Pham v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co.

Filing 57

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 05/31/2024 STAYING this case pending a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Farley v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co., No. 20-02485, 2023 WL 3007413 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2 023). The parties shall file a Joint Status Report within 14 days after the final resolution of the Farley appeal. Within 7 days of the date of this order, Lincoln Benefit shall produce the information set forth in the Stipulation to Plaintiff. (Nair, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIM-ANH PHAM, on behalf of herself and all
others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY, and
DOES 1 to 50, inclusive,
Defendants.

Case No. 2:23-cv-00561-KJM-DB
Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller
Courtroom 3
ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ACTION
PENDING RESOLUTION OF APPEAL
[Filed concurrently with Joint Stipulation]
Complaint Filed: March 23, 2023

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ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ACTION
CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00561-KJM-DB

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After careful consideration and finding good cause, the court approves the parties’ Joint

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Stipulation. This case shall be stayed pending a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in

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Farley v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co., No. 20-02485, 2023 WL 3007413 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2023),

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appeal docketed, No. 23-16224 (9th Cir. Sept. 29, 2023) (Farley appeal). Either party to this

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action may petition this court to lift the stay in the event of a Ninth Circuit substantive ruling in

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Small v. Allianz Life, No. 20-01944, 2023 WL 4042593 (C.D. Cal. May 23, 2023), appeal

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docketed, No. 23-55821 (9th Cir. Sept. 29, 2023), Poe v. Northwestern Mutual, No. 21-02065,

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2023 WL 7273741 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 19, 2023), appeal docketed, No. 23-3243 (9th Cir.

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Nov. 2, 2023), Siino v. Foresters Life, appeal docketed, No. 23-16189 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2023),

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Moriarty v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co., No. 17-1709, 2023 WL 6280967 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 26, 2023),

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appeal docketed, No. 23-3650 (9th Cir. Nov. 21, 2023), Pitt v. Metropolitan Tower Life,

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675 F. Supp. 3d 1073 (S.D. Cal. 2023), appeal docketed, No. 23-55566 (9th Cir. June 27, 2023),

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or Park v. AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co., No. 22-00761, 2023 WL 1931373 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 11,

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2023), appeal docketed, No. 23-55130 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2023). The parties shall file a Joint

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Status Report within fourteen (14) days after the final resolution of the Farley appeal.

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Within seven (7) days of the date of this order, Lincoln Benefit shall produce the
information set forth in the Stipulation to plaintiff.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 31, 2024.

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ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ACTION
CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00561-KJM-DB