American General Life Insurance Company v. Dean

Filing 7

ORDER on Motion 6 by Plaintiff American General Life Insurance Company to Deposit Life Insurance Money in Interpleader; Request the Court Deposit Funds in Interest-Bearing Account, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 12/1/14. (Gonzalez, R)

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MICHAEL K. BRISBIN (SBN 169495)
WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,
EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
525 Market Street, 17th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94105-2725
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.434.1370
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
GEORGE DEAN; DOES 1-50,

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Defendants
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) Case No. 1d:14-CV-01892-LJO
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) ORDER ON MOTION BY PLAINTIFF
) AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE
) INSURANCE COMPANY TO
) DEPOSIT LIFE INSURANCE
) MONEY IN INTERPLEADER;
) REQUEST THE COURT DEPOSIT
) FUNDS IN INTEREST-BEARING
) ACCOUNT
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On November 26, 2014, plaintiff American General Life Insurance Company (“American

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General”) filed a complaint in interpleader. On December 1, 2014, American General also filed a

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Motion to deposit life insurance money in interpleader. The sum to be deposited with this Court is

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$200,000, plus accrued interest. This sum represents the life insurance benefit payable under

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American General life insurance Policy YME0721292 following the death of Jonathan Dean.

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American General cannot determine to whom the life insurance benefit is payable due to the arrest of

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the primary beneficiary in connection with the murder of Jonathan Dean.

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Good cause appearing, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:

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ORDER ON MOTION TO DEPOSIT
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(1)

American General is authorized to deposit the sum of $200,000, plus accrued

interest, with the United States District Court, Eastern District, no later than thirty days from the
date of this order.
(2)

The Clerk of this Court shall deposit the sum of $200,000, plus accrued interest,

into an interest-bearing account until such time as the Court makes its order directing disbursement
and distribution of these funds.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 1, 2014

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER ON MOTION TO DEPOSIT
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