American General Life Insurance Company v. Dean

Filing 9

ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff American General Life Insurance Company's Request for Voluntary Dismissal of its Complaint With Prejudice Filed Against Defendant George Dean and Does 1-50 signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 1/13/2015. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)

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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,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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GEORGE DEAN; DOES 1-50,
Defendants

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ORDER ON PLAINTIFF AMERICAN
GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY’S REQUEST FOR
VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ITS
COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE FILED
AGAINST DEFENDANT GEORGE DEAN
and DOES 1 - 50
FRCP Rule 41(a)(1)(A)

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Case No. 1:14-CV-01892-LJO

The Court having considered Plaintiff American General Life Insurance Company’s request,
finds that good cause appears for its request because:
(1)

Defendant Dean has not answered the Complaint;

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(2)

No person or entity has been substituted for DOES 1 – 50;

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(3)

Defendant George Dean disclaimed any and all interest in the life insurance

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benefit from PolicyYME0721292 in December 2014;

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(4)

American General located the contingent beneficiary, Jessica Dean, with the

help of George Dean’s defense attorney;

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ORDER ON PLAINTIFF AMERICAN GENERAL’S REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ITS
COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE FILED AGAINST GEORGE DEAN AND DOES 1 – 50
CASE NO.: 1:14-CV-01892-LJO
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(5)

American General paid the life insurance benefit from policy number

YME0721292 to the contingent beneficiary Jessica Dean on December 24, 2014;

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(6)

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No other life insurance benefits are at issue for Policy YME0721292, and;

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American General agrees to dismiss its lawsuit with prejudice, each side to

bear its own costs and fees.

NOW, THEREFORE, the above captioned action and all related claims and/or crossactions, are hereby dismissed with prejudice, each side to bear its own costs and fees. The Clerk of

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Court is directed to CLOSE THIS CASE.

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SO ORDERED
Dated: January 13, 2015

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/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
United States District Judge

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ORDER ON PLAINTIFF AMERICAN GENERAL’S REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ITS
COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE FILED AGAINST GEORGE DEAN AND DOES 1 – 50
CASE NO.: 1:14-CV-01892-LJO 2
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