Opinion
3:21-CV-71 (CAR)
07-14-2023
UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MATTIE MORRISON-PHILLIPS and ASHA V. STANFORD, Defendants, MATTIE MORRISON-PHILLIPS, Cross Claimant, v. ASHA V.STANFORD, Cross Defendant, ASHA V. STANFORD, Cross Claimant, v. MATTIE MORRISON-PHILLIPS, Cross Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING CONSENT MOTION TO DISMISS CROSSCLAIMS and DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS
C. ASHLEY ROYAL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SENIOR JUDGE
Currently before the Court is the Defendants/Cross Claimants' Joint Stipulation and Consent Motion to Dismiss Crossclaims. For good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties' Consent Motion to Dismiss Crossclaims [Doc. 31] is GRANTED. Accordingly, Defendant Morrison-Phillips' crossclaims for tortious interference and attorneys' fees and Defendant Stanford's crossclaims for tortious interference and attorneys' fees are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, with each party to bear its own attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs.
Having dismissed the tortious interference crossclaims, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to ENTER JUDGMENT in favor of MATTIE MORRISON-PHILLIPS for the entire value of the disputed life insurance policy at issue in this case and DISBURSE funds from the Registry of the Court in the amount of $100,000.00, plus any accrued interest, less any administrative fees due the Clerk, to Defendant MATTIE MORRISON-PHILLIPS.
SO ORDERED, this 14th day of July, 2023.