U.S. Specialty Insurance Company v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Background

U.S. Specialty Insurance Company brought this action against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company. On June 25, 2020, the court referred the case to a designated magistrate judge for settlement. On July 13, 2020, Judge Parker held a settlement conference and informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if an application to restore it was made by August 13, 2020. The order further states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order does not state the terms of the settlement.

Classification and effect

This is a procedural order because the case was dismissed following settlement without a decision on the underlying dispute. The order affected U.S. Specialty Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The ordering judge’s signature is not fully legible in the provided opinion text; Judge Parker is identified as the judge who held the settlement conference.