Allstate Life Insurance Company et al v. Williams et al

Filing 50

ORDER granting to the extent stated in the Order 43 Defendants' motion to enforce the settlement and for expedited ruling as amended at the hearing. Signed by Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens on 4/26/2016. (AR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
OCALA DIVISION
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY and LINCOLN BENEFIT
LIFE COMPANY,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No: 5:15-cv-52-Oc-28PRL

KIMBERLY WILLIAMS, STEPHANIE
SHORT and JOHN DOE
Defendants.

ORDER
Pursuant to prior notice, the undersigned conducted a telephonic hearing in this case
regarding Defendants Kimberly Williams and Stephanie Short’s Motion to Enforce the Settlement
and for Expedited Ruling (Doc. 43). During the course of the hearing, Defendants orally amended
their motion and requested that the Court enter an order expressly authorizing Defendant Kimberly
Williams to execute releases settling this matter on behalf of her interested minor children.
Plaintiffs and the previously appointed Guardian Ad Litem, Mr. DeBevoise, joined in the amended
request for relief.
As the undersigned observed during the hearing, acting in his capacity as court appointed
Guardian Ad Litem, Mr. DeBevoise reviewed the terms of the proposed settlement and found it
reasonable and in the best interests of the minor children. Indeed, the District Judge considered
the proposed settlement, including Mr. DeBevoise’s report, and approved the settlement as
reasonable and in the best interests of the minor children. (Doc. 42).

Accordingly, upon due consideration, Defendants’ motion (Doc. 43) as amended during
the hearing is GRANTED insofar as Defendant Kimberly Williams is hereby expressly authorized
to execute any and all releases, and to enter into any and all settlement agreements necessary to
resolve this matter on behalf of her minor children, and she shall not be deemed disqualified to do
so due to any actual or possible conflict of interest between herself and her minor children.
DONE and ORDERED in Ocala, Florida on April 26, 2016.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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