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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Interpleader Action

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1 Defendants’ counsel’s failure to appear at the Status

Conference made formulating a schedule capable of resolving this action

impractical. Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

contemplates litigants proposing such a schedule. Defendants’ counsel

should be prepared to propose a schedule for resolving the Defendants’

claims at the next status conference. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE & ACCIDENT )

INSURANCE COMPANY, ) 2:05-cv-01295-GEB-DAD

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER RE STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

VINCENT BROTHERS, LINDA PIGGEE, ) CONFERENCE

HELEN ELAIN BYRD, ROBERT HARPER, )

and EDDIE HARPER, individuals, )

and DOES 1-20, )

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Defendants. )

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A status conference was held in this interpleader action on

October 3, 2005, at which only Plaintiff’s counsel appeared. At the

status conference the following schedule was adopted:1 Within 7 days

of the Clerk’s Office entering default against Defendant Vincent

Brothers, a motion for default judgment against Defendant Vincent

Brothers shall be filed. Within 14 days of the ruling on the motion

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2 This filing should be made as soon as practicable.

3 The failure of one or more of the parties to participate in

the preparation of a joint status report does not excuse the other

parties from their obligation to file a status report in accordance with

this Order. In the event a party or parties fail to participate as

ordered, the party submitting the status report shall include a

declaration explaining why it was unable to obtain the cooperation of

the other party or parties. 

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for default judgment, Plaintiff shall file either a motion or a

stipulated proposed order on the relief it seeks.2

A further status conference is scheduled for January 23,

2006, at 9:00 a.m. A joint status report shall be filed no later than

January 9, 2006.3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 4, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge 

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