Valdovino

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE No. 2:24-cv-01232-DJC-CKD

INSURANCE COMPANY,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 KRYSTAL VALDOVINO, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lincoln National Life Insurance Company brought this interpleader action to settle Defendants’ claims to the life insurance policy of Decedent Noel Anthony Nieves. Plaintiff’s Complaint stated that while Defendant Eric Michael Puchta was listed as the beneficiary to Decedent’s life insurance policy, Defendant Krystal Valdovino, who was previously a beneficiary on the policy, had sent a letter to Plaintiff claiming the Decedent had stated the policy was intended for Defendant Valdovino to care for her child, K.C.D. Defendant Valdovino filed an answer conceding that Decedent had named Defendant Puchta as the beneficiary of the policy but also brought cross-claims against Defendant Puchta, claiming that Defendant Puchta had ////

1 K.C.D. is occasionally referred to by her full name in the Parties’ briefing. …