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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1335 Interpleader Action

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DANIEL S. IMBER, State Bar No. 185425 

dimber@bftlegal.com

BANNAN, FRANK & TERZIAN LLP

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone (213) 362-1177 

Facsimile (213) 362-1188 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNUM Life Insurance Company of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Maine 

Corporation, 

 Plaintiff(s), 

vs. 

CAROLYN K. LEWIS, an individual; 

JENNY L. HITT, an individual; 

JESSICA A. BROWN, an individual; 

and DANIELLE N. BROWN, an 

individual, 

 Defendant(s). 

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Case No. 2:07-cv-00427 RRB 

GGH 

STIPULATION FOR PARTIAL 

DISMISSAL OF ACTION WITH 

PREJUDICE AND 

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; 

ORDER THEREON 

Plaintiff UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) and 

Defendants Carolyn K. Lewis and Jenny L. Hitt, Jessica A. Brown and 

Danielle N. Brown, hereby stipulate to the following: 

1. That UNUM filed its Complaint in good faith and without any 

collusion with any of the parties hereto; 

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2. That UNUM be released, discharged and forever acquitted of 

and from any and all liability of any kind or nature whatsoever to any of the 

parties hereto on account of UNUM life insurance policy No. 111526 or the 

proceeds due and owing thereunder; 

3. That UNUM was called upon to retain the services of attorneys 

for the purpose of protecting its interests arising from the conflicting 

interests and claims of defendants and has been called upon to pay its 

attorneys for the services rendered by them with respect thereto. In 

addition, UNUM has been compelled to incur costs and disbursements in 

the prosecution of this action. The parties agree that the reasonable 

amount of $5,000.00 should be distributed to UNUM by the Court out of the 

interpled funds to reimburse UNUM for these attorneys’ fees, costs and 

distributions. Said funds should be made payable to “UNUM Life Insurance 

Company of America” and forwarded by the Clerk of the Court to UNUM’s 

counsel as follows: Daniel S. Imber, Bannan, Frank & Terzian LLP, 555 S. 

Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, California 90071. 

4. That UNUM may be dismissed from the within action with 

prejudice, the parties to bear their own fees and costs except as described 

herein. 

DATED: Nov. __, 2007 DANIEL S. IMBER 

BANNAN, GREEN, FRANK & TERZIAN LLP 

By /s/ Daniel S. Imber 

DANIEL S. IMBER 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNUM Life Insurance Company of America 

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DATED: Nov. __, 2007 GARLAND O. BELL 

LAW OFFICE OF GARLAND O. BELL 

By 

GARLAND O. BELL 

Attorneys for Defendants Jenny L. Hitt, 

Jessica A. Brown and Danielle N. Brown 

DATED: Nov. __, 2007 

By 

CAROLYN K. LEWIS 

In Pro Per 

O R D E R

 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: November 20, 2007 

 /s/ Ralph R. Beistline_________________

THE HONORABLE RALPH R. BEISTLINE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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