American Fidelity Assurance Company v. Richard Humphreys et al

Filing 31

ORDER granting 30 Unopposed Motion for Service by Publication by Chief Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Garza. (atc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
AMERICAN FIDELITY
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
v.

CV No. 17-979 GBW/CG

RICHARD HUMPHREYS,
as Personal Representative of the
Estate of George Bernard Humphreys, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
TO SERVE JOHN/JANE DOE DEFENDANTS BY PUBLICATION
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Serve
John/Jane Doe Defendants by Publication, (Doc. 30), filed August 21, 2018. Having
reviewed the motion, noting that it is unopposed, and being otherwise fully advised, the
Court finds that the motion is well-taken and should be GRANTED.
It is therefore ORDERED that Plaintiff may serve the John/Jane Does named in
its First Amended Complaint in Interpleader by publishing the notice attached to its
Motion. (Doc. 30-1). Publication shall be once each week for three (3) consecutive
weeks, in newspapers of general circulation published in Artesia, New Mexico, and
Lubbock, Texas. Plaintiff shall provide proof of such publication, including a copy of the
Summons as published, showing how and when it was executed, to this Court by filing
with the Clerk of this Court an affidavit of such service.

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THE HONORABLE CARMEN E. GARZA
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE