SUN LIFE ASSUR. CO. OF CANADA,(US) v. Sampson

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

This is an action for interpleader in which the defendants, beneficiaries of a life insurance policy, oppose this Court’s previous imposition of fees and costs. Before the Court are three motions of the defendants seeking, inter alia, relief from judgment entered in plaintiffs favor.

I. Background

This action has degenerated into an interminable squabble over attorneys’ fees. The original basis for suit was the inability of plaintiff Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“Sun Life”) to determine, based upon two policy enrollment forms filled out within…