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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KATHRYN A. BJORKLUN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT

INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 10-00094 JSW

ORDER DENYING OBJECTION

TO DISCOVERY ORDER 

Now before the Court is the objection filed by Defendants to Magistrate Judge James’

Discovery Order dated August 11, 2010 (the “Discovery Order”). Having carefully reviewed

the objection and considered Plaintiff’s arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good

cause appearing, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiff’s objection and AFFIRMS the Discovery

Order.

The District Court may modify or set aside any portion of a magistrate’s ruling on nondispositive pre-trial motions found to be “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” Fed. R. Civ. P.

72(a); see also, e.g., Grimes v. City and County of San Francisco, 951 F.2d 236, 241 (9th Cir.

1991). A ruling is clearly erroneous if the reviewing court, after considering the evidence, is

left with the “definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” United States v.

U.S. Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 395 (1948).

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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After a careful review of the Discovery Order, this Court finds that the Judge James’

ruling was not clearly erroneous or contrary to law. Therefore, this Court DENIES Defendants’

motion for relief and AFFIRMS the Discovery Order dated August 11, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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