Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Morales et al

Filing 28

ORDER GRANTING re 25 Letter filed by Huguette Cuadra Tijerino, A.M., C.M. for Ms. Cuadra's personal appearance be waived at the settlement conference on 11/18/13 at 9:30 AM before Judge Spero. Signed by Judge Joseph C.Spero on 10/25/13. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/25/2013)

RICHARD JOHNSTON
Attorney at Law
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Santa Rosa, California 95401
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Hon. Joseph C. Spero
United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court, Northern District of California
Courtroom G, 19th Floor
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102
Re:

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Morales
Case no CV-13-3058-WHA

Dear Judge Spero:
The referenced matter has been assigned to you by Judge Alsup for a
settlement conference, to be held either November 4 or November 18. I represent
Huguette Alejandra Cuadra Tijerino (Ms. Cuadra), the natural mother of the
defendant minor children designated as A.M. and C.M. Judge Alsup has appointed
Ms. Cuadra guardian ad litum for A.M. and C.M. in this matter.
A.M. and C.M. are claimants to the interpleaded proceeds of the life
insurance policy that is the subject matter of this action; defendant Iliana Morales
asserts an adverse interest to the same insurance proceeds.
I write to request leave for Ms. Cuadra to appear at the settlement conference
telephonically. Ms. Cuadra, A.M. and C.M. all live in Fishers, Indiana, a suburb of
Indianapolis. The stakes involved in the underlying dispute between Ms. Morales
and the minor children amount to no more than approximately $44,000. I
respectfully suggest these stakes do not justify requiring Ms. Cuadra, who did not
select the Northern District of California as the venue for this matter, to travel to
San Francisco for this settlement conference. I am very confident, and can assure
the court, that her participation by telephone would be every bit as effective for
present purposes as her personal appearance would be.
Please advise if you would like further input from me on this question.
Thank you very much.

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