Keife v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 116

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for leave to file a third amended complaint 78 Is GRANTED. Plaintiff Royal Bradford Keife shall have ten (10) days from entry of this order to file the third amended complaint attached to his moti on 78 (Exhibit 1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to certify class 55 and motion for partial summary judgment 58 are DENIED without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/27/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MLC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ROYAL BRADFORD KEIFE,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,

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Defendant.
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3:10-cv-0546-LRH-VPC
ORDER

Before the court is plaintiff Royal Bradford Keife’s (“Keife”) motion for leave to file a third

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amended complaint. Doc. #78. A copy of the proposed amended complaint is provided in

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accordance with LR 15-1. Doc. #78, Exhibit 1. Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

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(“MetLife”) does not oppose the filing of the third amended complaint. Accordingly, the court shall

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grant Keife’s motion for leave to file a third amended complaint.

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Additionally, the court has reviewed the remaining pending motions in this action and finds

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that these motions are predicated on Keife’s second amended complaint. In light of Keife’s motion

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to amend, the court shall deny the remaining pending motions without prejudice.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a third amended

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complaint (Doc. #78) is GRANTED. Plaintiff Royal Bradford Keife shall have ten (10) days from

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entry of this order to file the third amended complaint attached to his motion (Doc. #78, Exhibit 1).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to certify class (Doc. #55) and motion
for partial summary judgment (Doc. #58) are DENIED without prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 27th day of January, 2012.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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