Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company v. City Of Fresno
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE No. 2:16-cv-00495-JAM-KJN COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation, Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S
MOTION TO VACATE ORDER FILED
v. ON JULY 13, 2016 (ECF No. 21) 16 THE CITY OF FRESNO, a municipal corporation, Respondent. 19 The City of Fresno (“Fresno”) moves this Court to vacate its July 13, 2016 Order (ECF No. 21) compelling arbitration of an insurance coverage dispute between Fresno and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (“Philadelphia”). ECF No. 36. For the reasons set forth below, this Court GRANTS Fresno’s motion.1
1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for August 13, 2019. I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Fresno, through SMG Holdings, Inc. (“SMG”), entered into a licensing agreement with the California Association of Future Farmers…