Wilkins v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America et al

Filing 57

ORDER REGARDING 55 PLAINTIFF'S Ex Parte Motion. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 9/30/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/30/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LOUIS WILKINS,

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No. C 10-02940 JSW

Plaintiff,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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v.

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA; HSBC NORTH AMERICA
HOLDINGS, INC. LONG TERM
DISABILITY PLAN,

ORDER REGARDING
PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
MOTION

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Louis Wilkins (“Wilkins”) filed an ex parte application for an order clarifying

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the Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. Plaintiff should have filed this motion as a

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noticed motion and then moved to have the motion heard on shortened time. In light of the time

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constraints faced by Plaintiff and the fact that Defendant Unum Life Insurance Company of

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America (“Unum”) received notice, the Court will construe the application Plaintiff filed as a

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noticed motion and a motion to have it heard on shortened time. The Court grants to motion to

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have it heard on shortened time. Unum shall file its opposition, or a statement of non-

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opposition, by no later than October 3, 2013. Plaintiff may file his reply brief, if any, October

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7, 2013. The Court will set a hearing on the motion, if necessary, at a later date.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 30, 2013
JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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