Chacko

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBY CHACKO, No. 2:19-cv-1837 JAM DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER AT&T UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN

NO. 3,

15 Defendant. 17 On March 13, 2020, this matter came before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1) for hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel. (ECF No. 24.) Attorney Michelle Roberts appeared telephonically on behalf of plaintiff and attorney Stacey Campbell appeared telephonically on behalf of defendant. As explained in the parties’ Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement, plaintiff seeks to compel discovery, in part, as to the completeness of the administrative record in this action. This action cannot proceed in the absence of a complete administrative record and discovery into the completeness of the administrative record is permissible. See Crosby v. Louisiana Health Service and Indem. Co., 647 F.3d 258, 263-64 (5th Cir. 2011) (“Here, Crosby sought to discover evidence that would indicate whether…