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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE )

COMPANY OF CANADA, )

)

Plaintiff )

) Case No. 5:11-CV-363-HGD

vs. )

)

CATHY P. HOLMAN, et al., )

)

Defendants )

O R D E R

On November 3, 2011, the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation was

entered and the parties were allowed therein fourteen (14) days in which to file

objections to the recommendations made by the magistrate judge. No objections have

been filed by either the plaintiff or the defendants. 

After careful consideration of the record in this case and the magistrate judge’s

report and recommendation, the court hereby ADOPTS the report of the magistrate

judge. The court further ACCEPTS the recommendations of the magistrate judge,

and it is, therefore,

DONE and ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that:

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FILED

 2012 Jan-26 PM 04:30

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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1. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada’s Motion to Dismiss the

Counterclaim of Defendant Ella R. Holman (Doc. 11) is due to be and

hereby is GRANTED, and the counterclaim of Ella R. Holman against

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada is DISMISSED WITH

PREJUDICE.

2. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada’s Motion for Entry of Final

Decree of Interpleader (Doc. 14) is due to be and hereby is GRANTED,

and a separate Final Decree of Interpleader will be entered

contemporaneously herewith.

3. The parties are REALIGNED with Cathy P. Holman as plaintiff and

Ella R. Holman as defendant.

4. This matter is REFERRED back to the magistrate judge for further

action regarding the proper beneficiary of the remaining policy

proceeds.

DONE this the 26th day of January, 2012.

 

 VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS

United States District Judge

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