Garamendi

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

Plaintiff, and STEVE POIZNER,* as Insurance Commissioner of the State of California and as Conservator, Liquidator and Rehabilitator of the

ESTATE OF EXECUTIVE LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff-counter-defendant- Appellant, No. 06-55297 v.  D.C. No.

CV-99-02829-AHM

ALTUS FINANCE S.A., a corporation organized under French law; CDR ENTERPRISES, a corporation organized under French law; CREDIT LYONNAIS S.A., a corporation organized under French law; JEAN-CLAUDE SEYS, an individual; JEAN FRANCOIS HENIN, an individual; JEAN IRIGOIN, an individual; ALAIN MALLART; NOVATEC, e/s/a SDI VEDNOME S.A.; 

*Pursuant to Rule 43(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Steve Poizner is substituted for John Garamendi as Plaintiff-counter- defendant-Appellant.

11617 11618 POIZNER v. ARTEMIS S.A.

CONSORTIUM DE REALISATION S.A., 

a corporation organized under French law; MAAF ASSURANCES, a mutual insurer organized under French law; MAAF VIE S.A., a corporation organized under French law, Defendants,…