California Court of Appeal

A written order by a settlement judge is vacated where the judge exceeded his authority by making factual findings and otherwise preparing a coercive order in violation of the fundamental principles governing mediation proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2005
• Published 02/15/2005

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Drinker Biddle & Reath, Ronald T. Labriola and Alan J. Lazarus, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Travelers Casualty and Surety Company., Harris & Green, Gary L. Green, Los Angeles;  Horvitz & Levy and Peter Abrahams, Encino, for Petitioner Industrial Underwriters Insurance Co., Burnham & Brown and Gary R. Selvin, Oakland, for Petitioner Centennial Insurance Co., Selman Breitman, Jeffrey C. Segal and Richard David Bremer, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Associated International Insurance Co., Musick, Peeler & Garret and Susan J. Field, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Stonewall Insurance Company., Arnold & Porter, John Quinn, James F. Speyer and John Lombardo, Los Angeles;  McDermott, Will & Emery and Margaret Warner, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co., Cortner McNaboe Colliau & Elenius, Elizabeth A. Klippi and Michael T. Colliau, Los Angeles;  Grippo & Elden and Laura K. McNally, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner CNA Insurance Co., Kiesel Boucher & Larson, Raymond P. Boucher, Patrick DeBlase, and Anthony M. DeMarco, Beverly Hills, for Real Parties in Interest Plaintiffs in Clergy Cases I., Latham & Watkins, G. Andrew Lundberg, Los Angeles;  Tobin & Tobin, Paul E. Gaspari, San Francisco;  Callahan, McCune & Willis, Peter M. Callahan and Thomas M. Rutherford, Jr., San Francisco, for Real Party in Interest Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.