Legal Opinion
Groom v. Standard Insurance
District Court, C.D. California
Decided June 25, 2007No. CV 06-6130SVWEXPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO CONDUCT LIMITED DISCOVERY IN AN ERISA CASE [17]
WILSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On March 5, 2007, the Court held new case status conferences in Sigalas-Hojda vs. Hartford Life and Accident Ins. Co. et al., CV 06-7491-SVW (SSx) 1 and Groom v. The Standard Ins. Co. et al., CV 06-6130-SVW (Ex). The Court instructed counsel in both cases to address the issue of whether an ERISA plaintiff was entitled to conduct limited discovery subsequent to the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co., 458 F.3d 955 (9th Cir.2006).
The Court held a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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