Rand Jay Pellegrino, Plaintiff-appellant, v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, an Illinoiscorporation, Defendant-appellee, 103 F.3d 140 (9th Cir. 1996)

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US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 103 F.3d 140 (9th Cir. 1996) Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1996. Decided Dec. 06, 1996

Before: WALLACE, SCHROEDER, and ALARCN, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

Pellegrino appeals from the district court's summary judgment in favor of State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. (State Farm) in this declaration of insurance coverage action under Hawaii law. The district court also awarded attorneys' fees to State Farm pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 607-14. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. For the reasons stated in the district court's order dated March 29, 1995, we affirm.

We also grant State Farm's request for its reasonable attorneys' fees attributable to this appeal under Hawaii Revised Statutes § 607-14, Amfac v. Waikiki Beachcomber Investment, 839 P.2d 10, 34-35 (Haw.1992), and S. Utsunomiya Enterprises v. Moomuku Country Club, 879 P.2d 501, 503 (Haw.1994).

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