Cox v. Allin Corporation Plan et al

Filing 190

ORDER REOPENING ACTIONS AND SETTING TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.Joint Case Management Statement due by 7/29/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/5/2021 02:45 PM in Oakland, - Telephonic Only. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 6/30/2021. (amgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2021)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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ELGIN K. COX,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ALLIN CORPORATION PLAN, UNUM

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AMERICA,

ORDER REOPENING ACTIONS AND
SETTING TELEPHONIC CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Dkt. 71
Dkt. 189

Defendants.

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Case No: 16-cv-04675 SBA
Case No: 12-cv-05880 SBA

On May 21, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an

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order remanding these related actions for the limited purpose of permitting further

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development of the record. See Case No. 12-cv-05880, Dkt. 188; Case No. 16-cv-04675,

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Dkt. 70. On June 21, 2021, Plaintiff Elgin K. Cox (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant Request for

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Status Conference and Administrative Motion to Open Discovery. Case No. 12-cv-05880,

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Dkt. 189; Case No. 16-cv-04675, 71. The Court finds that, in accordance with the Ninth

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Circuit’s remand instructions, it is appropriate to reopen these actions and set a telephonic

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case management conference. Upon the reopening of the actions, discovery may

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commence. Deadlines to complete discovery and the limited proceedings contemplated in

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the Ninth Circuit’s order shall be set at the case management conference. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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The Clerk shall REOPEN these related actions.

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Plaintiff’s request for a status conference and administrative motion to open

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discovery is GRANTED.

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The parties shall appear for a telephonic Case Management Conference on

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August 5, 2021, at 2:45 p.m.1 At least seven (7) calendar days prior to the conference, the

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parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Case Management Conference Statement. The

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Statement shall describe the scope of discovery and propose deadlines to complete the same

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and the other limited proceedings contemplated. Counsel shall join the conference line

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[phone] promptly at the date and time specified. The access code to join the

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conference is 7281326.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 06/30/2021

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
Senior United States District Judge

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The Court is advised that only counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants Allin
Corporation Plan and Unum Life Insurance Company of America will participate in the
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