Chu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TEDER &

WEISS, LLP, Case No. 21-cv-08739-RS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. STATUTORY DISCHARGE AND

MOTION TO DEPOSIT FUNDS, AND

STEPHANIE J. CHU, et al., DENYING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY

FEES

Defendants.

15 Barrett Daffin Frappier Teder & Weiss, LLP (“Barrett Daffin”) filed this interpleader action in the Superior Court for the County of San Mateo to resolve competing claims to the surplus funds resulting from a non-judicial foreclosure sale of real property in Foster City, California. The United States, named as a Defendant based on the existence of a federal tax lien against the property, removed the case to federal court. See Dkt. 1. Barrett Daffin has filed three motions: first, it moves to deposit the disputed funds; second, it seeks statutory discharge; and third, it moves for attorney fees and costs stemming from its role as trustee in overseeing the foreclosure sale…