Allen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

On August 27, 2020, the Court denied Defendants’ previous motion to stay discovery without prejudice. (Doc. 25.) On September 4, 2020, Defendants re-filed their motion to stay discovery. (Doc. 34). Plaintiff opposes the stay. (See Doc. 36 at 20-34.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ request for a stay is GRANTED. 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 insurance policy as the…