Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Carolyn Jeanne Fowler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No. 2:20-cv-05535-SB (KKx) METROPOLITAN LIFE Case No. 5:20-cv-00199-SB (KKx)

INSURANCE COMPANY,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Plaintiff-in-Interpleader, Trial: July 6, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. v.

CAROLYN JEANNE FOWLER; and

CAROLYN DENISE WASHINGTON,

Defendants-in-Interpleader. 19 The Court held a bench trial in this case on July 6, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Defendants-in-Interpleader Carolyn Jeanne Fowler and Carolyn Denise Washington1 appeared in propia persona. All witnesses submitted their direct testimony through declarations. The parties stipulated to allow the Court to conduct any and all cross- examination, though they were given an opportunity to conduct their own cross- 25

1 The Court refers to her as Defendant Washington rather than Defendant Washington- Fowler to avoid confusion. For similar reasons, the Court refers to Dallas Fowler, the daughter of…