Opinion
21-1184-JAR
11-15-2021
HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. MURRAY NEBERGALL and LESLEY NEBERGALL, Defendants.
ORDER
James P. O'Hara U.S. Magistrate Judge
This is an interpleader action involving distribution of life-insurance benefits under a Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. insurance plan upon the death of former Spirit employee Rory Nebergall (the “Decedent”). The two defendants (the Decedent's ex-wife and father) separately claim entitlement to the benefits. On November 4, 2021, the court ordered defendants to show cause by November 19, 2021, why the court should not appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the Decedent's minor daughter in this action. On November 15, 2021, defendants filed a notice that they had settled the dispute and agree the benefits should be distributed one-third to each of them and one-third to the minor daughter. The notice is silent as to who represented the minor daughter's interests during settlement discussions, leading the court to surmise they were not represented. The 1 court therefore denies defendants' request to “suspend all deadlines in this case” pending dismissal. The November 19, 2021 deadline for responding to the order to show cause remains. 2
ECF No. 16.
ECF No. 19.
Id. at 2.