__[Attorney name]__
__[Address]__
__[Telephone number]__

Attorney for Cross-Complainant, __[name]___


             _ _ _ _ _ Court, County of _ _ _ _ _ _
                   __[_ _ _ _ _ _ District]__

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  )   No. _ _ _ _ _ _
                               Plaintiff(s))
vs.                                                        )INTERLOCUTORY ORDER IN
                                                                          )INTERPLEADER BY CROSS-COMPLAINT
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  )
                               Defendant(s))Hearing: __[date; time]__
_________________________  )   Department: _ _ _ _ _ _
                                                                                                         Trial Date: __[if set]__

     This matter was regularly heard at the above date and time.
Appearing as attorneys were: __[List names of attorneys and
parties represented by each]__.
     Satisfactory proof having been made, the Court finds:
               [Option 1: If sum is not disputed]
     1.   Cross-complainant, __[name]__, held the __[describe
subject matter of interpleader action]__ mentioned in the
complaint without claiming any right or interest in it.
Cross-complainant has deposited the __[disputed
sum/property/document]__ with the court clerk to be __[e.g.,
delivered to]__ whichever cross-defendant establishes
__[his/her/its]__ right in it.
             [Option 2: If part of sum is disputed]
     1.   Cross-complainant, __[name]__, disputes liability for
the amount of $_ _ _ _ _ _ claimed by cross-defendant,
__[name]__.
              [Option 3: If whole sum is disputed]
     1.   Cross-complainant, __[name]__, disputes all liability
to cross-defendant(s), __[name(s)]__.
                           [Continue]
     2.   Conflicting claims and demands have been or may be made
on cross-complainant by cross-defendants, __[names]__.
Cross-defendants' claims are such that they may give rise to
multiple liability. Cross-complainant cannot safely determine
among them, and this is a proper cause for interpleader.
     3.   Cross-complainant has incurred costs of $_ _ _ _ _ _
and attorneys' fees of $_ _ _ _ _ _ to prosecute this
cross-complaint in interpleader.
     It appearing that the cross-complaint was properly brought
by cross-complainant,
     IT IS ORDERED that:
     1.   Cross-defendants in interpleader, __[names]__, appear
in this action and litigate their several claims.
                      [Add if appropriate]
     2.   __[Name]__ and __[name]__ be joined as defendants in
this action.
                 [Add if claim is not disputed]
     [3.] The complaint of __[plaintiff's name]__ be dismissed,
with prejudice, as to cross-complainant.
     [4.] Cross-complainant be discharged from this case and from
all liability on or arising out of __[describe subject matter of
the action, e.g., insurance policy or escrow number]__.
      [If all or part of claim is disputed by stakeholder,
    order should be tailored to show whether liability issues
         have been determined, or are to be adjudicated
                       after resolution of claimant's claims]
                           [Continue]
     [5.] All parties to this action be restrained from
instituting or further prosecuting any other proceeding in any
court in this state affecting the rights and obligations between
the parties to this interpleader until further order of this
Court.
     [6.] Cross-complainant be awarded $_ _ _ _ _ _ costs and $_
_ _ _ _ _ attorneys' fees __[e.g., out of the proceeds/deposited
with the clerk]__, and the clerk __[e.g., deposit the remainder
of proceeds at interest]__ pending the outcome of this
litigation, to be __[e.g., disbursed]__ on further order of the
Court.
     [7.] __[State any additional orders]__.

Date: _ _ _ _ _ _                        _____________________
                                                                                                                                                                                    Judge
      

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