ARGONAUT INS. CO. v. ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER

No. 19-17314.

17 F.4th 1276 (2021)

ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, a non-profit Hawaii Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and John Does, 1-10; Jane Does, 1-10; Doe Corporations, 1-10; Doe Entities, 1-20, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Bouslog , (argued) and Patrick M. Fenlon , Fox Rothschild LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Alan Van Etten , Deeley King Pang & Van Etten, Honolulu, Hawaii; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jordon J. Kimura (argued) and David J. Minkin , McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii; Stephen F. English , Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, Oregon; for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: RICHARD R. CLIFTON, RYAN D. NELSON, and DANIEL P. COLLINS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Ordinarily, a district court has discretion to decline jurisdiction over a declaratory-relief claim brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2201. But when a declaratory claim is joined with an "independent" monetary one, the district court, in most cases, must retain jurisdiction over the entire action. Gov...

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