Gonzalez

Nautilus Insurance Company v. Gonzalez

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 22, 20211:20-cv-01675California508 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 1:20-cv-1675-NONE-JLT Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS GRANTING

ELVIA GONZALEZ, et al., PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT

Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 19, 22) 16 17 Nautilus Insurance Company asserts that under an insurance policy issued to the California Teachers Association, the company had no duty to defend or indemnify Elvia Gonzalez in an underlying civil action filed by Gerard L. in Kern County Superior Court. Nautilus and Gonzalez reached an agreement that judgment be entered against Gonzalez. (See Doc. No. 17.) Plaintiff seeks the entry of default judgment against Gerard L. (Doc. No. 19.) The assigned magistrate judge determined the factors set forth by the Ninth Circuit in Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470 (9th Cir. 1986), weighed in favor of the entry of default judgment. (Doc. No. 22 at 5–9.) Therefore, the magistrate judge recommended the pending…

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