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Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Teixeira

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Mar 12, 2020
Civ. No. 16-07486 (KM) (JBC) (D.N.J. Mar. 12, 2020)

Opinion

Civ. No. 16-07486 (KM) (JBC)

03-12-2020

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. JANET TEIXEIRA, through her legal guardian KAREN SARTO and GABRIELA RAMIREZ Defendants.


ORDER & JUDGMENT

IT APPEARING that, on February 20, 2020, the Hon. Michael A. Hammer, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge, filed a Report and Recommendation (DE 37) in this interpleader action involving insurance proceeds; and

IT APPEARING that no objection to the R&R, timely or otherwise, has been filed, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); L. Civ. R. 72.1c(2); and

THE COURT having reviewed the R&R de novo despite the lack of an objection; and

IT APPEARING that Judge Hammer's reasoning is sound, and that no error of law, clear error of fact, or abuse of discretion is apparent;

IT IS THEREFORE this 12th day of March, 2020,

ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (DE 37) is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3); and it is further

"A judge of the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also U.S. v. Raddatz, 447 U.S. 667, 680 (1980) (stating that the district court judge has broad discretion in accepting or rejecting the magistrate's recommendation).

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation, that

(a) Default shall be entered against defendant Gabriela Ramiez;

(b) Judgment shall be entered in favor of defendant Karen Sarto and against defendant Gabriela Ramirez; and

(c) The $34,901.27 interpleader deposit, plus any accrued interest, shall be released to defendant Karen Sarto.
The clerk shall close the file.

/s/ _________

KEVIN MCNULTY

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Teixeira

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Mar 12, 2020
Civ. No. 16-07486 (KM) (JBC) (D.N.J. Mar. 12, 2020)
Case details for

Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Teixeira

Case Details

Full title:METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. JANET TEIXEIRA, through her…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

Date published: Mar 12, 2020

Citations

Civ. No. 16-07486 (KM) (JBC) (D.N.J. Mar. 12, 2020)