Allen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 BEVERLY ALLEN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00530-NONE-JLT ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION ) TO STAY 13 v. ) ) (Doc. 34) 14 PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE ) COMPANY and EMPIRE GENERAL LIFE 15 INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) 16 ) Defendants. ) 17

18 On August 27, 2020, the Court denied Defendants’ previous motion to stay discovery without 19 prejudice. (Doc. 25.) On September 4, 2020, Defendants re-filed their motion to stay discovery. (Doc. 20 34). Plaintiff opposes the stay. (See Doc. 36 at 20-34.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ 21 request for a stay is GRANTED. 22 I. Relevant Background 23 Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on April 13, 2020, asserting six claims for relief against the 24 Defendants, which derive from a lapsed insurance policy on the life of Plaintiff’s late husband, Danny 25 Allen. (See generally Doc. 1). Plaintiff seeks to collect the death proceeds under the insurance policy 26 as the…