Farley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Deana Farley, No. 2:20-cv-02485-KJM-DB Plaintiff, ORDER v. Lincoln Benefit Life Company, 1S Defendant. 16 This case concerns the lapse and termination of certain life insurance policies. Plaintiff Deana Farley claims defendant Lincoln Benefit Life Company did not comply with California 19 state law regulating the policies. Plaintiff Farley moves for class certification and requests to seal 20 certain information. For the reasons below, the court grants the motion for class certification in part and denies the request to seal. 22 I. BACKGROUND In April 2011, Deana Farley purchased a life insurance policy for her son’s life from 24 Lincoln Benefit Life Company. Compl. §/ 27, ECF No. 1; see Farley Decl. Ex. A, ECF No. 40-2. 25 The policy contained a contractual 61-day grace period and stated defendant would send a written 26 notice “at least 30 days prior to the day coverage…