Flint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Delaware Life Insurance Company, No. 2:20-cv-01317-KJM-DB Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Debbie Flint, Angelina Neverov, as Executrix for the Estate of Robert Dorton; and DOES to 10, inclusive, 16 Defendants. 17 This interpleader action stems from competing claims to death benefits under an annuity contract made by defendants Debbie Flint and Angelina Neverov. Plaintiff Delaware Life moves 20 to be discharged from the action and awarded legal costs and fees. For the following reasons, the court grants the motion. In 2000, Keyport Life Insurance Company issued an annuity contract to Robert Dorton. Mot. for Discharge at 3, ECF No. 12. In 2003, Keyport merged with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, which changed its name to Delaware Life Insurance Company in 2014. Id. In November 2008, Dorton designated Debbie Flint as the primary beneficiary of the 26 annuity contract, a decision he confirmed in July…