Pham
Pham v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 KIM-ANH PHAM, on behalf of herself and all Case No. 2:23-cv-00561-KJM-DB others similarly situated, Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller Plaintiff, Courtroom
v.
ORDER GRANTING STAY OF ACTION
LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY, and PENDING RESOLUTION OF APPEAL DOES 1 to 50, inclusive, 15 Defendants. [Filed concurrently with Joint Stipulation]
Complaint Filed: March 23, 2023 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ] After careful consideration and finding good cause, the court approves the parties’ Joint 2 || Stipulation. This case shall be stayed pending a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 3 || Farley v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co., No. 20-02485, 2023 WL 3007413 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2023), 4 || appeal docketed, No. 23-16224 (9th Cir. Sept. 29, 2023) (Farley appeal). Either party to this 5 || action may petition this court to lift the stay in the event of a Ninth Circuit substantive ruling in 6 || Small vy. Allianz Life, No. 20-01944, 2023 WL 4042593 (C.D. Cal. May 23, 2023),…