Mcgaughey et al v. Lincoln Financial Group & Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Filing 17

ORDER dismissing this action with prejudice re 16 Stipulation of Dismissal. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 10/22/15. (bcw)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

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LAUREN E. MOGAUGHEY and ALAN
S. RUBIN, as Guardians of
Zachary McGaughey,

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Plaintiffs,
CASE NO. CV415-142

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LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

ORDER
Before the Court is the parties' Stipulation of
Dismissal With Prejudice. (Doc. 16.) On August 27, 2015,
the parties filed a Joint Motion for Approval of
Settlement. (Doc. 14.) Because Zachary McGaughey is a
minor, the Court was required to approve any settlement of
claims brought on his behalf. S.D. Ga. L.R. 17.1 (requiring
representatives of minors to provide the Court with
information concerning settlement and obtain Court
approval) . The Court approved the settlement on September
1, 2015. (Doc. 15.) As a result, the parties were granted
permission to stipulate to the dismissal of this case
according to the terms of the proposed settlement
agreement.
Pursuant

to

Federal

Rule

of

Civil

Procedure

41(a) (1) (A) (ii), a plaintiff may dismiss an action by

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filing "a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties
who have appeared." As requested by the parties, this
action is

DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE

and each party shall

bear its own costs and attorney's fees. The Clerk of Court
is DIRECTED to close this case.
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SO ORDERED this2j_day of October 2015.

WILLIAM T. MOORE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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