Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company v. Brown et al

Filing 115

ORDERED: The parties' Joint Motion to Disburse Money from the Court's Registry and Dismiss with Prejudice (Doc. 114) is GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to disburse the remaining interpleaded funds--which are proceeds of Certificate No . 303251--held in the Court's Registry. The interpleaded funds should be sent by check payable to the Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Trust Account f/b/o Susan A. Brown. The check should be for $694,080.42 (calculating any inte rest and fees). The check should be mailed to this address: Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Trust Account f/b/o Susan A. Brown, Attn: C. Richard Mancini, Esq., 3451 Bonita Bay Blvd., Suite 206, Bonita Springs, Florida 34134. Once the int erpleaded funds are disbursed, this action is DISMISSED with prejudice and with each side to bear its own attorney's fees and costs. After disbursing the interpleaded funds, the Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment, deny all pending motions as moot, terminate any deadlines, and close the case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/6/2022. (AEH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No.: 2:20-cv-705-SPC-MRM

SUSAN A. BROWN,
Defendant/Cross-Claimant,
v.
PAUL BROWN, individually and as
personal representative of Alfred B.
Brown’s estate, MARK BROWN,
WARREN BROWN, and STEPHEN
BROWN,
Defendants/Cross-Defendants.
/
ORDER1
Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Disburse Money and
Dismiss (Doc. 114).

Because the probate court approved the parties’

settlement, the Court grants the Motion, disburses the money, and dismisses
the action. See 28 U.S.C. § 2361; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii).

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Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The parties’ Joint Motion to Disburse Money from the Court’s
Registry and Dismiss with Prejudice (Doc. 114) is GRANTED.
2. The Clerk is DIRECTED to disburse the remaining interpleaded
funds—which are proceeds of Certificate No. 303251—held in the
Court’s Registry.
a. The interpleaded funds should be sent by check payable to the
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Trust
Account f/b/o Susan A. Brown.
b. The check should be for $694,080.42 (calculating any
interest and fees).
c. The check should be mailed to this address: Henderson,
Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Trust Account f/b/o Susan
A. Brown, Attn: C. Richard Mancini, Esq., 3451 Bonita
Bay Blvd., Suite 206, Bonita Springs, Florida 34134.
3. Once the interpleaded funds

are disbursed, this

action is

DISMISSED with prejudice and with each side to bear its own
attorney’s fees and costs.

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4. After disbursing the interpleaded funds, the Clerk is DIRECTED to
enter judgment, deny all pending motions as moot, terminate any
deadlines, and close the case.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on May 6, 2022.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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