Robert Wayne Ives v. Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 2:20-CV-02505-AB-AGR ROBERT WAYNE IVES,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO REMAND
Plaintiff,
v.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE
COMPANY, et al.,
17 Defendants.
20 Before the Court is Robert Wayne Ives’ (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand this 21 proceeding to the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County (“Motion to 22 Remand,” Dkt. No. 28). Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company (“Defendant”) filed 23 an Opposition (“Opp’n,” Dkt. No. 32) and Plaintiff filed a Reply. (“Reply,” Dkt. No. 24 33). The Court deemed this matter appropriate for decision without oral arguments 25 and vacated the hearing set for Friday, November 13, 2020 and took this matter under 26 submission. For the reasons explained below, the Court DENIES the Motion to 27 Remand. 28
I. BACKGROUND
This is an action arising from Defendant’s alleged bad faith for refusal to
properly and timely pay uninsured motorist benefits under Plaintiff’s policy. (Dkt. No. 1-1, Exh. A, at ¶ 1).…