Tornincasa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIANE R. TORNINCASA, No. 2:19-cv-02002-MCE-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY OF BOSTON,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff Diane R. Tornincasa (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit against Defendant Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Defendant”) stating claims arising out of the denial of disability benefits. In response to Plaintiff’s Complaint, Defendant filed an Answer asserting a number of affirmative defenses, several of which Plaintiff now moves to strike. ECF Nos. 7, 9. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike is DENIED.1 /// /// /// 27 1 Because oral argument would not be of material assistance, the Court ordered this matter submitted on the briefs. E.D. Local Rule 230(g). ANALYSIS 2 At the outset, the Court notes that the parties have narrowed the matters in dispute since the filing of Plaintiff’s Motion, by which she sought to strike Defendant’s 5 …