Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Lee et al

Filing 35

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 34 ; granting motion for entry of default judgment as to Defendant Renee Blanke 32 ; Default Judgment to issue; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 1:18-cv-152
v.
HON. JANET T. NEFF
EVIE LEE, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER
This is a civil action. Defendant Evie Lee filed a Motion for Entry of Default Judgment as
to Defendant Renee Blanke (ECF No. 32). The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who
issued a Report and Recommendation on July 12, 2018, recommending that Defendant Lee’s
motion be granted, default judgment be entered against Defendant Renee Blanke, and Defendant
Blanke’s interest in the life insurance proceeds that form the basis for this action be terminated.
The Report and Recommendation was duly served. No objections have been filed. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1). Accordingly:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 34) is
APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Entry of Default Judgment as to
Defendant Renee Blanke (ECF No. 32) is GRANTED for the reasons stated in the Report and
Recommendation.

A Default Judgment consistent with this Order will issue.

Dated: August 1, 2018

/s/ Janet T. Neff
JANET T. NEFF
United States District Judge

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