Opinion
1:20-cv-00652-ADA-SAB
10-02-2023
SUSAN L. HOLLAND-HEWITT, Plaintiff, v. ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE MOTION IN PART, CONTINUING HEARING ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION, AND SETTING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE
(ECF Nos. 98, 102, 104, 105)
A second hearing on Plaintiff's motion for class certification has been continued to October 4, 2023. (ECF No. 98.) On October 2, 2023, Defendant filed an ex parte motion to vacate the hearing and order the parties to submit a joint status report, in light of the suggestion of death filed by Plaintiff. (ECF No. 102.) On October 2, 2023, the Court held a hearing on the ex parte motion. (ECF Nos. 104, 105.) Alex Tomasevic appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. Katherine Villanueva, Glenn Merten, and Susan Ly, appeared on behalf of Defendant. Pursuant to the matters discussed at the hearing, the Court finds good cause to continue the hearing date on the motion for class certification, and set a schedule for supplemental briefing.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendant's ex parte motion (ECF No. 102) is GRANTED IN PART;
2. The hearing on Plaintiff's motion for class certification is CONTINUED from October 4, 2023, to November 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 9;
3. The parties shall file any initial supplemental briefing on or before October 16, 2023;and
4. The parties shall file any reply supplemental briefing on or before October 30, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED.