Pfeister
Pfeister v. RSUI Indemnity Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division JOANNA L. PFEISTER, Case No. 20-cv-03387-LB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. STRIKE JURY DEMAND; DENYING
MOTION TO BIFURCATE; DENYING
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY, MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM
NONDISPOSITIVE PRETRIAL ORDER
Defendant. OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Re: ECF Nos. 30, 31,
17 Plaintiff Joanna Pfeister, who is representing herself, sued RSUI Indemnity company, which insures her condominium association, for its failure to defend her in a state criminal lawsuit.1 There are three pending motions: (1) RSUI’s motion to strike Ms. Pfeister’s jury demand as untimely; (2) Ms. Pfeister’s motion to bifurcate liability and damages at trial; and (3) Ms. Pfeister’s motion for relief from the court’s previous order denying her motion for a preliminary injunction.2 The court can decide the motions without oral argument, see Civ. L. R.…