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 Defendant Lincoln Benefit Life Company moves to rescind and to stay this action pending 18 resolution of defendant’s Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) petition to the Ninth Circuit. For 19 the reasons below, the court construes the motion to rescind as a motion for reconsideration under 20 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) and Local Rule 230(j) and denies the motion. The court also denies the motion to stay. 22 I. BACKGROUND This case involves the termination of a life insurance policy. The court has discussed the 24 background of this case in its prior order and incorporates that discussion by reference here. See 25 Prior Order, ECF No. 77. On April 18, 2023, the court granted plaintiff Deana Farley’s motion 26 for class certification under Federal Rule of Civil…