Pivonka

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENT PIVONKA and JAMES SMITH, on No. 2:11-cv-01759-TLN-CKD behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, ORDER v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, and ALLSTATE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, 17 Defendants.

19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Kent Pivonka (“Pivonka”) and James Smith’s (“Smith”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 78.) Defendants Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Property and Casualty Company (collectively, “Defendants”) oppose Plaintiffs’ motion (ECF No. 80), and Plaintiffs have filed a reply (ECF No. 82). For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion. /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This matter involves California homeowners who carried insurance policies with Defendants and subsequently made claims for losses to personal property. …