Case Name: RADIAN ASSET ASSURANCE, INC., a New York corporation, Plaintiff, v. COLLEGE OF THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS OF NEW MEXICO, known as The College of Santa Fe; Christian Brothers of the College of Santa Fe Community d/b/a The College Of Santa Fe, a New Mexico corporation; Dr. Mark Lombardi, an individual; Jerry Brisson, an individual, and Sharon Bain, an individual, Defendants
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-05-25
Citations: 274 F.R.D. 683
Docket Number: No. CIV 09-0885 JB/DJS
Parties: RADIAN ASSET ASSURANCE, INC., a New York corporation, Plaintiff, v. COLLEGE OF THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS OF NEW MEXICO, known as The College of Santa Fe; Christian Brothers of the College of Santa Fe Community d/b/a The College Of Santa Fe, a New Mexico corporation; Dr. Mark Lombardi, an individual; Jerry Brisson, an individual, and Sharon Bain, an individual, Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Rules Decisions
Volume: 274
Pages: 683–685

Head Matter:
RADIAN ASSET ASSURANCE, INC., a New York corporation, Plaintiff, v. COLLEGE OF THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS OF NEW MEXICO, known as The College of Santa Fe; Christian Brothers of the College of Santa Fe Community d/b/a The College Of Santa Fe, a New Mexico corporation; Dr. Mark Lombardi, an individual; Jerry Brisson, an individual, and Sharon Bain, an individual, Defendants.
No. CIV 09-0885 JB/DJS.
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
May 25, 2011.
Daniel J. O’Friel, Pierre Levy, Aimee Sue Bevan, O’Friel and Levy, and Jeffrey R. Brannen, Jeffrey R. Brannen, P.A., Santa Fe, NM, and Gavin W. Skok, John D. Lowery, Riddell Williams, P.S., Seattle, WA, for the Plaintiff.
Clifford K. Atkinson, Douglas A. Baker, Justin Duke Rodriguez, Atkinson, Thai & Baker, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant, College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico and Christian Brothers of the College of Santa Fe.
W. Spencer Reid, Benjamin F. Feuchter, Keleher & McLeod, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant, Sharon Bain.
Joe L. McClaugherty, Tamara R. Safarik, McClaugherty & Silver, P.C., Santa Fe, NM, for Defendant, Jerry Brisson.
Michael W. Brennan, Brennan & Sullivan, P.A., Santa Fe, NM, for Defendant, Mark Lombardi.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES O. BROWNING, District Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiff Radian Asset Assurance Inc.'s Motion for Voluntary Dismissal and Supporting Memorandum, filed January 7, 2011 (Doc. 312)("Motion"). The Court held a hearing on February 11, 2011. The primary issue is whether, under rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court should grant Plaintiffs Radian Asset Assurance, Inc.'s voluntary dismissal of: (i) its claims against Defendant Christian Brothers of the College of Santa Fe Community ("Christian Brothers"), which has not appeared or answered, without prejudice and without any award of costs or fees to any party; and (ii) Radian Asset's second claim for relief — contractual indemnification — against Defendant College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico d/b/a the College of Santa Fe without prejudice and without any award of costs or fees to any party with respect to that claim. The College of Santa Fe opposes Radian Asset's Motion to the extent that Radian Asset seeks dismissal of its contractual indemnification against the College of Santa Fe without prejudice. See Defendant College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico, Known as the College of Santa Fe's Response in Partial Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Voluntary Dismissal and Supporting Memorandum [Doc. No. 312] at 2, filed January 24, 2011 (Doc. 327). The College of Santa Fe requests that the Court dismiss Radian Asset's contractual indemnification claim against it with prejudice, or that, in the alternative, the Court order that Radian Asset cannot refile the claim in this case. At the hearing, the Court proposed dismissing Radian Asset's contractual indemnification claim against the College of Santa Fe without prejudice, but ordering that Radian Asset cannot bring its contractual indemnification claim against the College of Santa Fe in this case. Radian Asset thereby could bring its claim in the future, but not in these proceedings. Radian Asset and the College of Santa Fe agreed to this proposal. The Court therefore grants Radian Asset's Motion, subject to the Court's proposed condition.
IT IS ORDERED that: (i) Plaintiff Radian Asset Assurance Inc.'s Motion for Voluntary Dismissal and Supporting Memorandum, filed January 7, 2011 (Doc. 312), is granted; and (ii) Plaintiff Radian Asset Assurance, Inc. may not bring its contractual indemnification claim against Defendant College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico d/b/a the College of Santa Fe in this case.