Celedonia Yue v. Conseco Life Insurance Company

Filing 6

Filed (ECF) Appellant Celedonia X. Yue Mediation Questionnaire. Date of service: 03/11/2011. [7677123]--[COURT UPDATE: Filing spread to case number: 10-55275. Resent NDA. 03/11/2011 by TT] (TPD)

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Circuit Mediation Office
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation

MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE
The purpose of this questionnaire is to help the court’s mediators provide the best possible mediation
service in this case; it serves no other function. Responses to this questionnaire are not confidential.
Appellants/Petitioners must electronically file this document within 7 days of the docketing of the case.
9th Cir. R. 3-4 and 15-2. Appellees/Respondents may file the questionnaire, but are not required to do so.
Any party may provide additional information in confidence directly to the Circuit Mediation Office at
[e-mail]. Please provide the case name and Ninth Circuit case number in your
message. Additional information might include interest in including this case in the mediation program, the
case’s settlement history, issues beyond the litigation that the parties might address in a settlement context,
or future events that might affect the parties’ willingness or ability to mediate the case.
9th Circuit Case Number(s): 11-55275 and 11-55359
District Court/Agency Case Number(s): CV 08-1506 AHM (SHx)
District Court/Agency Location:
Case Name: Yue

United States District Court - Central District of California - Western Div.

v.

Conseco Life Insurance Company

Please briefly describe the dispute that gave rise to this lawsuit.
Plaintiff and members of the national certified class of approximately 50,000 policyholders owned universal life
polices known Valulife and Valueterm policies ("Policies") administered by defendant Conseco Life Insurance
Company("Conseco Life"). Plaintiff alleged that Conseco Life unlawfully purported to increase the cost of
insurance ("COI") rates on the Policies in violation of the language contained in the Policies. Ultimately, by order
dated January 19, 2011, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment holding that the contested COI
rate increase violated the terms of the Policies.

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Briefly describe the procedural history, the result below, and the main issues on appeal.
On March 4, 2008, Plaintiff filed this action. On October 1, 2008, the Court denied Conseco Life's motion to
transfer venue. By decision dated December 8, 2008, the Court denied Conseco Life's motion to dismiss this action.
By order dated December 7, 2009, the Court certified a national class of policyholders on the breach of contract
claim and a California class of policyholders on the claim under Business and Professions Code section 17200, et
seq.
By order dated April 14, 2010, the Ninth Circuit denied Conseco's petition for permission to appeal the district
court's December 7, 2009 order granting class action certification.
By order dated October 8, 2010, the Court denied Conseco's motion to dismiss, but granted Conseco Life's motion
for judgment on the pleading dismissing Plaintiff's section 17200 claim on statute of limitation grounds.
On January 19, 2011, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment holding that the contested COI
increase violated the terms of the Policies. Subsequently, on February 3, 2011, the Court entered a final declaratory
judgment against Conseco Life.
Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of her section 17200 claim in the order dated October 8, 2010.

Describe any proceedings remaining below or any related proceedings in other tribunals.
Plaintiff's motion for attorneys fees.

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Provide any other information that might affect the suitability of this case for mediation.
Plaintiff has sought to engage in settlement discussions, but there have been no meaningful discussions.

CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL
I certify that:

a current service list with telephone and fax numbers and email addresses
is attached (see 9th Circuit Rule 3-2).
I understand that failure to provide the Court with a completed form and
service list may result in sanctions, including dismissal of the appeal.
Signature s/Timothy P. Dillon
("s/" plus attorney name may be used in lieu of a manual signature on electronically-filed documents.)

Counsel for Plaintiff, Celedonia X. Yue, M.D.
Note: Use of the Appellate ECF system is mandatory for all attorneys filing in this Court, unless they are
granted an exemption from using the system. File this document electronically in Appellate ECF by
choosing Forms/Notices/Disclosure > File a Mediation Questionnaire.

Attorneys for Defendant Conseco Life Insurance Company:
Matthew M. Walsh, SBN 175004
DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP
333 South Grand Avenue Suite 2600
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1530
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
John M. Aerni (admitted Pro Hac vice)
Adam J. Kaiser (admitted Pro Hac vice)
DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6092
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Yue, on behalf of the class of all others similarly situated
and the general public:
Timothy P. Dillon
LAW OFFICES OF TIMOTHY P. DILLON
361 Forest Avenue, Suite 205
Laguna Beach, California 92651
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Andrew S. Friedman (admitted Pro Hac vice)
Francis J. Balint, Jr. (admitted Pro Hac vice)
BONNETT, FAIRBOURN,
FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C.
2901 N. Central, Suite 1000
Phoenix, AZ 85012
[e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]