Legal Opinion
Hawthorne Savings F.S.B. v. Reliance Insurance Co. of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2005No. 03-55548, 03-55611PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
“[Fjederal courts routinely confront the conflict between their exercise of federal jurisdiction and state laws establishing exclusive claims proceedings for insurance insolvencies.” Callon Petroleum Co. v. Frontier Ins. Co., 351 F.3d 204, 209 (5th Cir.2003). 1 These appeals present such a conflict.
Hawthorne Savings, F.S.B. (“Hawthorne”) sued the Reliance Insurance Company of Illinois (“Reliance-Illinois”) in California state court, alleging various California state-law contract-based claims. Reliance-Illinois removed the suit to federal court on the basis of diversity.…
2Cases cited72 opinions
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- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Quackenbush v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Hawthorne Savings F.S.B. Hawthorne Financial Corporation v. Reliance Insurance Company of Illinois, Hawthorne Savings F.S.B. Hawthorne Financial Corporation v. M. Diane Koken, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Her Capacity as Liquidator of Reliance Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant, Reliance Insurance Company of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005