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Parties Involved:
Hilary Wade Burton
Counter Claimant
Kristin Cook
Counter Defendant
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Counter Claimant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

KRISTIN COOK,

Plaintiff/Counterclaim 

Defendant,

v.

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Defendant/Counterclaim 

Plaintiff/Third Party Plaintiff,

v.

HILARY WADE BURTON,

Third-Party Defendant/

Counterclaim Plaintiff.

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Case No.: 5:14-cv-01999-JHE

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On January 12, 2015, the Magistrate Judge entered a report and recommendation (Doc. 

16) in which he recommended that the Court (1) GRANT State Farm’s motion to interplead 

funds and dismiss State Farm; (2) DIRECT State Farm to deposit the funds from Policies LF1947-4763 and LF-2267-9040 into the registry of the Court in the total amount of $105,200.78, 

plus applicable interest up to the date of payment; (3) DISCHARGE State Farm, upon deposit of 

funds, from any further liability with respect to, affecting, or in any way arising out of the 

insurance policies at issue; and (4) PERMANENTLY ENJOIN the interpleader defendants from 

instituting or prosecuting any proceeding against State Farm with respect to, affecting, or in any 

way arising out of the insurance policies at issue. 

FILED

 2015 Feb-02 AM 08:29

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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After careful consideration of the record in this case and the Magistrate Judge’s report 

and recommendation, the Court ADOPTS the report of the magistrate judge and ACCEPTS his 

recommendations. The Court will enter a separate order consistent with this memorandum 

opinion. 

DONE and ORDERED this January 30, 2015.

 _________________________________

 MADELINE HUGHES HAIKALA

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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