Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 5

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 2/26/10 ORDERING that the pltf show cause as to why this matter should not be transferred to the Fresno Division no later than 3/5/2010. (Manzer, C)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Through the present action, Plaintiff Terri Miller seeks to obtain long term disability benefits under an employee welfare benefit plan established by her employer, Defendant Quebecor World, and issued by Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Plaintiff contends her disability benefits were v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; QUEBECOR WORLD LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendants. ----oo0oo---TERRI MILLER, No. 2:10-cv-00369-MCE-EFB Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA improperly terminated and she seeks both reinstatement of those benefits and the payment of past benefits she claims she should have received. /// /// 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff's lawsuit was commenced on February 11, 2010 in the Sacramento Division of this Court. The Complaint indicates that Plaintiff is a resident of Merced County, California, and while the Complaint is silent with respect to Defendant Quebecor World's location, it appears likely that Plaintiff worked for Quebecor World in Merced County. Merced County is part of the Fresno Division of the United States Court for the Eastern District of California. Rule 120(d). See Local Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), any civil action which has not been commenced in the proper court may, on the Court's own motion, be transferred to the proper division. Because the Court suspects that all actions relevant to this lawsuit occurred within Merced County, intradistrict transfer to Fresno would appear appropriate. Plaintiff is ordered to show Plaintiff is directed cause why such transfer should not occur. to respond to this Order to Show Cause not later than Friday, March 5, 2010. Unless good cause is demonstrated for retaining the case in Sacramento, the Court will order the matter transferred to the Court's Fresno Division without further notice. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 26, 2010 _____________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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