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Esparza v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Dec 2, 2021
No. C21-5130-MLP (W.D. Wash. Dec. 2, 2021)

Opinion

C21-5130-MLP

12-02-2021

JOSEPH ESPARZA, Plaintiff, v. ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., Defendant.


ORDER

MICHELLE L. PETERSON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

On November 19, 2021, Defendant Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (“Allstate”) filed a Motion for Limited Bifurcation. (Dkt. # 31.) Given Plaintiff Joseph Esparza's response joining the motion, filed December 2, 2021 (dkt. # 32), it appears that Allstate failed to satisfy the Court's requirement to meet and confer with opposing counsel prior to filing the motion. As explained in the Court's Chambers Procedures, “[t]he Court construes this requirement strictly” and “[f]ilings not in compliance with this rule may be stricken.” Judge Michelle L. Peterson Procedures, available at www.wawd.uscourts.gov/judges/peterson-procedures.

Accordingly, the Court hereby orders that Allstate's motion (dkt. # 31) be STRICKEN. The parties are directed to file a stipulated motion on the issue of bifurcation.


Summaries of

Esparza v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Dec 2, 2021
No. C21-5130-MLP (W.D. Wash. Dec. 2, 2021)
Case details for

Esparza v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH ESPARZA, Plaintiff, v. ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.…

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Dec 2, 2021

Citations

No. C21-5130-MLP (W.D. Wash. Dec. 2, 2021)