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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:77 Securities Fraud

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Lawrence J. Warfield, as Receiver, 

Judgment Creditor, 

vs.

Michael Alaniz; Charles Davis; et al., 

Judgment Debtors, 

Midland National Life Insurance Co.,

Garnishee.

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No. CV 03-2390-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On December 18, 2007, Judgment-Creditor Lawrence Warfield filed an Amended

Application for Judgment on Garnishment for non-earnings against Garnishee Midland

National Life Insurance Co. (Doc. #825). In its Answer, Midland National Life Insurance

Co. indicated that the Judgment Debtor was an independent contract of Garnishee, and was

not employed by Garnishee. But that Garnishee would pay $5,758.13 in the form of

commission upon the issuance of an annuity contract. Garnishee indicated it was

withholding $1,439.53 to apply toward the Judgment. 

On January 25, 2008, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation

(“R&R”)(Doc. #828) recommending that the Court enter a Judgment on Garnishment against

Garnishee Midland National Life Insurance Co. in the total sum of $1.439.53. No party has

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objected to the R&R. Accordingly, the Court hereby accepts the R&R. See Thomas v. Arn,

474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985) (finding that district courts are not required to conduct “any review

at all . . . of any issue that is not the subject of an objection” (emphasis added)); United States

v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (“statute makes it clear that

the district judge must review the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations de novo

if objection is made, but not otherwise” (emphasis in original)); see also Schmidt v.

Johnstone, 263 F.Supp.2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003).

IT IS ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc.

#828) is ACCEPTED; and

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED GRANTING Warfield’s Amended Application for

Judgment on Garnishment (Doc. #825) against Garnishee Midland National Life Insurance

Co. in the amount of $1,439.53.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amounts retained by Garnishee Midland

National Life Insurance Co. pursuant to the writ of garnishment and this Order are to be

immediately paid to Lawrence J. Warfield, as Receiver, c/o its attorney Michael Zdancewicz,

P.L.L.C. 

DATED this 4th day of March, 2008.

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