U.S. Specialty Insurance Company v. Bell Painting
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 U.S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE Case No. 3:22-cv-03787-WHO
COMPANY,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY v. Re: Dkt. No.
BELL PAINTING,
11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff U.S. Specialty Insurance Company (“USSIC”) filed this case seeking declaratory judgment and recission of its insurance policy covering defendant Bell Painting (“Bell”). Bell has now filed a motion to stay the case pending resolution of an underlying state court case. Because the Landis factors favor a stay, and for the following reasons, the motion to stay is granted. BACKGROUND Bell is a sole proprietorship that carries out, in part, painting contractor operations. See Operative Complaint (“Compl.”) [Dkt. No. 1] ¶¶ 2, 11. Bell holds an insurance policy with plaintiff USSIC. Id. ¶ 7. Bell was sued by a former client in California Superior Court for claims relating to alleged construction defects and…