Hall et al v. Hall et al

Filing 32

ORDER AUTHORIZING INTERPLEADER DISBURSEMENT. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: The Clerk of the Court shall withdraw and deduct from the investment of the Funds the authorized fee from the earned income, as authorized by the Judicial Conference and set by the D irector of the Administrative Office; The remaining Funds in the Disputed Ownership Fund in the Court Registry Investment System shall be disbursed by the Clerk of the Court as follows: $201,750 to counsel for plaintiffs pursuant to the followi ng ACH information as further set forth in this Order. Any remaining amount of the interpleaded amount including any remaining interest shall be distributed to plaintiffs and defendant Donna Hall at the ACH information above in the following propor tions: 75% to plaintiffs and 25% to defendant Donna Hall; Upon the withdrawal and disbursement of the funds set forth above, this action in its entirety is dismissed with prejudice, without costs and fees to any party, and the Clerk of the Court shall close this action.SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 6/4/24) (yv) Transmission to Finance Unit (Cashiers) for processing.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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JOHN E. HALL, individually and as Administrator
of the Estate of Scott Hall, NANCY HALLDUNCAN and JEFFREY REESE HALL,
Plaintiffs,
-against-

ORDER AUTHORIZING
INTERPLEADER
DISBURSEMENT
22CV10129
(KMK)

DONNA HALL, CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK, LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, and CBRE
SERVICES, INC.,
Defendants.
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KENNETH M. KARAS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE:
WHEREAS, on or about November 13, 2023, pursuant to the stipulation and
order of October 17, 2023, defendant Life Insurance Company of North America
(“LINA”) deposited the sum of $269,000 in the Disputed Ownership Fund of the Court
Registry Investment System (the “Funds”);
WHEREAS, upon such deposit pursuant to the stipulation and order of October
17, 2023, defendants LINA, CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York, and CBRE,
were dismissed from the action without costs or fees to any party;
WHEREAS, on or about May 7, 2024, the remaining defendant Donna Hall
reached a settlement with the plaintiffs concerning the action and release of the Funds
held in the CRIS, consistent with the terms of this Order;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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Upon the withdrawal and disbursement of the funds set forth above, this

action in its entirety is dismissed with prejudice, without costs and fees to any party, and
the Clerk of the Court shall close this action.

SO ORDERED

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Date: June 4, 2024

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