Short et al v. Hanover Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Travis Short and Sandra Short
Defendant: Hanover Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2020cv00260
Filed: May 5, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey U Beaverstock
Referring Judge: Katherine P Nelson
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 13, 2020 Filing 14 Document endorsed NOTED by District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal #13 filed by Travis Short, Sandra Short. Defendant Hanover Insurance Company is dismissed from this action without prejudice. (jil)
May 12, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Travis Short, Sandra Short (Manning, Russell)
May 12, 2020 REFERRAL OF #13 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal to Judge Beaverstock. (cmj)
May 5, 2020 Filing 12 Case transferred in from District of Mississippi Southern; Case Number 1:20-cv-00034. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting #6 Motion to Change Venue. The Clerk is directed to TRANSFER this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Mobile Division; and Ordered that a ruling on the #6 Motion to Dismiss filed by the defendant, Hanover Insurance Company, is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending ruling in the Southern District of Alabama. Signed by District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. on 5/4/20. (RLW) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
May 4, 2020 District Transfer Out to the District of Southern District of Alabama, Mobile Division (RLW) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
May 4, 2020 Remark: #11 Memorandum Opinion and Order emailed to IT Department to electronically transfer case to the USDC for the Southern District of Alabama, Mobile Division. Clerk will docket confirmation email when received from the Southern District of Alabama. (RLW) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
March 23, 2020 DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 10. Incorrect linkage made. The Rebuttal should be linked to MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Change Venue. All related filings to motions (using the "Responses and Replies" category, with the exception of "Response to Order") should be linked back to the original motion. Court staff has made the correction. (JCH) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
March 20, 2020 Filing 10 Rebuttal re #9 Memorandum in Opposition to #6 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Change Venue filed by Hanover Insurance Company (Stevens, Scott) Modified to add link to motion on 3/23/2020 (JCH). [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
March 13, 2020 Filing 9 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #6 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Change Venue filed by Sandra Short, Travis Short (Manning, Russell) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
March 13, 2020 Filing 8 RESPONSE in Opposition re #6 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Change Venue filed by Sandra Short, Travis Short (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Affidavit of Travis Short)(Manning, Russell) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 28, 2020 Filing 7 MEMORANDUM in Support re #6 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Change Venue filed by Hanover Insurance Company (Stevens, Scott) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 28, 2020 Filing 6 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Change Venue by Hanover Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Affidavit of Jordan W. Gerheim, Esq., #2 Exhibit A-1: General Indemnity Agreement dated 1/24/12, #3 Exhibit A-2: Settlement Agreement for Underlying Litigation, #4 Exhibit A-3: Correspondence regarding demand dated 10/31/19, #5 Exhibit A-4: Correspondence requesting financial records dated 11-19-19, #6 Exhibit A-5: Correspondence regarding final demand dated 1/27/20, #7 Exhibit A-6: Complaint in Alabama Action, #8 Exhibit A-7: Correspondence from Shorts' counsel dated 1/20/20, #9 Exhibit B: Alabama Secretary of State Print Out, #10 Exhibit C: MapQuest Print Outs)(Stevens, Scott). Added MOTION to Change Venue on 2/28/2020 (JCH). [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 28, 2020 DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 6. This document requests several motion reliefs. Every motion relief should be selected from the list of motion titles or each relief docketed separately. The same PDF document may be used for all motion filing entries. It is not necessary to refile as court staff has made the necessary correction. Attorney is advised to follow this procedure in future filings. (JCH) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 26, 2020 Set Deadlines/Hearings: Answer/response due by 2/28/2020. (Joffe, Scherry) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 26, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER granting #5 unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File answer or response to complaint. The Hanover Insurance Company answer/response due by 2/28/2020. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER WILL ISSUE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker on February 26, 2020. (Joffe, Scherry) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 21, 2020 Filing 5 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 Complaint,, by Hanover Insurance Company (Stevens, Scott) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 13, 2020 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Travis Short, Sandra Short. (Manning, Russell) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 13, 2020 DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 3. A return on summons should not be filed without the first page, as issued, preceding the return. Attorney is directed to refile. This document will be disregarded on the docket. (JCH) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
February 12, 2020 Filing 3 **DISREGARD**SUMMONS Returned Executed by Travis Short, Sandra Short. Hanover Insurance Company served on 1/31/2020, answer due 2/21/2020. (Manning, Russell) Modified on 2/13/2020 (JCH). [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
January 28, 2020 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Hanover Insurance Company. (RLW) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
January 28, 2020 Remark: Original summons for service mailed to attorney at address on the docket via regular us mail. (RLW) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]
January 27, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT, with jury demand, against Hanover Insurance Company (Filing fee $400.00, receipt number 0538-4193242), filed by Travis Short, Sandra Short (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - General Indemnity Agreement, #2 Exhibit 2 - 2013 CSA, #3 Exhibit 3 - VCA Part 1, #4 Exhibit 3 - VCA Part 2, #5 Exhibit 3 - VCA Part 3, #6 Exhibit 4 - Contract Performance Bond, #7 Exhibit 5 - 2016 CSA, #8 Exhibit 6 - Increase Rider, #9 Exhibit 7 - Email, #10 Civil Cover Sheet) (RLW) [Transferred from Mississippi Southern on 5/5/2020.]

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Plaintiff: Travis Short
Represented By: Russell Manning
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Plaintiff: Sandra Short
Represented By: Russell Manning
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Represented By: Scott D. Stevens
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