Hackert v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 118

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/19/18 GRANTING Cigna's unopposed motion to dismiss this case in full. This resolves ECF No. 114 . With no claims remaining, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close this case. CASE CLOSED (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN B. HACKERT, M.D.

Civ. No. 2:15-cv-01248-KJM-CKD PS

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER
v.
CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY; CIGNA
HEALTH CORPORATION; CIGNA
HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIA, INC.;
and DOES 1-10,
Defendants.

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CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY; CIGNA
HEALTH CORPORATION; CIGNA
HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
Counterclaimants,

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v.
JOHN B. HACKERT, M.D.,
Counterdefendant.

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On March 19, 2018, Counterclaimants Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company,

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Cigna Health Corporation, and Cigna Healthcare of California, Inc. (collectively “Cigna”) moved

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to dismiss this case based on the parties’ joint representation that the case has settled. Mot., ECF

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No. 114, Settlement Notice, ECF No. 12. Cigna attached to its motion (1) a declaration by its

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counsel indicating counterdefendant Hackert does not oppose dismissal, and (2) a copy of an e-

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mail from Hackert communicating his non-opposition. ECF No. 114-1.

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On March 20, 2018, the court also issued an order granting Hackert fourteen days

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to oppose Cigna’s motion and noting that if Hackert did not file an opposition, the court would

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grant the motion as unopposed. Order, ECF No. 114. Fourteen days has now lapsed. Hackert

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has filed no opposition.
Accordingly, the court GRANTS Cigna’s unopposed motion to dismiss this case in

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full. This resolves ECF No. 114. With no claims remaining, the Clerk of the Court is

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DIRECTED to close this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 19, 2018.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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