Rose Stahl v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, an Illinois Corporation

977 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rose STAHL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35559. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1992. * Decided Oct. 20, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, DAVID R. THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Stahl sued State Farm, claiming that it wronged her by not suing her. Her claim was that State Farm breached its covenant of good faith under its liability insurance policy, acted in bad faith toward her as an insured, deprived her of due process, and inflicted mental distress on her, by not naming her as a defendant in its declaratory judgment action to avoid coverage. The district court granted summary judgment to State Farm, and we affirm. 3 I. Facts. 4 Stahl sued her stepfather, Bruce Hall, for sexual abuse, and won a judgment against him. He tendered defense of that lawsuit to his liability…