Greenfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division PAUL GREENFIELD, Case No. 25-cv-03416-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE Re: ECF No.

COMPANY,

15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION The plaintiff has a secured interest in a residential property that was damaged in a fire. Wells Fargo assigned that interest to him. The defendant insurer paid Wells Fargo for the cost of the damage, but there was a dispute as to whether Wells Fargo paid the correct amount. After receiving the assignment, the plaintiff filed an action claiming a bad-faith denial of insurance benefits. The defendant moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The court grants the motion to dismiss with leave to amend because the claim is time-barred by the insurance policy, and the complaint does not plausibly allege equitable tolling. 25 26 27 STATEMENT 1. Factual…