i ab i l i ty i n d em n i ty (th e P o l i cy) f r o m M id w e s t. T he C ounty s ubs e que nt l y f i l e d ac i vi l a c t i on a ga i ns tM i dw e s tf orbr e a c h of c ontr a c t . T he M a gi s tr a t e J udge he l d tha tno c ove r a ge e xi s t e d unde rthe P ol i c y f or c l a i ms a g a i n s tth e Co u n ty a n d i t s a g e n c i e s , b u tth a tc o v e r a g e c o u l d e x i s tf o rc l a i ms m a de by the i ndi vi dua l de f e nda nt s f ori nde m ni f

i c a t i on. M i dw e s tthe n f i l e d a M ot i on f orS um m a ry J udgm e nta s s ugge s t e d by the c our t , w hi c h w a s gr a nt e d. T he courtconcl ud ed thatthe C ou nty had no tcarr i ed i t s burden o f produ ci ng evi dence f r o m w h ic h aju ry c o u ld d e te rm in e d a m a g e s a ttr ib u tab le to th e c o v e r e d c la im s . B e c aus e the C ounty of

f e r e d no e vi de nc e t o s how w ha tpor t i on of the s e tt l e m e ntw a s i nde m ni f i c a t i on of

the i ndi vi dua l e m pl oy e e s , a ny appor t i onm e nt de t e rm i na t i on w oul d be c om pl e t e l y s pe c ul a t i ve . A s the M a gi s tr a t e J udge not e d, the se tt l em entagre em entdi d n otdi sc uss w hatam ou ntw entt o w hi ch cl ai m s. In a d d itio n , th e C o u n ty o f

f e r e d n o p ap e rw o rko ra c c o u n tin g tr a c in g th e f u n d s u s e d to i n d em n i fy th e i n d i v i d u al em p l o yees.3

T he C ounty f

r a m e s the i s s ue on appe a l a s w he the rthe M a gi s tr a t e J udge e rr e d in r e q u ir in g c o n te m p o r a n e o u s a llo c a tio n o f th e s e ttle m e n t p r o c e e d s . H ow e ve r , tha tw a s notthe ba s i s of the M a gi s tr a t e J udge ’ s rul i ng. I ns t e a d, the M agi stra t e Jud ge foun d thatno prob at i ve evi dence of dam ages w as pres ent ed, as m ea sure d b y s at i sf

ac t i on of the C ou nty’ s obl i gat i on t o i nd em ni fyi t s i nd i vi du al em p l o yees. B e c aus e the C ounty f

a i l e d t o r a i s e am a t e r i a l i s s ue of f a c tr e ga r di ng d a m a g e s , e n try o f

s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t in f a v o ro f M id w e s t w a s ap p r o p r ia te . See E a rl , 6 5 8 F .3 d a t 1 1 1 2 . AF F I RME D.C l a c ka m a s C ounty v. M i dw e s tE m pl oy e r s 11- 35063

C O N C U R R E N C E , M o l l o y D . J.

I c o n c u rin th e d is p o s itio n o f th is ap p e a l, b u t I d o n o t n e c e s s a r ily a g r e e w ith th e ch aract eri zat i o n o f th e M ag i strat e’ s fi n d i n g s. 

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