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Parties Involved:
Lincoln Benefit Life Company
Plaintiff
Jennifer Park
Defendant
Lourdes Park
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISCHARGE OF LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY / CASE 

NO. 1:14-CV-01874-BAM

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Giovanna A. Ferrari (SBN 229871)

gferrari@seyfarth.com

560 Mission Street, 31st Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 397-2823

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY

Henry D. Nunez

Attorney at Law

4478 West Spaatz Avenue

Fresno, California 93722

Telephone: (559) 437-9200

Facsimile: (559) 437-3927

Attorneys for Defendant

LOURDES PARK

YACOUBIAN & POWELL LLP

Stewart J. Powell (SBN 175226)

725 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 3800

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 955-7145

Facsimile: (213) 955-7146

Attorneys for Defendant

JENNIFER PARK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

LOURDES PARK, an individual, and JENNIFER 

PARK, an individual,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-CV-01874-BAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

DISCHARGE OF LINCOLN BENEFIT 

LIFE COMPANY

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WHEREAS,

On November 25, 2014, Plaintiff Lincoln Benefit Life Company (“LBL”) filed this interpleader 

action against Defendants Lourdes Park and Jennifer Park (collectively, “the Parties”) pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. Section 1335 [See Dkts. 1 and 1-2];

The value of the funds is in excess of $500 [See Dkts. 1 and 1-2];

LBL is a disinterested party [See Dkts. 1 and 1-2]; 

The Defendants are adverse [See Dkts. 1 and 1-2];

The Defendants are of diverse citizenship [See Dkts. 1 and 1-2]; 

The funds have been deposited with the Court [See Dkts. 1 and 1-2]; and

LBL has incurred attorneys’ fees and costs as a disinterested stakeholder in an interpleader 

action: 

The Parties stipulate that

(a) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2361, LBL be discharged from liability to any and all 

Defendants named herein under the allegations of the Complaint, and further, that LBL be discharged 

and relieved of further responsibility in said action and that Defendants be permanently enjoined from 

the further assertion of claims relating to life insurance Policy No. 01T1E19108 (“the Policy”) and 

LBL’s handling/investigation of any claim for the benefits under the Policy;

(b) LBL be awarded its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in this action. See Abex Corp. v. Ski's 

Enterprises, Inc., 748 F. 2d 513, 516 (9th Cir. 1984); Schirmer Stevedoring Co., Ltd. v. Seaboard 

Stevedoring Corp., 306 F2d 188, 194-195 (9th Cir. 1962) (attorneys’ fees and costs can come from 

deposited funds); FRCP Rule 54(d); FRCP 54(d); Gelfgren v. Republic Nat'l Life Ins. Co., 680 F2d 79, 

81 (9th Cir. 1982) (costs are allowable to the disinterested stakeholder as a prevailing party); 

(c) LBL be awarded the attorneys’ fees and costs as referenced in section (b) above from the 

interpleaded funds; and

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(d) The amount of fees and costs awarded to LBL be the total of the fees and costs incurred as of 

the date the Court issues an order approving this stipulation, plus any amounts incurred to prove the fees 

and costs incurred. 

DATED: April 22, 2015 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ Giovanna A. Ferrari

Giovanna A. Ferrari

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY

DATED: April 22, 2015 ATTORNEY AT LAW

By: /s/ Henry D. Nunez

Henry D. Nunez

Attorneys for Defendant

LOURDES PARK

DATED: April 22, 2015 YACOUBIAN & POWELL LLP

By: /s/ Stewart J. Powell

Stewart J. Powell

Attorneys for Defendant

JENNIFER PARK

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. LBL’s Request for Discharge is GRANTED.

2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that LBL’s Request for Permanent Injunction is GRANTED.

3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that LBL shall file a Motion for Reasonable Attorney Fees 

within twenty-one (21) days of this Order. Defendants shall thereafter file a response within 

fourteen (14) days of any motion by LBL, and LBL shall have seven (7) days to file a reply.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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