Burnett
Burnett v. Allstate Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 JAMES BURNETT, Case No. 24-cv-00236-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING AS UNOPPOSED
v. MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF
PLAINTIFF
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Re: Dkt. No. 18 Defendant.
13 In November 2023, plaintiff James Burnett filed this action against his insurer, Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”), for breach of contract, tortious breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and financial abuse of an elder. Dkt. No. 1-1. On January 12, 2024, Allstate removed the matter here, asserting diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 1. Mr. Burnett died several weeks later, on January 29, 2024. See Dkt. Nos. 18-2, 18-3. Now pending before the Court is a motion to substitute Crystal Yvonne Burnett, identified as Mr. Burnett’s daughter and beneficiary, as Mr. Burnett’s successor-in-interest. Dkt. No. 18. As Allstate does not oppose the motion, the motion is granted.2 Rule…