General Insurance Company of America v. Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.
Plaintiff: General Insurance Company of America
Defendant: Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2023cv00749
Filed: February 1, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Patricia Donahue
Referring Judge: George H Wu
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on August 16, 2023. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
March 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 48 MINUTES IN CHAMBERS-SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge George H. Wu. As per C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15, the March 9, 2023 scheduling conference date is taken off calendar. The Court sets the following dates: The parties are free to amend pleadings under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 up to March 24, 2023. A post-mediation status conference is set for September 28, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., with mediation to be completed by September 25. The pre-trial conference will be held on January 18, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Jury trial will begin on January 30, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DEADLINES). (aco)
March 7, 2023 Filing 47 TEXT-ONLY ENTRY - IN CHAMBERS: by Judge George H. Wu: Counsel may appear telephonically for Thursday's 03/09/2023 scheduling conference at 8:30 a.m. by contacting the court clerk at javier_gonzalez@cacd.uscourts.gov for dial-in information. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (jag) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
March 1, 2023 Filing 46 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 5 days, filed by Plaintiff General Insurance Company of America.. (Russum, Blake)
February 10, 2023 Filing 45 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney G. David Rubin counsel for Defendant Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. James W. Sexton is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Defendant, Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. (Rubin, G.)
February 10, 2023 Filing 44 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney James W. Sexton on behalf of Defendant Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
February 8, 2023 Filing 43 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney G David Rubin counsel for Defendant Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. Adding G. David Rubin as counsel of record for Nahai Insurance Services, Inc. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Defendant, Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. (Attorney G David Rubin added to party Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.(pty:dft))(Rubin, G)
February 8, 2023 Filing 42 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Nathaniel R B Koslof on behalf of Plaintiff General Insurance Company of America. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
February 8, 2023 Filing 41 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney David J. Kete on behalf of Plaintiff General Insurance Company of America. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
February 8, 2023 Filing 40 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Daniel P Tighe on behalf of Plaintiff General Insurance Company of America. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
February 8, 2023 Filing 39 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Blake Justin Russum counsel for Plaintiff General Insurance Company of America. Adding Blake J. Russum as counsel of record for General Insurance Company of America for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff General Insurance Company of America. (Attorney Blake Justin Russum added to party General Insurance Company of America(pty:pla))(Russum, Blake)
February 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS - ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge George H. Wu. Counsel are reminded of their obligations to disclose information, confer on a discovery plan, and report to the Court, as required by F.R.C.P. 26 and the Local Rules of this Court. Trial counsel are ordered to be present. A Joint 26(f) Report shall be filed with the Court no later than March 2, 2023. See Local Rule 26-1. (lom)
February 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 37 STANDING ORDER RE FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES FOR CIVIL JURY TRIALS by Judge George H. Wu. (lom)
February 2, 2023 Filing 36 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney James W. Sexton. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 35 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Nathaniel R. B. Koslof. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 34 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney David J. Kete. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 33 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Daniel P. Tighe. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 32 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 31 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 30 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge George H. Wu and Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 29 NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CASE TRANSFERRED IN: Formerly Case Number: 1:22-cv-10975-LTS, from United States District Court District of Massachusetts (Boston). The above-referenced case has been transferred to this district and assigned the above civil case number 2:23-cv-00749-GW (PDx). (lh)
February 2, 2023 Filing 28 ORIGINAL file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from Massachusetts
February 1, 2023 Filing 27 Case transferred to to District of Central California;. Case File Electronically Transferred to the Clerk in that District on 2/1/2023. (Dore, Samantha) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
February 1, 2023 Filing 26 District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: re #25 Assented to MOTION to Transfer Case Venue to US District Court for the Central District of California.ALLOWED. (Dore, Samantha) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
January 31, 2023 Filing 25 Assented to MOTION to Transfer Case Venue to US District Court for the Central District of California. by Nahai Insurance Services, Inc..(Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
October 20, 2022 Filing 24 Disclosure pursuant to Rule 26 by General Insurance Company of America.(Koslof, Nathaniel) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
October 20, 2022 Filing 23 Disclosure pursuant to Rule 26 by Nahai Insurance Services, Inc..(Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
October 6, 2022 Filing 22 District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. SCHEDULING ORDER (Belmont, Kellyann) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
October 6, 2022 Filing 21 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: Scheduling Conference held on 10/6/2022. The Court adopts proposed schedule submitted at entry #18 with amendment to Initial Disclosures date to October 20, 2022. Scheduling order to issue. Status Conference set for 5/16/2023 02:00 PM in Courtroom 13 (Remote only) before District Judge Leo T. Sorokin. Defendant informs Court that they may file motion to dismiss based on personal jurisdiction. Court hears parties. Court goes over the Court's mediation program. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. (Court Reporter: Rachel Lopez at raeufp@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Nathaniel R. B. Koslof for plaintiff and James W. Sexton for defendant) (Belmont, Kellyann) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
September 23, 2022 Filing 20 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING: The Scheduling Conference previously set for 9/27/2022 in front of Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson is reset for 10/6/2022 02:45 PM in Courtroom 13 (Remote only) before District Judge Leo T. Sorokin. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov.(Belmont, Kellyann) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
September 22, 2022 Filing 19 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Reassignment. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (Danieli, Chris) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
September 20, 2022 Filing 18 Joint CERTIFICATION pursuant to Local Rule 16.1 . (Koslof, Nathaniel) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
September 20, 2022 Filing 17 Refusal to Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge. . (Koslof, Nathaniel) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
September 8, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel R. B. Koslof on behalf of General Insurance Company of America (Koslof, Nathaniel) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 26, 2022 Filing 15 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Scheduling Conference. Scheduling Conference set for 9/27/2022 at 9:00 AM (by remote proceeding) before Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (Attachments: #1 Scheduling Order) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov.(Dumoulin, Rose) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 22, 2022 Filing 14 STATUS REPORT by General Insurance Company of America. (Kete, David) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 22, 2022 Filing 13 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses and Jury Demand by Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. (Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 22, 2022 Filing 12 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, with Jury Demand , Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaim by Nahai Insurance Services, Inc..(Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 22, 2022 Filing 11 STATUS REPORT Per Electronic Order - Doc. 10 - by Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. (Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 19, 2022 Filing 10 Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: Defendant has filed Docket No. #9 , which is labeled "CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT NAHAI INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.1(D)(3)." The record does not reflect the filing of an Answer in this case. Nor has an Scheduling Conference been scheduled pursuant to L.R. 16.1(a). The court directs each party to file a brief report (not more than 3 pages) describing the status of this case. (Dumoulin, Rose) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 18, 2022 Filing 9 CERTIFICATION pursuant to Local Rule 16.1 (D)(3) for the Defendant, Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. (Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 18, 2022 Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. (Sexton, James) (Main Document 8 replaced on 8/18/2022) (adminn, ). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
August 18, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by James W. Sexton on behalf of Nahai Insurance Services, Inc. (Sexton, James) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
July 6, 2022 Filing 6 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by General Insurance Company of America. Nahai Insurance Services, Inc. served on 7/1/2022, answer due 7/22/2022. Acknowledgement filed by General Insurance Company of America. (Kete, David) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
June 23, 2022 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Warnock, Douglas) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
June 22, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE of Case Assignment. Paul G Levenson assigned to case. Plaintiff's counsel, or defendant's counsel if this case was initiated by the filing of a Notice of Removal, are directed to the Notice and Procedures regarding Consent to Proceed before the Magistrate Judge which can be downloaded #here. These documents will be mailed to counsel not receiving notice electronically. Pursuant to General Order 09-3, until the Court receives for filing either a consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction or the reassignment of the case to a District Judge, the initial assignment of a civil case to the Magistrate Judge is a referral to the Magistrate Judge under 28 USC 636(b) for all pretrial non-dispositive matters and Report and Recommendations, but not for the Rule 16(b) scheduling conference. (Danieli, Chris) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
June 22, 2022 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel P. Tighe on behalf of General Insurance Company of America (Tighe, Daniel) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
June 22, 2022 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by General Insurance Company of America identifying Corporate Parent Safeco Corporation for General Insurance Company of America.. (Kete, David) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]
June 22, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Nahai Insurance Services, Inc. Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-9379163 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by General Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Category Form)(Kete, David) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/22/2022: #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B) (Warnock, Douglas). (Main Document 1 replaced on 6/22/2022 to separate exhibits from main PDF) (Warnock, Douglas). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 2/2/2023.]

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Plaintiff: General Insurance Company of America
Represented By: Daniel P Tighe
Represented By: David J. Kete
Represented By: Nathaniel R B Koslof
Represented By: Blake Justin Russum
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Defendant: Nahai Insurance Services, Inc.
Represented By: James W. Sexton
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