Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. M.E.C. et al

Filing 19

ORDER that 17 joint motion to pay funds into the court is granted to the extent that plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is to deposit with the court the policy amount ($ 120,000) plus any applicable interest due under the terms of the life insurance plan; that Honorable Andrew Salser, Mountain Brook Center, 2700 U.S. Highway 280, Suite 210, Birmingham, Alabama, 35223, is appointed guardian ad litem to represent the minor defendant, M.E.C.; that the court reserves the questio n of who to pay the expenses of the guardian ad litem and also on whether the proposed settlement is fair until a hearing has been held on the matter. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/7/2012. (cc, ) Modified on 6/7/2012 to reflect that a copy of this order was mailed to Andrew Salser, guardian ad litem (cc, ).

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
M.E.C. (a minor) and
MIKKI D. BRASHER,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:12cv306-MHT
(WO)

ORDER
Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company filed
this interpleader action pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 22 against defendants M.E.C. (a minor
child)

and

determine

Mikki
between

D.

Brasher

themselves

seeking
who

beneficiary of a life-insurance policy.

to

is

have
the

them

proper

This lawsuit is

now before the court on a joint motion to pay funds into
the court.

In light of representations made during an

on-the-record conference call held on June 6, 2012, it is
ORDERED that:

(1) The joint motion to pay funds into the court
(Doc. No. 17) is granted to the extent that plaintiff
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is to deposit with
the

court

the

policy

amount

($

120,000)

plus

any

applicable interest due under the terms of the lifeinsurance plan.
(2) Honorable Andrew Salser, Mountain Brook Center,
2700 U.S. Highway 280, Suite 210, Birmingham, Alabama,
35223, is appointed guardian ad litem to represent the
minor defendant, M.E.C.
(3) The court reserves the question of who to pay the
expenses of the guardian ad litem.

The court also

reserves judgment on whether the proposed settlement is
fair until a hearing has been held on the matter.
DONE, this the 7th day of June, 2012.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE