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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

NORTHERN DIVISION

DWIGHT PIPES, individually and as

administrator of the estate of DIANE

PIPES, and EARL LEE PURIFOY, and

on behalf of all others similarly situated 

Plaintiffs

VS. 

LIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMERICA

Defendants

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NO: 1:07CV00035 SWW

ORDER

Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for a joint case management conference and

coordinated discovery in related actions (docket entry #95), Plaintiffs’ response in opposition

(docket entry #99), and Defendant’s reply (docket entry #109). 

Defendant moves for a joint case management conference for the purpose of coordinating

discovery and pretrial scheduling in this case and the following cases pending in the United

States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas: 1) Edison Runyan v.

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Case No.: 6:08-CV-06034 (W.D. Ark.) (Hon. Jimm

Larry Hendren); 2) Vicki Mitchell v. Life Investors Insurance Company of America, Case No.:

4:07-CV-04084 (W.D. Ark.) (Hon. Harry Barnes); 3) Denise J. Adams v. Equity National Life

Insurance Company; Life Investors Insurance Company of America, Case No.: 2:07-CV-00154

(E.D. Ark.) (Hon. Brian Miller). 

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Defendant filed similar motions for coordinated discovery in each of the foregoing cases,

and on September 22, 2008, Judge Miller denied the motion filed in Denise J. Adams v. Equity

National Life Insurance Company; Life Investors, Case No.: 2:07-CV-00154 (E.D. Ark.). The

Court agrees with Judge Miller’s finding that a joint case management conference and

coordinated discovery are unwarranted. Accordingly, the motion (docket entry #95) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2008.

 /s/Susan Webber Wright

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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