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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1335 Interpleader Action

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28 Stipulation Regarding Settlement and

Order Regarding Disposition of Interpled

1 Funds and Dismissal of Case

Craig M. Lynch, State Bar No. 105998

LYNCH AND LYNCH, LLP

4800 Easton Drive, Suite 114

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Telephone: 661/322-8396

Facsimile: 661/328-0380

Attorney for Defendant NORMA J. LOPEZ

Larry L. Fields, State Bar No. 133615

LAW OFFICES OF LARRY L. FIELDS

2211 - 17 Street th

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone: 661/861-9750

Facsimile: 661/791-2224

Attorney for Defendant ROGER LOPEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

LIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE ) Case No. CIV-F-04-6421 OWW SMS

COMPANY OF AMERICA, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) STIPULATION REGARDING SETTLEMENT

vs. ) AND ORDER REGARDING DISPOSITION

) OF INTERPLED FUNDS AND 

NORMA J. LOPEZ; ROGER LOPEZ; and ) DISMISSAL OF CASE

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

____________________________________)

)

NORMA J. LOPEZ, )

)

Cross-Claimant, )

)

vs. )

)

ROGER LOPEZ, and ROES 1 )

through 20, inclusive, )

)

Cross-Defendant. )

____________________________________)

Defendant Roger Lopez (“Roger”) and Defendant Norma J. Lopez (“Norma”) stipulate and agree

as follows:

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Order Regarding Disposition of Interpled

2 Funds and Dismissal of Case

1. Roger and Norma executed a Global Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release which fully

settles all issues between them.

2. Roger and Norma have agreed that the remaining balance of the funds interpled by Plaintiff

Life Investors Insurance Company of America (“Life Investors”) will be disbursed as follows. Life Investors

originally deposited the sum of $34,868.01 with the Court. Pursuant to stipulation entered into between

counsel for Life Investors, Roger and Norma agreeing that the sum of $3,000.00 could be paid to Galton &

Helm, LLP, the attorneys for Life Investors, for legal fees incurred. The Court has awarded the sum of

$3,000.00 to Galton & Helm, LLP. The remaining balance of the deposit is $31,868.01 plus interest earned

(“remaining deposit”).

3. Roger will receive the sum of $26,000.00 out of the remaining deposit. Norma will receive

the balance of the remaining deposit, after the court has taken its fee for administering the deposit.

4. Roger and Norma will be dismissed with prejudice from this action. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: December 28, 2005 LYNCH AND LYNCH, LLP

s/Craig M. Lynch

By:__________________________________________

CRAIG M. LYNCH

Attorney for Defendant/Cross-Claimant,

NORMA LOPEZ

DATED: December 28, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF LARRY L. FIELDS

s/Larry L. Fields

By:__________________________________________

LARRY L. FIELDS

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant, 

ROGER LOPEZ

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Order Regarding Disposition of Interpled

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ORDER

The parties having stipulated and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS ORDERED THAT, the clerk

shall issue payment in the amount of $26,000.00 out of the interpled fundsto Roger Lopez. The check shall

be made payable to “Roger Lopez” and mailed to his attorney, Larry L. Fields, Law Offices of Larry L.

Fields, 2211 - 17 Street, Bakersfield, California 93301. th

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk shall issue the balance of the interpled funds, after the

court has taken out its statutorily mandated fee for administering the interpled funds, to Norma Lopez. The

check shall be made payable to “Norma Lopez” and mailed to her attorney, Craig M. Lynch, Lynch and

Lynch, LLP, 4800 Easton Drive, Suite 114, Bakersfield, California 93309.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter be dismissed.

DATED: __December 30, 2005 _____/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_________________

Judge of the United States District Court

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