Scottsdale Insurance Company National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. v. Milton Avol, M.D. Ann Avol

972 F.2d 1342 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY; National Liability & Fire Insurance Co., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Milton AVOL, M.D.; Ann Avol, Defendants-Appellants. No. 91-55773. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 7, 1992. Decided July 22, 1992. Before FARRIS, WIGGINS and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This litigation arises out of the slumlord activities of Milton Avol. Avol's slumlording has been enjoined, he has been ordered to pay damages, and has even been confined to house arrest in one of his own tenements. In the current case, Avol appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Scottsdale Insurance Company (Scottsdale) and National Liability and Fire Insurance Company (National). The district court held that the insurers' policies did not cover an award of attorney fees pursuant to Cal.Civ.Proc.Code § 1021.5 in the underlying action,…