KIRKLAND v. LEGION INS. CO.

Nos. 02-35490, 02-35592.

343 F.3d 1135 (2003)

Gary KIRKLAND; David B. Andersen; Bradley D. Eagleston; Diana Johnston; Michael McCoy; Claire Collins; Joan B. Stanford; Richard Oare; James E. Sullivan, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Gary Kirkland; David B. Andersen; Bradley D. Eagleston; Diana Johnston; Michael McCoy; Claire Collins; Joan B. Stanford; Richard Oare; James E. Sullivan, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Legion Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Lee, Bodyfelt Mount Stroup & Chamberlain LLP, Portland, Oregon, and Richard M. Layne, Layne & Lewis, LLP, Portland, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant.

Michael E. Farnell, Hagen Hirschy Dilorenzo & Grein, PC, Portland, Oregon, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: J. Clifford WALLACE, Stephen S. TROTT, and A. Wallace TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted January 7, 2003 — Seattle, Washington.

OPINION

WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Legion Insurance Company (Legion) appeals from two orders issued by the district court: 1) an order dated March 29, 2002, directing it to pay over $9.5 million into the court's registry to provide funds for three settlement agreements, and 2) an order dated May 24, 2002, holding Legion in contempt for failure to pay the money into the court's...

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