NEVELS v. WESTERN WORLD INS. CO., INC.

No. C04-1024Z.

359 F.Supp.2d 1110 (2004)

Penny NEVELS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.

December 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlie A Ware, John P. Relman, Reed N. Colfax, Shilpa S. Satoskar, Kelli M. Evans, Relman & Associates, Washington, DC, Jesse Andrew Wing, MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, WA, for Penny Nevels Individually and as Representatives of a Class of All Others Similarly situated, Karla Carano Individually and as a Representative of a Class of All Others Similarly Situated, Maria J Fritz Individually and as Representative of a Class of All Others Similarly Situated, Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound, Fair Housing Council of Oregon, Steven H Abrams, Becky Marie Abrams, Plaintiffs.

Christopher Hanback, Rafe Petersen, Holland & Knight (DC), Washington, DC, Medora A Marisseau, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Seattle, WA, for Western World Insurance Company Inc, Defendant.

Jeffrey Lowell Needle, Seattle, WA, for Smith, Paul National Fair Housing Alliance and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Counsel for Amici National Fair Housing Alliance and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Jeffrey Needle National Fair Housing Alliance and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Counsel for Amici National Fair Housing Alliance and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Amicus.


ORDER

ZILLY, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

I. Introduction

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, docket no. 23. The instant case involves a class action lawsuit brought by adult family home operators against Western World Insurance Company ("Defendant") alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. ("FHA"). In particular, Plaintiffs allege that...

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