Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Kristina Trujillo

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE Case № 2:18-CV-09577-ODW (JPRx)

COMPANY,

12 Plaintiff-in-Interpleader, ORDER GRANTING MICHELE 13 v. TRUJILLO’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [59]

KRISTINA TRUJILLO, ALEC

15 TRUJILLO, TERA TRUJILLO, and

MICHELE TRUJILLO,

Defendants-in-Interpleader. I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) filed by 20 Defendant-in-Interpleader Michele Trujillo. (Mot. Summ. J. (“Mot.”), ECF No. 59.) 21 The Motion was fully briefed as of January 27, 2020. (Kristina Trujillo’s Opp’n to 22 Mot. (“Opp’n”), ECF No. 63; Reply in Supp. of Mot., ECF No. 65.) The Court 23 initially denied the Motion because Michele failed to authenticate critical evidence. 24 (Order Den. Mot. (“MSJ Order”), ECF No. 67.) Michele then moved the Court to 25 reconsider the MSJ Order, arguing in part that her counsel’s authentication errors were 26 excusable neglect. (Michele’s Mot. for Recons. …