IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION CASE NO. 3:22-CV-593-RJC-DCK PIEDMONT ROOFING SERVICES, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER ) LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE, ) ) Defendant. ) )

THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on “Defendant’s Motion And Memorandum To Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint” (Document No. 5) filed November 4, 2022. This motion has been referred to the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to

(b), and immediate review is appropriate. The undersigned has reviewed the parties’ briefs and conducted some initial research on the issues presented. In the course of that research, the undersigned has found that Plaintiff has recently filed at least three (3) similar lawsuits that have all been subsequently dismissed. See Piedmont Roofing Services, LLC v. Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co.,

(M.D.N.C. Dec. 16, 2022); Piedmont Roofing Services, LLC v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co., 5:22-CV-145- KDB-DSC,

(W.D.N.C. Jan. 17, 2023) adopting in part

(W.D.N.C. Jan. 10, 2023); and Piedmont Roofing Services, LLC v. Universal Prop. & Casualty Ins. Co., 5:22-CV-154-KDB-DSC,

(W.D.N.C. Jan. 17, 2023) adopting in part

(W.D.N.C. Jan. 10, 2023). The undersigned is surprised that neither side in this case has filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority regarding the foregoing decisions. It appears that the above-cited cases address very similar, if not identical, issues. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that counsel for the parties shall promptly confer in a good faith attempt to resolve this action without further Court intervention. Ifthe parties are unable to reach an agreement on the disposition of this case, each side shall file a supplemental brief of five (5) pages or less, addressing the applicability of the above-cited cases to this action, on or before July 14, 2023. SO ORDERED.

Signed: July 5, 2023 DCm David C. Keesler ey United States Magistrate Judge af