CV-23-005320 – TURNQUIST, JOHN vs UNIVERSAL NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY – a) Defendant Universal North America Insurance Company’s Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff John Turnquist’s Party Appointed Appraiser Robert Bresee – DENIED; b) - Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Insurance Appraisal Umpire – CONTINUED, on the Court’s own motion, to December 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23.
a) The Court finds that Defendant has not demonstrated sufficient grounds to disqualify Mr. Bresee from acting as Plaintiff’s appraiser.
b) The Court finds that the parties’ disagreement over Mr. Bresee’s qualifications to serve as Plaintiff’s party appraiser appears to have impeded the appraisers’ abilities to meaningfully confer as to possible agreement on this issue. In addition, the motion does not conform to the requirements of Code Civ. Proc. § 1281.6, in that Plaintiff failed to submit a joint list of potential neutral umpires for the Court’s selection. Under the circumstances, the hearing is cont
Hearing Date
December 05, 2023
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CV-23-005320 – TURNQUIST, JOHN vs UNIVERSAL NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY – a) Defendant Universal North America Insurance Company’s Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff John Turnquist’s Party Appointed Appraiser Robert Bresee – DENIED; b) - Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Insurance Appraisal Umpire – CONTINUED, on the Court’s own motion, to December 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23.
a) The Court finds that Defendant has not demonstrated sufficient grounds to disqualify Mr. Bresee from acting as Plaintiff’s appraiser.
b) The Court finds that the parties’ disagreement over Mr. Bresee’s qualifications to serve as Plaintiff’s party appraiser appears to have impeded the appraisers’ abilities to meaningfully confer as to possible agreement on this issue. In addition, the motion does not conform to the requirements of Code Civ. Proc. § 1281.6, in that Plaintiff failed to submit a joint list of potential neutral umpires for the Court’s selection. Under the circumstances, the hearing is cont