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Protective Life Ins. Co. v. Tinney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Mar 25, 2015
Case No. 2:14-cv-02251-TMP (N.D. Ala. Mar. 25, 2015)

Summary

recognizing that the court may enter a default judgment against any defendant who fails to respond to an interpleader complaint

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Opinion

Case No. 2:14-cv-02251-TMP

03-25-2015

PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CARLA L. TINNEY, et al., Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

On February 26, 2015, the magistrate judge entered a Report and Recommendation in the above-styled case, recommending that the court enter a default judgment against Huel M. Love, Jr., grant Protective Life's motion for discharge, permanently enjoin the defendants from commencing any action in state or federal court against the policy proceeds at issue in this case, and issue a final consent judgment distributing the interpleader funds deposited by Protective Life into the court registry according to the Stipulation of the Remaining Parties. (Doc. 20). To date, no objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed.

Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo the Report and Recommendation, as well as all other materials in the court file, the court hereby ADOPTS the report and ACCEPTS the recommendation of the magistrate judge. Accordingly, by separate order, the court will enter Final Judgment according to the Stipulation of the Remaining Parties.

DONE and ORDERED on March 25, 2015.

/s/_________

L. SCOTT COOGLER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Summaries of

Protective Life Ins. Co. v. Tinney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Mar 25, 2015
Case No. 2:14-cv-02251-TMP (N.D. Ala. Mar. 25, 2015)

recognizing that the court may enter a default judgment against any defendant who fails to respond to an interpleader complaint

Summary of this case from Farmers New World Life Ins. Co. v. Gathright

noting that "the law seems to hold that a default judgment may be entered against any named and served interpleader defendant who fails to respond to the interpleader complaint"

Summary of this case from Wells Fargo Bank v. Dorman Long Tech. Equip., LLC
Case details for

Protective Life Ins. Co. v. Tinney

Case Details

Full title:PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CARLA L. TINNEY, et al.…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Mar 25, 2015

Citations

Case No. 2:14-cv-02251-TMP (N.D. Ala. Mar. 25, 2015)

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