Nancy DeVries v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NANCY DEVRIES, CASE NO. SA CV 19-01499-DOC-DFM

Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS vs. OF LAW, AND TRIAL ORDER

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

16 Defendant. 17

27 I. INTRODUCTION The parties filed Trial Briefs and Responses in this matter on February 26, 2020 and March 17, 2020, respectively. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Central District of California’s Continuity of Operations Plan, the Court vacated the bench trial scheduled for May 4, 2020 and invited the parties to submit supplemental briefing in lieu of oral argument. See generally Min. Order (Dkt. 34). The parties submitted Supplemental Trial Briefs on May 15, 2020. For convenience, the Court will refer to these documents as “Plaintiff’s Brief” (Dkt. 24), “Plaintiff’s Response” (Dkt. 27), “Plaintiff’s Supplement” (Dkt. 36), “Defendant’s Brief” (Dkt. 23), “Defendant’s Response” (Dkt. 26), and “Defendant’s…