Opinion
2:22-cv-00894-MMD-BNW
07-06-2023
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. DAVID M. DOWNES, DANIEL R. DOWNES, COLLEEN P. DOWNES, KAREN A. MACAULAY, BRADLEY RANDALL, CHRISTA D. SHEDD, Defendants.
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. Kristina N. Holmstrom Attorneys for Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company CLARK MCCOURT Brian P. Clark Lukas B. McCourt Attorneys for Defendants David M. Downes, Daniel R. Downes, Colleen P. Downes and Karen A. Macaulay NEHME-TOMALKA & ASSOCIATES Doris Nehme-Tomalka Attorney for Defendants Bradley Randall and Christa D. Shedd
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. Kristina N. Holmstrom Attorneys for Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
CLARK MCCOURT Brian P. Clark Lukas B. McCourt Attorneys for Defendants David M. Downes, Daniel R. Downes, Colleen P. Downes and Karen A. Macaulay
NEHME-TOMALKA & ASSOCIATES Doris Nehme-Tomalka Attorney for Defendants Bradley Randall and Christa D. Shedd
STIPULATION TO COMPLETE INTERPLEADER
All parties having now been joined in this interpleader lawsuit, the parties stipulate:
1. That MetLife be permitted to deposit the life insurance policy benefits totaling $792,000.00 with the Clerk of the Court for placement in an interest-bearing account, less $8,482.80 in attorneys' fees and $402 in costs MetLife has incurred in pursuing this interpleader;
2. That the defendants each be restrained from initiating any other action against MetLife, Matson, Inc., and the Plan for recovery of the life insurance benefits or any part thereof;
3. That MetLife, Matson, Inc., and the Plan be found to have no further liability beyond those monies deposited into this Court, which represents the life insurance benefits due under the Policy;
4. The Defendants' claims to the life insurance proceeds may continue to be addressed before the Court; and
5. That MetLife be discharged and dismissed with prejudice from this case.
CERTIFICATE VIA CM/ECF
Pursuant to FRCP 5, I hereby certify that I am employee of OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART, P.C., and that on the 6th day of July, 2023, I caused to be served via CM/ECF a true and correct copy of the Stipulation to Complete Interpleader.
IT IS SO ORDERED: