Boykin v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America et al
Plaintiff: Samuel Boykin
Defendant: UNUM Life Insurance Company of America and Valero Services, Inc. Plan
Case Number: 2:2019cv00137
Filed: January 22, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Presiding Judge: Deborah Barnes
Referring Judge: Troy L Nunley
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 16, 2022 Filing 44 JUDGMENT signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 3/15/2022 in accordance with #41 Order. CASE CLOSED. (Huang, H)
March 1, 2022 Filing 43 NOTICE OF LODGING DOCUMENT(S) ELECTRONICALLY by Samuel Boykin: Notice of Lodging [Proposed] Judgment. (Attachments: #1 [Proposed] Judgement)(Horrow, Michael)
February 15, 2022 Filing 42 MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy M. Krueger for District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 2/15/2022: The parties shall meet and confer as soon as practicable and shall provide the Court with an accounting to determine the amounts owed to Plaintiff in a Proposed Judgment to be filed within fourteen (14) days of entry of the Court's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (ECF No. #41 ). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Krueger, M)
February 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 2/15/2022 REMANDING CASE to Unum for the limited purposes of enabling Unum to determine whether Plaintiff is entitled to benefits under the "any gainful occupation" standard. (Coll, A)
October 1, 2021 Filing 40 DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Charles Kelechi Chineduh for UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, attorney Sevana Babooian and Linda M. Lawson terminated (Chineduh, Charles)
September 29, 2021 Filing 39 MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy M. Krueger for District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 9/29/2021: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's filing concerning the pending Cross-Motions for Judgment (ECF No. #38 ). The Court's heavy caseload has made the submission times for pending motions longer than is customary. Please be assured that the Court is cognizant of the fact that this matter is still pending, and hopes to have its decision filed as quickly as possible. (Text Only Entry) (Krueger, M)
September 28, 2021 Filing 38 REQUEST for RULING on #28 #29 Parties' Cross-Motions For Judgment by Samuel Boykin . (Calvert, Scott) Modified on 9/29/2021 (Benson, A.).
August 21, 2020 Filing 37 RESPONSE by Samuel Boykin to #36 Objections. (Petti, Russell)
August 18, 2020 Filing 36 OBJECTIONS and REQUEST to STRIKE Request for Judicial Notice (ECF 34-1) by Defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America . (Chineduh, Charles) Modified on 8/18/2020 (York, M).
August 10, 2020 Filing 35 REPLY by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America to RESPONSE to #29 Motion for Judgment. (Chineduh, Charles)
August 10, 2020 Filing 34 REPLY by Samuel Boykin to RESPONSE to #28 Motion for Judgment. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice)(Petti, Russell)
August 4, 2020 Filing 33 MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy M. Krueger for District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 8/4/2020: On the Court's own motion, the parties' Cross-Motions for Judgment (ECF Nos. #28 and #29 ) are hereby SUBMITTED without oral argument. Accordingly, the hearing date of 8/17/2020 is VACATED. If the Court determines that oral argument is necessary, it will be scheduled at a later date. The parties may still file their reply briefs by 8/10/2020. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Krueger, M)
August 3, 2020 Filing 32 OPPOSITION by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America to #28 Motion for Judgment. (Chineduh, Charles)
August 3, 2020 Filing 31 OPPOSITION by Samuel Boykin to #29 Motion for Judgment. (Petti, Russell)
August 3, 2020 Filing 30 DESIGNATION of COUNSEL by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. Attorney Blohm, Nicole Y. added, Anna Maria Martin terminated. (Blohm, Nicole) Modified on 8/4/2020 (Zignago, K.).
July 13, 2020 Filing 29 MOTION for JUDGMENT by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. Motion Hearing set for 8/17/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 2 (TLN) before District Judge Troy L. Nunley. (Chineduh, Charles) Modified on 7/14/2020 (Krueger, M).
July 13, 2020 Filing 28 OPENING TRIAL MEMORANDUM/MOTION for JUDGMENT by Samuel Boykin. Motion Hearing set for 8/17/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 2 (TLN) before District Judge Troy L. Nunley (Petti, Russell) Modified on 7/14/2020 (Krueger, M).
June 27, 2020 Filing 27 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Russell G. Petti on behalf of Samuel Boykin. Attorney Petti, Russell G. added. (Petti, Russell)
June 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 6/11/2020 ORDERING Cross-Motions filed by 7/13/2020. Opposition to Motion due by 8/3/2020, Replies, if any, by 8/10/2020, and Bench Trial Reset for 8/17/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 2 (TLN) before District Judge Troy L. Nunley.(Reader, L)
June 10, 2020 Filing 25 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER to continue briefing dates. re #23 Order by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Chineduh, Charles) Modified on 6/12/2020 (Reader, L).
January 28, 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT of #24 disc of admin record from Charles Chineduh. Routed to chambers. (Text only entry) (Benson, A.)
January 27, 2020 Filing 24 NOTICE OF LODGING DOCUMENT(S) ELECTRONICALLY by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America: Administrative Record. (Attachments: #1 Part 1 of Administrative Record, #2 Part 2 of Administrative Record, #3 Part 3 of Administrative Record, #4 Part 4 of Administrative Record, #5 Part 5 of Administrative Record, #6 Part 6 of Administrative Record, #7 Part 7 of Administrative Record, #8 Part 8 of Administrative Record, #9 Part 9 of Administrative Record, #10 Part 10 of Administrative Record, #11 Part 11 of Administrative Record, #12 Part 12 of Administrative Record, #13 LTD Policy)(Chineduh, Charles)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 1/22/2020 GRANTING #22 Stipulation and ORDERING the briefing schedule as follows: Cross-Motions for Judgment due 6/22/2020, Oppositions due 7/13/2020, and Replies due 7/20/2020. All other dates and deadlines in this matter shall remain the same. (Huang, H)
January 22, 2020 Filing 22 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER for Setting a Trial Briefing Schedule by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Chineduh, Charles)
January 9, 2020 Filing 21 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Charles Kelechi Chineduh on behalf of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. Attorney Chineduh, Charles Kelechi added. (Chineduh, Charles)
November 22, 2019 Filing 20 MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy M. Krueger for District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 11/22/2019: The Court has reviewed the parties' Stipulation to Advance the Bench Trial date to June 2020 (ECF No. #19 ). Due to the Court's trial calendar, the Bench Trial is hereby RESET for 7/27/2020 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 2 (TLN) before District Judge Troy L. Nunley. All other dates in the Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order (ECF No. #15 ) shall remain the same. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Krueger, M)
November 20, 2019 Filing 19 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER Advancing Case Deadlines by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Martin, Anna) Modified on 11/21/2019 (Huang, H).
November 4, 2019 Filing 18 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Anna M. Martin on behalf of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. Attorney Martin, Anna M. added. (Martin, Anna)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 10/28/2019. Pursuant to the parties' Joint Stipulation Re Standard of Review and applicable law, the Court hereby orders that the de novo standard of review shall be applied in this matter.(Becknal, R)
October 3, 2019 Filing 16 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER for Standard of Review by Samuel Boykin. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Horrow, Michael)
March 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 3/26/2019: Discovery due by 11/25/2019. Defendants shall provide Plaintiff a copy of the entire administrative record 60 days of the date of this Pretrial Scheduling Order. The filing of the written administrative record shall be filed not later than 1/27/2020. All dispositive motions, except motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications, shall be heard no later than 5/28/2020. The Court GRANTS the parties request to waive the Pretrial Conference. Bench Trial for consideration of the parties cross-motions for judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52 SET for 9/28/2020, at 09:00 AM, in Courtroom 2 (TLN), before District Judge Troy L. Nunley. The parties estimate a court trial length of approximately 2 hours. objections due within 14 calendar days of service of this Order. (York, M)
March 22, 2019 Filing 14 ANSWER by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. Attorney Lawson, Linda M. added.(Lawson, Linda)
February 21, 2019 Filing 13 JOINT STATEMENT re Case Subject to ERISA by Defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America re #5 Civil New Case Documents for TLN. (Babooian, Sevana)
February 13, 2019 Filing 12 STIPULATION to Extend Time to Respond to #1 Complaint by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. (Babooian, Sevana) Modified on 2/14/2019 (Coll, A).
February 12, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. (Babooian, Sevana)
February 8, 2019 Filing 10 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED: Valero Services, Inc. Plan served on 2/4/2019, answer due 2/25/2019. (Horrow, Michael)
February 8, 2019 Filing 9 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED: UNUM Life Insurance Company of America served on 2/4/2019, answer due 2/25/2019. (Horrow, Michael)
February 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 2/7/2019 DISMISSING Valero Services, Inc. Plan from this action without prejudice. Unum Life shall remain the only named defendant in this case. (Huang, H)
February 5, 2019 Filing 7 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER for Dismissal of Valero Services, Inc. Plan by UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. Attorney Babooian, Sevana added. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Babooian, Sevana)
January 23, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Scott E Calvert on behalf of Samuel Boykin. Attorney Calvert, Scott E added. (Calvert, Scott)
January 23, 2019 Filing 5 CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; (Attachments: #1 Consent Form, #2 VDRP) (Coll, A)
January 23, 2019 Filing 4 SUMMONS ISSUED as to *UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, Valero Services, Inc. Plan* with answer to complaint due within *21* days. Attorney *Michael Brian Horrow* *Donahue & Horrow LLP* *1960 E. Grand Avenue Suite 1215* *El Segundo, CA 90245*. (Coll, A)
January 22, 2019 Filing 3 NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Samuel Boykin. (Horrow, Michael)
January 22, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Samuel Boykin (Horrow, Michael)
January 22, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants by Samuel Boykin. Attorney Horrow, Michael Brian added. (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0972-8072334) (Horrow, Michael)

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Plaintiff: Samuel Boykin
Represented By: Scott E. Calvert
Represented By: Michael Brian Horrow
Represented By: Russell G. Petti
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Defendant: UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
Represented By: Sevana Babooian
Represented By: Linda M. Lawson
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Represented By: Charles Kelechi Chineduh
Represented By: Nicole Y Blohm
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