Wall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Filing 15

Order for Met Life to file, by 8/12/2011, a motion for interpleader, supported by legal authority as appropriate. Plaintiff Micah Wall is directed to file, by 8/12/2011, a motion for the appointment of a guardian ad litem as further set out. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sonja F. Bivins on 8/1/2011. copies to parties. (sdb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

MICHAH J. WALL,
Plaintiff,
VS.
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.

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ORDER

This case is before the Court on the parties’ Rule 26(f)
report

(Doc.

14).

In

the

report,

Defendant

Metropolitan

Life

Insurance Company (hereinafter “Met Life”) asserts that it is a
“mere

stakeholder”

in

this

action

and

requests

permission

to

deposit insurance funds, plus any applicable interest, due and
owing

under

the

insurance

policy

at

issue

into

the

Court

registry, and to have the Court determine to whom the benefits
should be paid. In light of said assertions, Met Life is directed
to file, on or before August 12, 2011, a motion for interpleader,
supported by legal authority as appropriate.
Additionally, in the report, Plaintiff Micah Wall requests
the appointment of a guardian ad litem for her minor children,
V.R.E and W.C.E.

Both have been named as Third Party Defendants

in this action. In light of said request, Plaintiff Micah Wall is

directed to file, on or before August 12, 2011, a motion for the
appointment of a guardian ad litem, supported by legal authority
as appropriate.
DONE this the 1st day of August, 2011.
/S/SONJA F. BIVINS________
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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