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Parties Involved:
Denise S. Langford
Defendant
Linda M. Miller
Defendant
Brett Seropian
Defendant
Richard Seropian
Defendant
Sue P. Seropian
Defendant
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans
Plaintiff

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ADRIENNE C. PUBLICOVER (SBN 161432)

adrienne. publicover@wilsonelser.com

DENNIS J. RHODES (SBN 168417)

dennis.rhodes@wilsonelser.com

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, 

 EDELMAN& DICKER LLP

525 Market Street, 17

th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 433-0990

Facsimile: (415) 434-1370

Attorneys for Plaintiff

THRIVENT FINANCIAL 

FOR LUTHERANS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS, 

Plaintiff,

v.

SUE P. SEROPIAN, DENISE S. LANGFORD, 

BRETT SEROPIAN, RICHARD SEROPIAN, 

LINDA M. MILLER and DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

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Civil No. 2:15-cv-02046-TLN-AC

JUDGMENT ON STIPULATION

Complaint filed: September 29, 2015

The Stipulation for Judgment submitted by plaintiff THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR 

LUTHERANS (“Thrivent”), by and through its counsel of record, and defendants SUE P. 

SEROPIAN, DENISE S. LANGFORD, BRETT SEROPIAN, RICHARD SEROPIAN, and LINDA 

SEROPIAN-MILLER, erroneously sued herein as LINDA M. MILLER on their own behalves

(plaintiff and all defendants collectively referred to hereinafter as “the Parties”), came before this 

Court in due course and is hereby GRANTED. 

IT IS HEREBY ADJUDGED AND DECREED: 

1. That, this Court has jurisdiction over the Parties and this dispute; 

2. That, defendants identified as Does1 – 10 are hereby dismissed with prejudice; 

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3. That, due to the mutual mistake of the Parties, Annuity Contract no. XXXX9675 and 

Annuity Contract no. XXX43451are hereby reformed such that defendant Sue Seropian remains the 

designated primary Beneficiary as that term is defined in the contracts and the Internal Revenue 

Code sections 72(s) and 401(a)(9), as applicable, and defendants Denise S. Langford, Brett 

Seropian, Richard Seropian and Linda Seropian-Miller be designated contingent beneficiaries;

4. That, on account of the death of George Seropian, Sue Seropian as primary 

Beneficiary is the legal owner of Annuity Contract no. XXXX9675 and Annuity Contract no. 

XXX4345 with all legal rights attendant thereto including but not limited to the right to exercise the 

Spousal Benefit Option and the rights afforded under Internal Revenue Code sections 72(s) and 

401(a)(9);

5. That defendants Denise S. Langford, Brett Seropian, Richard Seropian and Linda 

Seropian-Miller are designated contingent beneficiaries of Annuity Contract no. XXXX9675 and 

Annuity Contract no. XXX4345; 

6. That defendants Sue Seropian, Denise S. Langford, Brett Seropian, Richard Seropian 

and Linda Seropian-Miller, their heirs, successors, assigns, agents, and/or representatives shall be 

permanently enjoined from instituting or prosecuting in any State, or United States, Court any 

proceeding against Thrivent and/or its successors, executors, administrators, agents, assigns, parent 

companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, contractors, officers, directors, employees, 

successors, attorneys, brokers, relating to the annuities which are the subject of this dispute, 

including but not limited to the sale of the annuities, the attempt to change the beneficiary 

designations of the annuities, the investigation into of the change of beneficiary of the annuities and 

the claim for benefits and ownership of the annuities; and

7. That all parties shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs, if any there be.

Dated: December 22, 2015

 

1 As this filing is a matter of public record and in order to protect the confidential financial information, the account 

numbers have been redacted to reflect only the last four digits. 

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