Accredited Specialty Ins. Co. v. Nielsen Motor Co.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ACCREDITED SPECIALTY 2:24-cv-2418-CKD

INSURANCE COMPANY,

12 Plaintiff, 13 ORDER v. 14 NIELSON MOTOR CO., et al., 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 This is a diversity declaratory judgment action filed by plaintiff, Accredited Specialty 19 Insurance Company (“Accredited”), involving an insurance coverage dispute pertaining to an 20 underlying state court action. Pursuant to the parties’ consent and the court’s order, this case is 21 before the undersigned for all purposes including trial and entry of judgment. (See ECF No. 15.) 22 Defendants Linda Wrenne, Craig Wrenne,1 and the Estate of Kevin Wrenne (“Wrenne 23 defendants”) filed an unopposed motion to stay this case pending resolution of an underlying state 24 court appeal. (ECF No. 18.) The court previously found this matter to be appropriate for decision 25 without oral argument under Local Rule 230(g). (ECF No. 22.) For the following reasons, a stay 26 is appropriate and the motion is granted. 27 1 Defendant Craig Wrenne’s name was incorrectly…