Hovsepyan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAZMIK HOVSEPYAN; SUREN No. 2:19-cv-00899-MCE-CKD HOVSEPYAN; and SHUSHANIK PASKEVICHYAN, Plaintiffs, ORDER v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY; and DOES 1 through 15, inclusive, Defendant. 18 In bringing the present action, Plaintiffs Razmik Hovsepyan, Suren Hovesepyan, and Shushanik Paskevichyan (collectively “Plaintiffs” unless otherwise indicated), claim that Defendant GEICO General Insurance Company (“GEICO” or “Defendant”) engaged in bad faith insurance practices with respect to its handling of Plaintiffs’ injury claims following a collision involving an uninsured motorist. Plaintiffs’ operative First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 1-3), filed in state court, asserts a single cause of action, for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under California law. GEICO subsequently removed the matter here, citing federal jurisdiction on the basis of diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. /// …