Minnesota Life Insurance Company v. Walker

W.D. Washington

Minnesota Life Insurance Company v. Walker

DecidedFebruary 5, 2025

Docket2:24-cv-01169

StatusUnknown

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5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CASE NO. 2:24-cv-01169-LK 11 COMPANY, ORDER DENYING JOINT 12 Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION FOR v. ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AND 13 DISCHARGE IN INTERPLEADER SHERMAN WALKER et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Stipulated Motion for Entry of 17 Judgment and Discharge in Interpleader. Dkt. No. 35. Although the parties are free to enter into 18 agreements among themselves—settlement and otherwise—they may not seek orders 19 overstepping this Court’s authority in interpleader actions. By way of example, the parties ask that 20 the Court permanently enjoin Defendants from suing not only Minnesota Life, but also “its 21 predecessors, successors, affiliates, parent corporations, employees, officers and agents,” in 22 federal or state court “with respect to the terms of the Policy, the Death Benefit payable under the 23 Policy, and/or the death of the Decedent as to all claims, charges, demands, or otherwise that exist 24 1 now or may arise at any time in the future.” Id. at 4. Although the Court is empowered to discharge 2 a plaintiff from further liability in any civil interpleader action, 28 U.S.C. § 2361, “[a]n injunction 3 . . . may extend only to claims to the interpleaded funds, which are the only things within the 4 Court’s interpleader jurisdiction,” see, e.g., Securian Life Ins. Co. v. Gillis, No. 4:23-CV-03585-

5 KAW, 2024 WL 1199016, at *5 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2024) (citing cases and noting that “the Court 6 cannot properly enjoin all claims that relate to the Policy.”). 7 For the reasons explained above, the Court DENIES the parties’ Joint Stipulated Motion 8 for Entry of Judgment and Discharge in Interpleader. Dkt. No. 35. To the extent the parties seek 9 to renew their motion in the future, they are encouraged to seek only that relief needed to dismiss 10 Minnesota Life from this case within the bounds of this Court’s authority. 11 12 Dated this 5th day of February, 2025. 13 a 14 Lauren King United States District Judge 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE CASE NO. 2:24-cv-01169-LK 11 COMPANY, ORDER DENYING JOINT 12 Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION FOR v. ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AND 13 DISCHARGE IN INTERPLEADER SHERMAN WALKER et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Stipulated Motion for Entry of 17 Judgment and Discharge in Interpleader. Dkt. No. 35. Although the parties are free to enter into 18 agreements among themselves—settlement and otherwise—they may not seek orders 19 overstepping this Court’s authority in interpleader actions. By way of example, the parties ask that 20 the Court permanently enjoin Defendants from suing not only Minnesota Life, but also “its 21 predecessors, successors, affiliates, parent corporations, employees, officers and agents,” in 22 federal or state court “with respect to the terms of the Policy, the Death Benefit payable under the 23 Policy, and/or the death of the Decedent as to all claims, charges, demands, or otherwise that exist 24 1 now or may arise at any time in the future.” Id. at 4. Although the Court is empowered to discharge 2 a plaintiff from further liability in any civil interpleader action, 28 U.S.C. § 2361, “[a]n injunction 3 . . . may extend only to claims to the interpleaded funds, which are the only things within the 4 Court’s interpleader jurisdiction,” see, e.g., Securian Life Ins. Co. v. Gillis, No. 4:23-CV-03585-

5 KAW, 2024 WL 1199016, at *5 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2024) (citing cases and noting that “the Court 6 cannot properly enjoin all claims that relate to the Policy.”). 7 For the reasons explained above, the Court DENIES the parties’ Joint Stipulated Motion 8 for Entry of Judgment and Discharge in Interpleader. Dkt. No. 35. To the extent the parties seek 9 to renew their motion in the future, they are encouraged to seek only that relief needed to dismiss 10 Minnesota Life from this case within the bounds of this Court’s authority. 11 12 Dated this 5th day of February, 2025. 13 a 14 Lauren King United States District Judge 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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