Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company v. Wall et al

Filing 13

AGREED ORDER as set forth. Signed by Honorable Robert T. Dawson on July 18, 2012. (rw)

IN TI{E UNITED STATBSDISTRICT COUITT
WIISTEIIN DISTRICT OF AIIKANSAS
DIVISION
HOI] SIIRINGS
NATIONWIDI LIFE AND ANNUITY
INSURANCECOMPANY,formerly
NATIONWIDE LIFA AND ANNUITY
COMPANY OF AMEIIICA, formerly
PROVIDBNTMUTUALLIFE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMtrIIICA

PLAINTIFF

CASENO. r2-60s8

V.

.IOEL P. WALL, in his capacity as
the Trusteeof The ClcvclandS. Smith
RevocableTrust; SI{ERRY LYNN SMITH,
individually and in her Capacityas
Administrator of the Estateof ClevclandS. Smith;
CLEVBLAND JACOII "NERO" SMITH, individually

DBFIiNDANTS

oRpER
a-GBD,rp
Ilending before the Court is PlaintilT Nationwide Lif'e and Annuity Insurance
Company's ("Nationwide's") Motion to Interplead Funds. [Doc. # 8].

Separate

Del'endants
Sherry Lynn Smith and Cleveland Jacob "Nero" Smith have lesponded.
Defendant
and
Joel P. Wall did not lile a response, his time
[Doc. # 9 and # l0]. Separate
for doingso hasexpired.
the
Nationwideis herebygiven permission intcrplead Policy proceeds,
to
minus its
attorneys' fees and costs as describedbelow, into the registry of the Court. When
Nationwidedeposits
this sum into the registryof the Court,the Court shall enteran Order
dismissing
Nationwidefi'om this actionwith pre.judice.Each of the partiesto this action
will be hencelblthbarredliom proceeding
against
furtheror institutingany type o1'action

with the Policy at issuein this
Nationwideto ohtain any monsy or benefitsassociated
4,3I5,309.
PolicyNumber
lawsuit,

fbr
awarded
is
$7,548.02
Nationrvide hereby

witlt this
associated
and co.sts

matlef.
plus applicable
T'heClerk is herebydirectedto receivethe sum of $2,809,857.66,
in
and costs,fi'onrNationwideanclto depositthat sum into
interest,
minus $7,541t.02 f'ees
accountpending f'urtherordersliom the Coutt'
an interest-bearing

tttis
Il'lS So ORDERED l}fraay of

DIS' il{lcl'JUDC}I

AND AGRI]IID:
APPROVIID

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Ark. Ilar No. 76

['.O.Box6426
Arkansas71902
I{ot Springs,
( 5 0 1 )6 2 4 - 7 7 1 0
Attorneyfor Sherry Lynn Smith, individually
and in her Capacityas Administrator of the
Estateof ClevelandS. Smith

CHRISR. JOHNSON,CIeTk

By

Clerk
DePutY

t

Campbell
No" 77023
200€pring Sueet,Suite200
Hot Springs,
Arkansas7290L
"Nero"
Attorneyfor Cleveland
Jacob
Smilh

JeffreyL. Spillyards

Ark.BarNo.2004159
MITC}IELL,WILLIAMS,SFLIG,
GATES WOODYARD,
&
P.L.L.C.

425 WestCapitolAve., Suitelg00
Little Rock,Arkansas
72ZOT
(s01)688-8800
j spillyards@nw law.com
Auorneys Nattomvide
Ltfe
for
And AnnuiryfnsuranceCompany

No,75071
KIDD & RYAN
Street
l3 WestSecond
72201
Little Rock,Arkansas
(501)
375-ee01
Attorneysfor Joel P. I(all,
in his capacity as the Trustee
of The Cleveland S, Smith
RevocableTrust