Chen v. Zhang

Full title: CHONG CHEN, Plaintiff, v. SHAN QIAO ZHANG, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 10, 2011

CIVIL ACTION No. 10-6255 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 10, 2011)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION No. 10-6255.

February 10, 2011

ORDER

BERLE SCHILLER, District Judge

AND NOW, this 10^th day of February, 2011, upon consideration of Defendant Erie Insurance Company's Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiff's Response thereto, and for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum dated February 10, 2011, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Erie Insurance Company's motion (Document No. 8) is GRANTED.

a. Count III of Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED.

b. Erie Insurance Company is DISMISSED from this case.

2. Allstate Insurance Company is DISMISSED from this case as improperly joined under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20.

a. Count II of Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.

b. Allstate's Insurance Company's cross-claims against Shan Qiao Zhang and Erie Insurance Company are DISMISSED without prejudice.