Hoffman
Hoffman v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 SCOTT HOFFMAN, et al., Case No. 23-cv-04068-PCP (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE
v. Re: Dkt. No. 98 LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
SOUTHWEST,
8 Defendant. 9 Before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Discovery Statement (“Joint Statement”) pursuant to which named Plaintiff Krimbow (“Plaintiff”) seeks to compel production of documents from Defendant Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“Defendant” or “LICS”). Having reviewed the litigation history between the Parties, the relevant law and the Joint Statement, the Court determines that this matter may be resolved without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Plaintiff Krimbow was one of several Plaintiffs in this putative class action asserting that Defendant charged undisclosed fees for deferred indexed annuity products in violation of the California Education Code and Unfair Competition Law. Dkt. 33. Following a motion to dismiss, only Plaintiff Krimbow’s claim arising out of an undisclosed rider fee on a…