Liberty Surplus Insurance Corp v. Ledesma and Meyer Construction

ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

We respectfully .request that the Supreme Court of California exercise its discretion to decide the certified question set forth in Part II of this order.

I

Caption and Counsel

A. The caption of the case is:

No. 14-56120

LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION, a New Hampshire corporation; LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LEDESMA AND MEYER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC-, a California corporation; JOSEPH LEDESMA, an individual; KRIS MEYER, an individual, Defendants-Appellants.

B. The names and addresses of counsel for the parties are:

C. Designation of party to be deemed petitioner: Defendants-Appellants

II

Question Certified

Pursuant to Rule 8.548 of the California Rules of Court, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, before which this appeal is pending, respectfully requests that the Supreme Court of California answer the question presented below. This court will accept the decision of the Supreme Court of California on this question. Our phrasing of the question is not intended to restrict the California Supreme Court’s consideration of the case. The…