Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Jeffrey Halvorson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 23 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF No. 22-35332

AMERICA,

D.C. No. 9:21-cv-00036-DLC Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM*

JEFFREY JAMES HALVORSON,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 27, 2023 Seattle, Washington

Before: NGUYEN and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges, and EZRA,** District Judge.

Jeffrey James Halvorson appeals a summary judgment in favor of Safeco

Insurance Company of America in this insurance coverage dispute. We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing de novo, see Universal Cable

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation. Prods., LLC v. Atl. Specialty Ins. Co., 929 F.3d 1143, 1151 (9th Cir.…