Vogel
American General Life Insurance Company v. Vogel
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE No. 1:21-cv-00762-DAD-SKO
INSURANCE COMPANY,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT ESPERANZA VARGAS VOGEL, et al., JUDGMENT 15 Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 15, 17)
17 Plaintiff brings this diversity action seeking a declaration pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., of the proper direction of annuity due under an annuity contract, i.e., who is the proper payee for the annuity payments. (Doc. No. 1.) On October 6, 2021, the Clerk of the Court entered default against defendants. (Doc. No. 13.) On November 2, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment. (Doc. No. 15.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the pending motion was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for the issuance of findings and recommendations. (See Doc. No. 17 at 2 n.1.) On December 27, 2021, the…