Navigators Specialty Insurance Company v. SVO Building One, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY Case No. 22-cv-07102-JSC
INSURANCE COMPANY,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SERVICE THROUGH SECRETARY v. OF STATE 10 SVO BUILDING ONE, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 12 11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff moves to serve Defendant through the Secretary of State under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4, California Civil Code § 416.10(d), and California Corporations Code § 1702(a). After carefully considering the arguments and briefing submitted, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). The motion is DENIED without prejudice because Plaintiff has failed to show reasonable diligence under California Code of Civil Procedure 415.30(a). The hearing scheduled for March 9, 2023 is VACATED. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is an insurance company formed in New York with its principal place of business in Connecticut. (Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 1.) Defendant is a limited…