Whitman v. Whitman et al

Filing 24

ENTRY AND ORDER granting 3 Motion for Joinder. Signed by Judge Thomas M. Rose on 12-27-2017. (de)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
BRUCE B. WHITMAN,

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Case No. 1:17-CV-00667
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Plaintiff,
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Judge Thomas M. Rose
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v.
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ESTATE OF ROY W. WHITMAN,
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ESTHER WHITMAN, EXTRX., et al.,
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Defendants.
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ENTRY AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT ALLIANZ LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA’S MOTION TO
JOIN INDISPENSABLE PARTIES (DOC. 3)
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This case is before the Court on the Motion to Join Indispensable Parties (Doc. 3)
filed by Defendant Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz”).
Allianz moves the Court for an order joining Laura Whitman (“Laura”) and Joy P.
Whitman (“Joy”) as parties to this lawsuit pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 19. In addition to
serving the parties, Allianz served copies of its Motion on Laura and Joy. Neither the
current parties nor Laura and Joy have opposed Allianz’s Motion, and the time do so
has expired. As Laura and Joy are indispensable parties and their joinder is proper
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 19, the Court hereby GRANTS the Motion to Join Indispensable
Parties (Doc. 3).
DONE and ORDERED in Dayton, Ohio, this Wednesday, December 27, 2017.
s/Thomas M. Rose
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THOMAS M. ROSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE