Great American E&S Insurance Company v. Golden Opportunity Investments, LP et al
Plaintiff: Great American E&S Insurance Company
Defendant: Golden Opportunity Investments, LP, Cobra 28 No. 3, LP, DHA Opportunity 1 LP, SPSSM Investments, LP, IE Rental Homes, Inc., Porto Management, Inc. and MPN-14 Limited Partnership
Case Number: 3:2026cv05921
Filed: June 16, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: James Donato
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on August 13, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
August 13, 2026 Filing 24 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re #22 MOTION to Change Venue to the Central District of California, Western Division Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) ) filed byGreat American E&S Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Denying Defendants' Motion for Transfer of Venue)(Potente, Alexander) (Filed on 8/13/2026)
July 30, 2026 Filing 23 Certificate of Interested Entities by Cobra 28 No. 3, LP, DHA Opportunity 1 LP, Golden Opportunity Investments, LP, IE Rental Homes, Inc., MPN-14 Limited Partnership, Porto Management, Inc., SPSSM Investments, LP identifying Other Affiliate golden opportunity investments, lp for Golden Opportunity Investments, LP; Other Affiliate DHA Opportunity 1 LP for DHA Opportunity 1 LP; Other Affiliate SPSSM Investments, LP for SPSSM Investments, LP; Other Affiliate Cobra 28 No. 3, LP for Cobra 28 No. 3, LP; Other Affiliate MPN-14 Limited Partnership for MPN-14 Limited Partnership; Other Affiliate Porto Management, Inc. for Porto Management, Inc.; Other Affiliate IE Rental Homes, Inc. for IE Rental Homes, Inc.. (Ensberg, Larsen) (Filed on 7/30/2026)
July 30, 2026 Filing 22 MOTION to Change Venue to the Central District of California, Western Division Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) filed by Cobra 28 No. 3, LP, DHA Opportunity 1 LP, Golden Opportunity Investments, LP, IE Rental Homes, Inc., MPN-14 Limited Partnership, Porto Management, Inc., SPSSM Investments, LP. Motion Hearing set for 9/3/2026 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 11, 19th Floor before Judge James Donato. Responses due by 8/13/2026. Replies due by 8/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue to the Central District of California, Western Division Purs. to 28USC 1404(a), #2 Declaration of Michael Brown ISO Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue to the Central District of California)(Ensberg, Larsen) (Filed on 7/30/2026)
July 16, 2026 Filing 21 STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 6-1(a) filed by Cobra 28 No. 3, LP, DHA Opportunity 1 LP, Golden Opportunity Investments, LP, IE Rental Homes, Inc., MPN-14 Limited Partnership, Porto Management, Inc., SPSSM Investments, LP. (Ensberg, Larsen) (Filed on 7/16/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 20 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. Porto Management, Inc. served on 6/30/2026, answer due 7/21/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. IE Rental Homes, Inc. served on 6/30/2026, answer due 7/21/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 18 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. SPSSM Investments, LP served on 6/25/2026, answer due 7/16/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. MPN-14 Limited Partnership served on 6/25/2026, answer due 7/16/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 16 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. Golden Opportunity Investments, LP served on 6/25/2026, answer due 7/16/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. DHA Opportunity 1 LP served on 6/25/2026, answer due 7/16/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 7, 2026 Filing 14 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. Cobra 28 No. 3, LP served on 6/25/2026, answer due 7/16/2026. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/7/2026)
July 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/8/2026 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 11, 19th Floor. Case Management Statement due by 10/1/2026. Signed by Judge James Donato on 7/2/2026. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2026)
July 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge James Donato. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See #General Order 65 and #cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/1/2026)
July 1, 2026 Filing 11 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (bxl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/1/2026)
July 1, 2026 Filing 10 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Great American E&S Insurance Company.. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 7/1/2026)
June 23, 2026 Filing 9 Summons Issued as to Cobra 28 No. 3, LP, DHA Opportunity 1 LP, Golden Opportunity Investments, LP, IE Rental Homes, Inc., MPN-14 Limited Partnership, Porto Management, Inc., SPSSM Investments, LP. (amf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2026)
June 23, 2026 Filing 8 AMENDED Proposed Summons by Great American E&S Insurance Company. Correction of Docket #2 Proposed Summons. (Attachments: #1 Attachment "A" to Summons)(Potente, Alexander) (Filed on 6/23/2026) Modified on 6/23/2026 (amf, COURT STAFF).
June 22, 2026 Filing 7 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/7/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/14/2026 01:30 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/22/2026)
June 22, 2026 #Electronic filing error. Please only use a single summons document. If all defendants do not fit on the single summons, please list defendants on an attachment page. This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please correct and re-file. Re: #2 Proposed Summons filed by Great American E&S Insurance Company (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/22/2026)
June 18, 2026 Filing 6 Certificate of Interested Entities by Great American E&S Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent American Financial Group, Inc., Other Affiliate Great American E&S Insurance Company, Other Affiliate Great American Insurance Company for Great American E&S Insurance Company. (Harvey, Matthew) (Filed on 6/18/2026)
June 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Order by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim granting #4 Motion for Pro Hac Vice.(sklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2026)
June 17, 2026 Filing 4 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22112306.) filed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. (McKenzie, Danielle) (Filed on 6/17/2026)
June 17, 2026 Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 7/1/2026. (dso, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2026)
June 16, 2026 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Potente, Alexander) (Filed on 6/16/2026)
June 16, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Rescission against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22109112.). Filed by Great American E&S Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Complaint by Attorney General of California)(Potente, Alexander) (Filed on 6/16/2026)

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Plaintiff: Great American E&S Insurance Company
Represented By: Alexander Eugene Potente
Represented By: Matthew Stuart Harvey
Represented By: Danielle N McKenzie
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Defendant: Golden Opportunity Investments, LP
Represented By: Larsen Erik Ensberg
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Defendant: Cobra 28 No. 3, LP
Represented By: Larsen Erik Ensberg
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Defendant: IE Rental Homes, Inc.
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Defendant: MPN-14 Limited Partnership
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