Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company v. Jones

Filing 18

ORDER re 17 Case Management Statement and Request for Continuance of Case Management Conference. Case Management Conference set for 4/28/2015 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 03/18/2015. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/18/2015)

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RIMAC MARTIN, P.C.
ANNA M. MARTIN (State Bar No. 154279)
GRANT E. INGRAM (State Bar No. 242785)
1051 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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COLONIAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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v.
Deborah Jones, Harriet Jones, and Chapel of
the Chimes,

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Defendants.
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) Case No.: 14-cv-05527-WHO
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) PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR
) CONTINUANCE OF CASE
) MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; ORDER
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) Case Management Conference: March 24,
) 2015
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) Judge: Hon William H. Orrick
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Plaintiff Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company hereby requests that that Court

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reschedule the Case Management Conference set for March 24, 2015 by five weeks until April

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28, 2015, with the expectation that the case will be resolved prior to that rescheduled

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Conference.

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This is an interpleader matter. Defendants are the interested parties in disputed life

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insurance benefits from a policy issued by Plaintiff. On December 22, 2014, Plaintiff deposited

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$36,414.67 with the Registry of the Court. (See Doc. 8) This amount represents the payable life

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insurance benefits, plus interest.

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Defendants were served with summons and complaint by mail service with the agreement

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PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;
ORDER
Case No.: 14-cv-05527 WHA

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that they would waive personal service. During that process, Plaintiff communicated regularly

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with all defendants to encourage them to resolve their dispute over the proper disbursement of

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the disputed benefits. During this informal negotiation, Plaintiffs have allowed Defendants to

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delay their filing of responsive pleadings in the hopes of reaching a resolution of the claim.

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Plaintiff now reports that it appears that all defendants have reached an agreement

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concerning the proper disbursement of the insurance benefits. Plaintiff has prepared a

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settlement agreement for defendants’ review and approval. This agreement should be finalized

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within the next four weeks. Once the agreement is finalized, Plaintiff will request the Court

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disburse the benefits in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement. Plaintiff will

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then dismiss the case.
For the following reason, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court reschedule the
March 24, 2015 Case Management Conference until April 28, 2015.

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DATED: March 18, 2015

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By:

/s/ Grant E. Ingram
GRANT E. INGRAM
Attorneys for Plaintiff
COLONIAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANY

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
The Case Management Conference is hereby rescheduled to April 28, 2015.

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DATED: March 18, 2015

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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HON. WILLIAM H. ORRICK
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PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;
ORDER
Case No.: 14-cv-05527 WHA