MOTIV GROUP, INC. v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY

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8 United States District Court 9 Central District of California

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11 MOTIV GROUP, INC., Case № 2:20-cv-09368-ODW (Ex)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

13 v. DISMISS [51]; and

DENYING MOTION OF AMICUS

14 CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CURIAE TO SUBMIT OPPOSITION

COMPANY,

15 TO MOTION TO DISMISS [60] Defendant. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION 18 Plaintiff Motiv Group, Inc. (“Motiv”) initiated this putative class action against 19 Defendant Continental Casualty Company (“Continental”) seeking declaratory 20 judgment for insurance coverage. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) Continental moves to dismiss, 21 (Mot. to Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 51), and non-party United 22 Policyholders (“UP”) moves for leave to file an amicus brief in opposition (“UP 23 Motion”), (UP Mot., ECF No. 60). Both motions are fully briefed. (See Opp’n to Mot. 24 (“Opp’n”), ECF No. 56; Reply, ECF No. 58; Opp’n UP Mot., ECF No. 64; Reply UP 25 Mot., ECF No. 66.) For the reasons below, the…