Allen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BEVERLY ALLEN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00530-NONE-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO ) STAY WITHOUT PREJUDICE v. ) ) (Doc. 13) PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE ) COMPANY and EMPIRE GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) ) Defendants. )

On June 22, 2020, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss (Doc. 12), and at the same time, Defendants filed a motion to stay discovery pending the Court’s resolution of the motion to dismiss (Doc. 13). Plaintiff opposes the stay. (See Doc. 24 at 10-18.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ request for a stay is DENIED as premature. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on April 13, 2020, asserting six claims for relief against the Defendants, which derive from a lapsed insurance policy on the life of Plaintiff’s late husband, Danny Allen. (See generally Doc. 1). Plaintiff seeks to collect the death proceeds under the…