Argonaut Ins. Co. v. St. Francis Medical Center

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-17314 an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:18-cv-00498- v. HG-WRP

ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, a non-profit Hawaii Corporation, OPINION Defendant-Appellee,

and

JOHN DOES, 1–10; JANE DOES, 1–10;

DOE CORPORATIONS, 1–10; DOE

ENTITIES, 1–20,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Helen W. Gillmor, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 3, 2021 Honolulu, Hawaii

Filed November 16, 2021

Before: Richard R. Clifton, Ryan D. Nelson, and Daniel P. Collins, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge R. Nelson SUMMARY *

Declaratory Relief / Jurisdiction

The panel affirmed the district court’s order declining to exercise jurisdiction over a declaratory-relief claim brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and dismissing a diversity insurance coverage action.

Generally, a district court has discretion to decline jurisdiction over a declaratory-relief claim brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2201, so long as it reasonably considers the relevant…