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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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Stephen P. Drobny, # 222929

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard

Wayte & Carruth LLP

P.O. Box 28912

5 River Park Place East

Fresno, CA 93720-1501

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Americo Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Company

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND

ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMAS KELLY, CLARA M. LUCAS,

CARLENE F. LUCAS, DIANE C.

SEIFUDDIN, ARLENE BEALE, all

indivdiuals,

Defendants.

Case No. CIVF 04 5997 AWI LJO

STIPULATION RE PAYMENT OF

ATTORNEY’S FEES TO PLAINTIFF

AMERICO FROM INTERPLED FUNDS

AND ORDER THEREON

 

THOMAS KELLY,

Defendant,

v.

AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND

ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff.

THOMAS KELLY, 

 Cross-complainant,

v.

CLARA M. LUCAS, CARLENE F.

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LUCAS, DIANE C. SEIFUDDIN,

ARLENE BEALE, all individuals,

 Cross-defendants.

STIPULATION

Plaintiff AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE

COMPANY (“Americo”), Defendant, Cross-Complainant and Cross-Defendant

THOMAS KELLY, and Defendants, Cross-Complainants and Cross-Defendants CLARA

M. LUCAS, CARLENE F. LUCAS, DIANE C. SEIFUDDIN, and ARLENE BEALE

agree and stipulate as follows:

As interpleading Plaintiff, Americo has a right to recover its attorney’s

fees with respect to this proceeding. The parties all agree that Americo should be

awarded the sum of $6,907.03 in attorney’s fees, such sum to be paid by the clerk of the

court from the interpled funds. 

Dated: November _____, 2005 By:

Stephen P. Drobny

Attorney for Americo Financial Life and

Annuity Insurance Company

Dated: November _____, 2005 By:

Steven L. Shahbazian

Attorney for Thomas Kelly

Dated: November _____, 2005 By:

Moses S. Hall

Attorney for Clara Lucas, Carlene Lucas,

Diane Seifuddin and Arlene Beale

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ORDER

Having read the foregoing Stipulation and good cause appearing therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the

parties' Stipulation becomes the Order of this Court. The clerk of this court is directed to

immediately disburse the sum of $6,907.03 from the interpled funds to Americo

Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Company. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 6, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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