Scott v. AFLAC, Incorporated
Plaintiff: Warren Scott
Defendant: AFLAC, Incorporated doing business as AFLAC
Case Number: 2:2021cv00508
Filed: August 2, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: Myron H Thompson
Referring Judge: Susan Russ Walker
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER: it is ORDERED that: (1) Def's partial motion to dismiss (Doc. #5 ) is granted, and Counts II (negligence/wantonness), Counts III and IV (bad faith), and Count V (wrongful death) of plf's complaint are dismissed with prejudice. Count I (breach of contract) remains pending. (2) Plf's motion to remand (Doc. #8 ) is granted, and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447(c), this cause is remanded to the Circuit Court of Autauga County, Alabama. (3) The motion to substitute and amend style of case (Doc. #4 ) is denied without prejudice. (4) The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to take appropriate steps to effect the remand. This case is closed in this court. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 9/13/2021. (certified copy of order mailed to Circuit Court of Autauga County)(cwl, )
September 8, 2021 Filing 12 Case Reassigned to Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson as presiding Judge and Honorable Judge Susan Russ Walker as referral Judge. Honorable Judge Susan Russ Walker no longer assigned to the case as presiding Judge. (cwl, )
September 8, 2021 Motions No Longer Referred to US Magistrate Judge: #8 MOTION to Remand to State Court, #4 MOTION to Substitute and Amend Style of Case , #5 Partial MOTION to Dismiss . (No pdf attached to this entry) (cwl, )
September 2, 2021 Filing 11 RESPONSE to Motion re MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by AFLAC, Incorporated. (Bailey, John)
August 25, 2021 Filing 10 Notice of Deficiency requiring filing of Corporate Disclosure/Conflict Statement sent to Warren Scott. Corporate Disclosures due by 9/7/2021. (Attachments: #1 Conflict Statement Standing Order & Sample Format)(cwl, )
August 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: it is ORDERED that def shall respond to the #8 motion to remand on or before 9/3/2021. Counsel for the parties are DIRECTED to complete the appropriate attached form so that the form is received by the Clerk on or before 9/3/2021, as further set out in order. Do NOT electronically file the reassignment form nor consent form into the record. Signed by Honorable Judge Susan Russ Walker on 8/25/2021. (cwl, )
August 19, 2021 Filing 8 RESPONSE to #5 Partial MOTION to Dismiss and Motion to Remand filed by Warren Scott. (Munson, Matthew) Modified on 8/19/2021 clean up text (cwl, ).
August 19, 2021 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Warren Scott. (No pdf attached to this entry - see doc #8 for pdf) (cwl, )
August 13, 2021 Filing 7 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by AFLAC, Incorporated re #3 Notice of Deficiency requiring filing of Corporate Disclosure/Conflict Statement. (Bailey, John)
August 5, 2021 Filing 6 Partial ANSWER to #1 - 1 Complaint by AFLAC, Incorporated.(Bailey, John)
August 5, 2021 Filing 5 Partial MOTION to Dismiss by AFLAC, Incorporated. (Bailey, John)
August 5, 2021 Filing 4 MOTION to Substitute and Amend Style of Case by AFLAC, Incorporated. (Bailey, John)
August 4, 2021 Filing 3 Notice of Deficiency requiring filing of Corporate Disclosure/Conflict Statement sent to Defendant AFLAC, Incorporated; Corporate Disclosures due by 8/16/2021. (Attachments: #1 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Attachment)(amf, )
August 4, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE of Assignment to U.S. Magistrate Judge sent to counsel for ALL PARTIES. (amf, )
August 2, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by AFLAC, Incorporated from Circuit Court of Autauga County, Alabama, case number 04-CV-2021-900105.00. (Filing fee $ 402.00, receipt number 4602064143) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - State Court Record, #3 Exhibit C - Notice of Filing Notice of Removal, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Filing Fee Receipt)(amf, )
August 2, 2021 COMPLAINT against AFLAC, Incorporated, filed by Warren Scott. (No PDF attached to this entry - See doc #1 - 1 for PDF)(amf, )
August 2, 2021 NOTICE of Filing Notice of Removal by AFLAC, Incorporated re #1 Notice of Removal. (No PDF attached to this entry - See doc #1 - 3 for PDF) (amf, )
August 2, 2021 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Warren Scott. (No PDF attached to this entry - See doc #1 - 1 for PDF) (amf, )

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Plaintiff: Warren Scott
Represented By: Matthew Edward Munson
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Defendant: AFLAC, Incorporated doing business as AFLAC
Represented By: John Evans Bailey
Represented By: Katie E Davis
Represented By: Katie D. Archer
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