Frazier v. The Boeing Company Non-Union Long-Term Disability Plan et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER the Court hereby orders that the applicable standard of review to be applied to Defendant's decision regarding Plaintiffs claim for long-term disability benefits in this ERISA matter is de novo by Judge Richard A Jones. (RS)

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JOYCE L. FRAZIER, a single woman,
Case No.: 2:17-CV-00283 RAJ

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Plaintiff,
vs.

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PROPOSED STIPULATED ORDER
THE BOEING COMPANY NON-UNION
LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN (PLAN
728777), The Plan, and AETNA LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign
corporation,

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Defendant.
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The parties have stipulated, based on the current status of 9th Circuit law, and pursuant
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to Rorabaugh v. Continental Casualty Company, 321 Fed. Appx. 708 (9th Cir.2009) (holding
that parties may stipulate to the applicable standard of review in ERISA litigation), that the
applicable standard of review to be applied to Defendant’s decision regarding Plaintiff’s claim
for long-term disability benefits in this ERISA matter is de novo. Therefore, the Court hereby

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orders that the applicable standard of review to be applied to Defendant’s decision regarding
Plaintiff’s claim for long-term disability benefits in this ERISA matter is de novo.
Dated this 5th day of June, 2017.

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A

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Judge

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PROPOSED STIPULATED ORDER – 1

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