Pfeister

Pfeister v. RSUI Indemnity Company

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 29, 20203:20-cv-03387California3,444 words

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 RSUI’S MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY, et al., Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION The 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 RSUI moved for summary judgment on the grounds that (1) the criminal claims against Ms. Pfeister were made in February 2019, before the policy’s effective dates of April 1, 2019 to April 1, 2020, and (2) the policy covers “wrongful acts,” and the criminal action is not a claim for a wrongful act. The court grants the motion on both grounds. 24 25

1 Notice of Removal – ECF No. 1 at 2 (¶ 6); State Compl. – ECF No. 1-1 at 2–9; Am. Compl. – ECF No. 104 at 2–8. Citations refer to material in the…

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