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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIMOTHY CROSS and LESLY CROSS, No. 2:19-cv-00787-KJM-DB Petitioners, v. ORDER NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA,

15 Respondent.

17 Two related motions are before the court. First, respondent National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (“National Union”) moves to dismiss petitioners’ petition to compel arbitration. Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 6-1. Relatedly, petitioners Timothy and Lesly Cross move to compel arbitration of the underlying coverage dispute involving National Union. Mot. to Compel, ECF No. 7-1. For the following reasons, National Union’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED, petitioners’ motion to compel is DENIED, and this matter is dismissed without leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual and Procedural History This matter involves an insurance dispute emanating from a September 30, 2015 automobile accident involving petitioner Timothy Cross and a third party, Laurel Bane. …