Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PILOT CATASTROPHE SERVICES, INC. No. 2:20-CV-1083-TLN-DMC Cross-Claimant, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS VICTORIA MANUEL also known as

VICTORIA GENE MANUEL,

15 Cross-Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding with retained counsel, brings this civil action. Before the Court is Cross-claimant Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc.’s motion for entry of default judgment. ECF No. 27. The motion involves two parties who were initially defendants in this action: (1) Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. (Pilot), and (2) Victoria Manuel. Pilot crossclaimed against Manuel for damages related to a home insurance policy belonging to Manuel’s father, Peter Schmitt. A fire destroyed Schmitt’s home. Pilot directed an insurance payout in Manuel’s name, but she never paid off a mortgage on the property that had been subject to the fire loss. The insurer, Allstate, ultimately paid off the mortgage and sought reimbursement from Pilot. When Pilot sought recovery via a cross 25…