Austin v. Kemper Corporation (Insurance)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GEORGE JARVIS AUSTIN, Case No. 21-cv-03208-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PENDING MOTIONS

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 100, 107, 109 KEMPER CORPORATION (INSURANCE), 11 Defendant. 12 Three motions remain pending in the above-captioned case, which concluded with judgment for defendant on December 15, 2021. Dkt. Nos. 95, 96. The Court rules as follows. Plaintiff’s motion for new trial, filed on December 17, 2021. Dkt. No. 100. The motion for a new trial is nearly identical to a motion for reconsideration plaintiff filed on December 15, 2021. Dkt. No. 98. The Court denied the motion for reconsideration due to plaintiff’s failure to request leave under the Local Rules and further found the motion for reconsideration meritless. Dkt. No. 121. The pending motion for new trial relies on the same grounds asserted in the motion for reconsideration. The Court thus finds the motion for a new trial meritless for the same reasons articulated in the order denying plaintiff’s motion for…