Stolz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD ROYCE STOLZ, II, No. 2:18-cv-1923-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. 15 Defendants. 16 17 This case arises out of a claim for insurance coverage under a homeowner’s policy issued by Travelers for plaintiff’s property located in El Dorado Hills, California. The case has been significantly side-tracked by multiple discovery disputes, which have largely centered around plaintiff’s serial failures to make his property available for inspection by Travelers. On January 8, 2019, plaintiff failed to make his property available for a court-ordered site inspection. (See ECF Nos. 12, 21.) Travelers filed the pending ex parte application for an order to compel the site inspection and for sanctions. (ECF No. 35.) Plaintiff opposed the request for sanctions, and the court held two evidentiary hearings on the matter. (ECF Nos. 72, 97.) After carefully considering the parties’ briefing, the arguments…