Ellis
Ellis v. Government Employee Ins. Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 STANLEY ELLIS, No. 2:22-cv-01580 WBS JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Maryland corporation, 16 Defendant.
18 ----oo0oo---- 19 This is an insurance policy dispute. Plaintiff Stanley 20 Ellis brings breach of contract and breach of the duty of good 21 faith and fair dealing claims against defendant Government 22 Employee Insurance Company (“GEICO”). (See First Am. Compl. 23 (“FAC”) (Docket No. 16).) Defendant moved for summary judgment. 24 (Docket No. 22.) Plaintiff then counter-moved for summary 25 judgment. (Docket No. 30.) The court now considers both
Plaintiff’s countermotion for summary judgment incorporates by reference facts and arguments that he raised in his opposition to defendant’s initial motion. (See Docket No. motions. I. Factual and Procedural Background On November 16, 2017, plaintiff was involved in a rear- end car accident with an…