Hiscox Syndicates Limited v. Paper Bird, Inc. et al

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ORDER DIRECTING REIMBURSEMENT CASE NO. 4:23-CV-04033-HSG
JENNIFER RANDLETT MADDEN (SBN 184905)
DELFINO MADDEN O’MALLEY COYLE
& KOEWLER LLP
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1550
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 661-5700
Facsimile: 	(916) 661-5701
Email: jmadden@delfinomadden.com
Attorneys for Defendant
ROSS RHEINGANS-YOO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
HISCOX SYNDICATES LIMITED,
a Private Limited Liability Company
formed in England
Plaintiffs,
v.
SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, NISHAD
SINGH, RAMNIK ARORA, CLAIRE
WATANABE, HOWARD ANDREW
FISHER, AMY WU, ZIXIAO (GARY)
WANG, RYAN SALAME, CAN SUN,
CONSTANCE ZHE WANG, LUK WAI
(JEN) CHAN, NATALIE TIEN, ZANE
TACKETT, ZHONGYUAN (DAVID)
MA, DANIEL FRIEDBERG, ROBIN
MATZKE, PATRICK GRUHN, ROSS
RHEINGANS-YOO, NICHOLAS
BECKSTEAD, and JONATHAN
CHEESMAN
Defendants.
Case No. 4:23-cv-04033-HSG
ORDER DIRECTING
REIMBURSEMENT FROM COURT’S
REGISTRY (as modified)
No Hearing Unless Requested By Court
Complaint Filed: 	August 9, 2023
First Am. Complaint: 	August 10, 2023
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ORDER DIRECTING REIMBURSEMENT CASE NO. 4:23-CV-04033-HSG
WHEREAS Plaintiff Hiscox Syndicates Limited paid the proceeds of a certain insurance
policy into the Registry of the Court pursuant to a so-ordered stipulation dated December 21, 2023
(ECF No. 72, “Stipulation”); and
WHEREAS the Stipulation identifies certain Defendants as the “WBR Claimants,” each of
whom are entitled to reimbursement of defense costs up to one-third of the “WBR Set Aside,” as
those terms are defined in the Stipulation; and
WHEREAS Ross Rheingans-Yoo (“Ross”) is identified in the Stipulation as a WBR
Claimant; and
WHEREAS the Stipulation provides that WBR Claimants “shall make requests for
distribution of the WBR Set Aside by letter to the Court filed on the docket and attaching summary
invoices for the Court’s review;” and
WHEREAS by pleading filed on March 4, 2024, Ross docketed a request to receive
reimbursement from the WBR Set Aside portion of the Court’s Registry in the amount of
$46,524.07, which request was supported by summary invoices of his defense costs, as required by
the Stipulation; and
WHEREAS Ross provided the Court with an executed Form AO 213P (Request for Payee
Information and TIN Certification) and IRS Form W-9; and
WHEREAS by Order entered on March 5, 2025, the Court ordered the Clerk of the Court
to pay the sum of $46,524.07 to Ross; and
WHEREAS by pleading filed on January 26, 2026, Ross docketed a second request to
receive reimbursement from the WBR Set Aside portion of the Court’s registry in the amount of
$20,142.60, which request was supported by summary invoices of his defense costs, as required by
the Stipulation; and
WHEREAS the Court has reviewed the summary invoices submitted by Ross, together with
any additional information requested, and determined that Ross is entitled to reimbursement of
$20,142.60.
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ORDER DIRECTING REIMBURSEMENT CASE NO. 4:23-CV-04033-HSG
WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Clerk of the Court is ORDERED to pay the
sum of $20,142.60 to Ross Rheingans-Yoo by electronic funds transfer in accordance with the
EFT information provided on the Form AO 213P. The Finance Department is directed to
withdraw the funds.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
United States District Judge
Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
1/27/2026
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