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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE Case No. 23-cv-00210-JST

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8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY’S v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES 10 CHERYL YEE, et al., Re: ECF No. 40 11 Defendants.

12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Columbus Life Insurance Company’s (“Columbus Life”) motion for attorney’s fees and costs. Defendants Cheryl Yee and the Christine Cheng-Yee 2016 Irrevocable Trust, by and through its trustee Larry F. Cheng, do not oppose the motion. ECF Nos. 51, 52. The Court will grant the motion. I. BACKGROUND Columbus Life issued a life insurance policy (“Policy”) to Christine Cheng-Yee (“Decedent”) in 2017. ECF No. 1 ¶ 10. The Policy provides a death benefit of $2,000,000. Id. ¶ 11. Defendant Cheryl Yee (“Ms. Yee”) is designated as the sole primary beneficiary of the policy. Id. ¶ 12. The Policy owner is Defendant the Christine Cheng-Yee 2016 Irrevocable Trust (the “Trust”). …