Pederson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF Case No. 1:24-cv-01299-CDB

AMERICA,

12 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiff, REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE 13 v. (Doc. 36) 14

JAMES PEDERSON, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

15 GRANT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR Defendant. JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS 16 (Doc. 35) 17 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 18 Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge 19 20 21 Plaintiff Safeco Insurance Company of America (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the 22 filing of a complaint on October 24, 2024, against Defendants James Pederson and Flyers Energy, 23 LLC, as well as pseudonymous Defendant Jane Doe. (Doc. 1). Upon stipulated agreements, the 24 latter two Defendants were dismissed from the action. (Docs. 21-24). Plaintiff seeks declaratory 25 relief that it owes no duty to defend or indemnify Pederson (“Defendant”) for a civil action pending 26 in state court in which Pederson is named as a defendant. (See Doc.…