Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 8, 1998, 97-16190 (Paul Oil Company, Inc., a California Corporation v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company, a Minnesota Corporation)

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Paul Oil Company, Inc. (Paul Oil), a California corporation, appeals the grant of summary judgment against it in its suit against Federated Mutual Insurance Co. (Federated), a Minnesota corporation. The district court, after first denying Federated’s motion for summary judgment, reconsidered, finding that Paul Oil’s attempt to defeat the motion had depended upon a sham.