GERLING GLOBAL REIN V LOW, (9th Cir. 2002)

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FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GERLING GLOBAL REINSURANCE

CORP. OF AMERICA; GERLING

GLOBAL REINSURANCE CORP. – U.S. BRANCH; GERLING GLOBAL LIFE

REINSURANCE COMPANY; GERLING

GLOBAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY;

GERLING AMERICA INSURANCE

Nos. 01-17023COMPANY; and CONSTITUTION

01-17433INSURANCE CORP.,

02-15282Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-

Appellants-Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. CV-00-00506-WBSv.

HARRY W. LOW, in his capacity as

the COMMISSIONER OF

INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

Defendant-Appellant-Cross-

Appellee-Defendant-Appellee.

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI,

Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant-

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v. D.C. No.HARRY W. LOW, individually, and CV-00-00875-WBSin his capacity as the INSURANCE

COMMISSIONER for the STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

Defendant-Appellant-Cross-

Appellee-Defendant-Appellee.

WINTERTHUR INTERNATIONAL

AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, WINTERTHUR INTERNATIONAL

AMERICA UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE

COMPANY; GENERAL CASUALTY

COMPANY OF WISCONSIN, REGENT

INSURANCE COMPANY; REPUBLIC

INSURANCE COMPANY; SOUTHERN

INSURANCE COMPANY, UNIGARD

INDEMNITY COMPANY; UNIGARD D.C. No. INSURANCE COMPANY; and BLUE CV-00-00779-WBS

RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiffs-Appellees-CrossAppellants-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HARRY W. LOW, in his capacity as INSURANCE COMMISSIONER for the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellant-CrossAppellee-Defendant-Appellee.

AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

and AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE

COMPANY, Plaintiffs-Appellees-CrossAppellants-Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. CV-00-00613-WBSv. ORDERHARRY W. LOW, in his capacity as INSURANCE COMMISSIONER for the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellant-CrossAppellee-Defendant-Appellee.

On Remand from the United States Supreme Court Filed August 12, 2003 Before: Alfred T. Goodwin, Susan P. Graber, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

The Supreme Court of the United States has reversed our decision in Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America v. Low, 296 F.3d 832 (9th Cir. 2002), and remanded the case for further consideration in light of American Insurance Ass'n v. Garamendi, 123 S. Ct. 2374 (2003). See Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America v. Garamendi, 123 S. Ct. 2638 (2003). We, in turn, remand this matter to the district court for such further proceedings as may be appropriate in light of the Supreme Court's opinion. The mandate shall issue forthwith.

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