Principal Life Insurance Company v. The Estate of Sergio Botello Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE Case No. 1:23-cv-00261-CDB

COMPANY,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiff, PETITION TO APPOINT GUADALUPE PANTOJA PEREZ AS GUARDIAN AD v. LITEM FOR S.B. AND M.B.

THE ESTATE OF SERGIO BOTELLO

DIAZ, et al., (Doc. 14)

Defendants. TEN-DAY DEADLINE

BACKGROUND On February 17, 2023, Plaintiff Principal Life Insurance Company (“Principal”) filed a complaint-in-interpleader against The Estate of Sergio Botello Diaz (“the Estate”), Rogelio Botello Diaz (“Rogelio” or “the Beneficiary”), Guadalupe Pantoja Perez (“Perez”), Jackelin Botello (“Jackelin”), Deisy Botello (“Deisy”), S.B., and M.B. (Doc. 1). According to the allegations of the complaint, Sergio Diaz (“the Decedent”) was an employee of Grimmway Enterprises, Inc., and was covered by an ERISA-governed employee welfare benefit plan (“the Plan”) managed…