Lockhart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD LOCKHART and PATRICIA No. 1:21-cv-00268-DAD-SKO

LOCKHART,

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING NONPARTY’S MOTION TO INTERVENE

TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL

INSURANCE COMPANY, (Doc. Nos. 33, 47) Defendant. 17 This matter is before the court on the motion to dismiss filed on behalf of defendant Travelers Commercial Insurance Company (“Travelers”) and the motion to intervene filed by nonparty American Security Insurance Company (“American Security”). (Doc. Nos. 33, 47.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID- 19 pandemic, both motions were taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. Nos. 35, 49.) For the reasons explained below, the court will grant American Security’s motion to intervene and defendant Travelers’ motion to dismiss.

1 The undersigned apologizes for the excessive delay in…