Pruco Life Ins. Co. v. Shelton ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE Case No. 2:20-cv-02329-KJM-JDP COMPANY, 11 ORDER ON JOINT STIPULATION 12 Plaintiff, FOR INTERPLEADER DEPOSIT AND OTHER RELIEF IN 13 vs. INTERPLEADER 14 SARAH A. SHELTON, ET AL., 15 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 The Court, having reviewed the Joint Stipulation for Interpleader Deposit and 2 Other Relief in Interpleader submitted by the parties, and good cause appearing 3 therefore, hereby orders as follows: 4 (1) Pruco will distribute to the Clerk of the Court a check equal to the sum of 5 $300,017.26 (the “Death Benefit”), representing the Death Benefit due as a result of 6 the death of Sheila Jelenich (the “Insured”) in connection with Pruco Life Insurance 7 Policy No. L9147170 (the “Policy”) issued to the Insured, plus applicable interest, if 8 any (the “Interpleader Funds”); 9 (2) The Clerk shall deposit the Interpleader Funds into an interest-bearing 10 account pending further direction from the Court; and 11 (3) Upon the Clerk’s receipt of the total amount of funds identified above, the 12 Clerk shall enter Pruco’s dismissal from this action and Pruco shall be discharged 13 from further liability in connection with the Policy; the dismissal shall be with 14 prejudice with all parties bearing their own fees and costs. Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. 15 Billini, No. 06-02918, 2007 WL 4209405, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 27, 2007); 28 U.S.C. 16 § 2361 (district courts “may discharge the plaintiff from further liability” in 17 interpleader actions). 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 Dated: June 22, 2021. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28