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Parties Involved:
Federated Life Insurance Company
Counter Claimant
Keith Warkentin
Counter Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEITH WARKENTIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

FEDERATED LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:10-cv-00221-SAB

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

ON NEW CASE LAW

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

On December 2, 2014, this action was remanded by the Ninth Circuit for this Court to 

consider whether Plaintiff had exhibited excusable neglect in filing his late opposition to 

Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and for consideration of the motion for summary 

judgment applying the correct fraud standard. At the direction of the Court, the parties filed 

briefing on the issues identified in the remand order; and the Court held oral argument on April 

8, 2014. 

On March 18, 2015, Plaintiff filed a notice of supplemental authority. The issue of 

whether subsequent authority should be addressed was discussed at the April 18, 2014. Based on 

the discussion, the Court shall provide the parties the opportunity to brief any new relevant case 

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law since the time that the motion for summary judgment was originally submitted for decision 

on March 23, 2012. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall file a brief addressing the application of new case law to this action 

on or before April 15, 2015; 

2. Defendant shall file a reply brief on or before April 22, 2015; and

3. Absent notice from the parties of other relevant authority that should be 

addressed, the matter shall be considered submitted upon the filing of Defendant’s 

reply brief.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 8, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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