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Downs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Association

United States District Court, D. Arizona
Sep 10, 2009
No. CV-09-1565-PHX-FJM (D. Ariz. Sep. 10, 2009)

Opinion

No. CV-09-1565-PHX-FJM.

September 10, 2009


ORDER


The court has before it defendant Mary Borgens' motion to dismiss (doc. 7). Plaintiff has not responded and the time for doing so has expired. Under LRCiv 7.2(i), if a party "does not serve and file the required answering memoranda . . . such non-compliance may be deemed a consent to the denial or granting of the motion and the Court may dispose of the motion summarily."

Borgens, an insurance adjuster, contends that dismissal is proper under Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P., for failure to state a claim because an adjuster cannot be liable for bad faith. We agree. See Meineke v. GAB Bus. Servs., Inc., 195 Ariz. 564, 568, 991 P.2d 267, 271 (Ct. App. 1999) (rejecting negligence claim against an adjuster). IT IS ORDERED GRANTING defendant Borgens' motion to dismiss (doc. 7).


Summaries of

Downs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Association

United States District Court, D. Arizona
Sep 10, 2009
No. CV-09-1565-PHX-FJM (D. Ariz. Sep. 10, 2009)
Case details for

Downs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Association

Case Details

Full title:Elizabeth Downs, Plaintiff, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Association…

Court:United States District Court, D. Arizona

Date published: Sep 10, 2009

Citations

No. CV-09-1565-PHX-FJM (D. Ariz. Sep. 10, 2009)