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Parties Involved:
Cigna Corporation
Defendant
Canaan Gresham
Plaintiff
Carole Gresham
Plaintiff
Hannah Gresham
Plaintiff
Tamara Gresham
Plaintiff
Life Insurance Company of North America
Defendant

Document Text:

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

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Phillip A. Cooke SBN 37115 

Law Offices of Phillip A. Cooke 

1215 Plumas Street, Suite 1800 

Yuba City, CA 95991 

cag@syix.com

Tel: 530.671.1100 

Fax: 530.671.1461 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CAROLE GRESHAM, et al. 

RIMAC MARTIN, P.C. 

ANNA M. MARTIN SBN 154279 

1051 Divisadero Street 

San Francisco, CA 94115 

Telephone: (415) 561-8440 

Facsimile: (415) 561-8430 

Attorneys for Defendants 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA 

and CIGNA CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CAROLE GRESHAM, TAMARA GRESHAM, 

HANNAH GRESHAM BY AND THROUGH 

HER CONSERVATOR, CAROLE GRESHAM, 

AND CANAAN GRESHAM, BY AND 

THROUGH HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, 

CAROLE GRESHAM, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH 

AMERICA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS 

ADMINISTERED BY CIGNA GROUP 

INSURANCE, CIGNA CORP., and DOES 1 to 

30, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:14-cv-01241 MCE EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY 

ACTION PENDING APPEAL OF CLAIM 

FOR BENEFITS UNDER ERISA 

 Whereas this action is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

(“ERISA”); 

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ELLIS 

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WEST LLP

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Whereas Plaintiffs have submitted an appeal of LINA’s initial decision; 

 Whereas LINA is considering Plaintiffs’ appeal and will issue a decision after appeal; 

Whereas the decision on Plaintiffs’ appeal could make this action unnecessary and/or will 

require Plaintiffs to amend their complaint; 

Based upon the foregoing, the parties hereto through their respective attorneys respectfully 

request: 

1. That this action be stayed for a period of 90 days to allow LINA to perform a review on 

appeal of plaintiffs’ claim for AD&D benefits and issue a decision on the appeal. 

GOOD CASUE exists for this stay as the outcome of the appeal my render this lawsuit 

unnecessary and/or narrow the issues to be resolved by the Court. 

SO STIPULATED. 

RIMAC MARTIN, P.C. 

DATED: July 10, 2014 By: /s/ Anna M. Martin 

ANNA M. MARTIN 

Attorneys for Defendants 

 LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH 

 AMERICA and CIGNA CORPORATION 

LAW OFFICES OF PHILLIP A COOKE 

DATED: July 10, 2014 By: /s/ Phillip A Cooke 

Phillip A. Cooke 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 CAROLE GRESHAM, et al. 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, ECF No. 6, this action is STAYED for a period of 90 (ninety) 

days from the date this order is electronically filed, after which the stay will be automatically lifted. 

The parties’ are ORDERED to file a joint status report 90 (ninety) days from the date this order 

is electronically filed. Failure to do so may be grounds for sanctions and may result in the dismissal of 

this action with prejudice without further notice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: JULY 23, 2014 

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