Gedda v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insruance Company

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MATTHEW GEDDA,
Plaintiff,
v.
STATE FARM MUTUAL
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.
Case No. 24-cv-10742
Honorable Robert J. White
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EMERGENCY MOTION TO
COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF AN MCCA REPRESENTATIVE AT
THE FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
Before the Court is Matthew Gedda’s emergency motion to compel the
attendance of a representative from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
at the final pretrial conference scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, November 7, 2025
at 3:00 P.M. (ECF No. 41).
For the reasons stated in the motion, and consistent with the Court’s authority
to direct the requested relief, see E.D. Mich. LR 16.6 (“In cases where an insured
party does not have full settlement authority, the court may require an official of the
insurer with ultimate settlement authority to attend.”); see also In re La Marre, 494
F.2d 753, 756 (6th Cir. 1974), it is hereby,
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ORDERED that Gedda’s emergency motion to compel the attendance of a
representative from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association at the final
pretrial conference scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, November 7, 2025 at 3:00
P.M. (ECF No. 41) is granted. The representative in attendance must have full and
ultimate settlement authority.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the final pretrial conference will be
conducted virtually; the link to attend the conference shall be provided by the
attorney for State Farm to the representative from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims
Association.
s/ Robert J. White
Dated: November 6, 2025 Robert J. White
United States District Judge
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