SILVA v. FORTIS BENEFITS INS. CO.

No. 05 C 3340.

437 F.Supp.2d 819 (2006)

Kristen SILVA, Plaintiff, v. FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

July 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Brenner, Northbrook, IL, Barry B. Berk, Law Offices of Barry B. Berk, Highland Park, IL, for Plaintiff.

Brianne M. Gruszka, Ian H. Morrison, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL, Leigh M. Chiles, S. Russell Headrick, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Memphis, TN, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION

Union Security Insurance Company ("USIC"), formerly known as Fortis Benefits Insurance Company ("Fortis"), moves for a protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, precluding plaintiffs discovery requests for the production of documents, interrogatories, request for admission of facts and...

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