No. 93-56026
Opinion
Opinion
48 F.3d 1227 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Roland William EDWARDS and Patricia Ann Edwards, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CIGNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANIES; Insurance Company of North America; and Does 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56026. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 1995. Decided March 8, 1995. 1 Before: BEEZER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, EZRA, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Roland William Edwards and Patricia Ann Edwards ("the Edwards") appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Insurance Company of North America ("INA"). 1 The district court held that, although INA had undertaken a defense of the Edwards in an underlying civil action, INA had no duty to defend the Edwards in a related contempt proceeding. 4 The Edwards contend that the district court erred in two regards: (1) the contempt proceeding was not a separate action; and, therefore (2) INA had a…