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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

a Delaware Corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BRENDA WRIGHT-RICHARDSON 

and DOROTHY JEAN MACK,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-cv-10801-DPH-APP

Hon. Denise Page Hood

Patrick F. Hickey (P36648)

Elisa J. Lintemuth (P74498)

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

400 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48243

(313) 568-6800

phickey@dykema.com

elintemuth@dykema.com

Lawrence J. Coogan (P42433)

Attorney for Defendant Mack

4146 Oakwood Blvd.

Melvindale, MI 48122

(313) 381-0044

lawrencejcooganlaw@yahoo.com

Donna M. Bettis (P45678)

Attorney for Defendant WrightRichardson

24333 Southfield Road, Suite 111

Southfield, MI 48075

(313) 748-3662

attorneybettis@ameritech.net

STIPULATED ORDER ALLOWING FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO 

POST BOND, DISCHARGING FORD MOTOR COMPANY FROM ALL 

LIABILITY FOR THE INTERPLEADED FUNDS, AND DISMISSING

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

This matter having come before the Court upon the stipulation of the parties; 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

Plaintiff Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) shall post a bond with the Clerk of 

the Court in the amount of $24,000 (“Bond Funds”), which funds will be used to 

pay the benefits due and owing at the time the Court determines which defendant is 

the proper payee of the surviving spouse benefits for Donal L. Wright, deceased 

participant in the Ford Motor Company (Ford) – United Autoworkers (UAW) 

Retirement Plan. Pursuant to LR 67.1, these funds shall be held in an interest 

bearing account and the Clerk may deduct from the account any fee authorized by 

the Judicial Conference of the United States.

Upon posting of said bond, Ford is dismissed from this case with prejudice, 

with each party to bear its own costs, expenses, interest, and attorney fees. 

Defendants shall be enjoined from bringing any further action or proceeding

against Ford regarding the proper payee of the surviving spouse benefits for Donal 

L. Wright.

IT IF FURTHER ORDERED that, following the entry of a final order in this 

case, the prevailing defendant will provide a copy of the Court’s final order to 

Ford, and Ford will provide the Clerk of the Court with a calculation of the 

benefits due and owing under the Plan at that time, which amount will be 

distributed to the prevailing defendant from the Bond Funds. In the event that 

there are excess Bond Funds following this disbursement, the Clerk of the Court 

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will release all remaining Bond Funds to Ford. In the event that the Bond Funds 

are insufficient to pay the amount due and owing under the Plan at that time, Ford 

will pay the remaining amount due to the prevailing defendant within thirty (30) 

days of the Clerk’s release of the Bond Funds. Following the Court’s final order, 

Ford will make all future monthly payments in accordance with the Plan and the 

Court’s determination of the proper beneficiary.

This is not a final order and does not close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: July 17, 2015 s/Denise Page Hood

United States District Judge

Stipulations:

By: /s/ Elisa J. Lintemuth

Elisa J. Lintemuth (P74498)

Attorney for Plaintiff Ford Motor Company

400 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48243

By: /s/ Lawrence J. Coogan (with consent)

Lawrence J. Coogan (P42433)

Attorney for Defendant Mack

4146 Oakwood Blvd.

Melvindale, MI 48122

By: /s/ Donna M. Bettis (with consent)

Donna M. Bettis (P45678)

Attorney for Defendant Wright-Richardson

24333 Southfield Road, Suite 111

Southfield, MI 48075

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