Steven Draeger et al v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Steven Draeger and Dara Draeger
Defendant: Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Does 1-20, Inclusive
Case Number: 2:2019cv10478
Filed: December 11, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Christina A Snyder
Referring Judge: Gail J Standish
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Steven C Shuman counsel for Plaintiffs Dara Draeger, Steven Draeger. Adding Andrew M. Jacobson as counsel of record for Plaintiffs for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs Steven C. Shuman. (Shuman, Steven)
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 DECLARATION of Cody Thacker in Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case #16 filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Smelley, Hutson)
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Motion set for hearing on 3/2/2020 at 10:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Proposed Order) (Smelley, Hutson)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Hutson B. Smelley to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company and designating Vivian L Orlando as local counsel #13 by Judge Christina A. Snyder (lc)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Erin E. Bennett to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company and designating Vivian L Orlando as local counsel #12 by Judge Christina A. Snyder (lc)
January 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Hutson B. Smelley to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Fee Paid, Receipt No. 0973-25100886) filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Standing, #2 Proposed Order) (Orlando, Vivian)
January 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Erin E. Bennett to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Fee Paid, Receipt No. 0973-25094366) filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Standing, #2 Proposed Order) (Orlando, Vivian)
December 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Transamerica Life Insurance Company answer now due 1/15/2020, filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company.(Orlando, Vivian)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company, re (1) Notice of Assignment to United States Judges; (2) Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program; (3) Standing Order for Cases Assigned to Judge Dale S. Fischer; and (4) Order to Transfer Pursuant to General Order 19-03 (Related Cases) served on December 17, 2019. (Orlando, Vivian)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 19-03-Related Case- filed. Related Case No: 2:15-cv-03238 CAS (GJSx). Case transferred from Judge Dale S. Fischer and Magistrate Judge Steve Kim to Judge Christina A. Snyder and Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:19-cv-10478 CAS (GJSx). Signed by Judge Christina A. Snyder (esa)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STANDING ORDER FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE DALE S. FISCHER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Dale S. Fischer. If a party would be entitled to attorneys fees, counsel are referred to the Order Re Fees found on Court's website under Judge Fischer's Procedures and Schedules contained in the Judge's Requirements tab. Read all Orders carefully. They govern this case and differ in some respects from the Local Rules. COUNSEL ARE ORDERED TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY CHAMBERS COPY OF THE COMPLAINT, NOTICE OF REMOVAL, AND ANY OTHER INITIATING DOCUMENTS. (rfi)
December 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
December 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Dale S. Fischer and Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. (et)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order CONFORMED E-FILED COPY OF FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendants Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Does 1-20, Inclusive, filed by Plaintiffs Dara Draeger, Steven Draeger [FILED IN STATE COURT ON 11/12/2019 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT J TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL #1 . (et)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order CONFORMED E-FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Does 1-20, Inclusive. Jury Demanded., filed by Plaintiffs Dara Draeger, Steven Draeger. [FILED IN STATE COURT ON 7/19/2019 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT A TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL #1 . (et)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Related Case(s): 2:16-cv-08104-CAS-GJS; 2:16-cv-01378-CAS-GJS; 2:17-cv-00994-CAS-GJS; 2:19-cv-6791-CAS-GJS; 2:19-cv-06478-CAS-GJS; 2:19-cv-04210-CAS-GJS (Orlando, Vivian)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company, -- Certificate of Service of Notice to State Court and Adverse Parties of Removal of this Action to Federal Court served on December 11, 2019. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Certificate of Service)(Orlando, Vivian)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company, identifying Commonwealth General Corporation and Transamerica Corporation. (Orlando, Vivian)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (Orlando, Vivian)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Los Angeles County Superior Court, case number 19STCV25772 Receipt No: 0973-24933924 - Fee: $400, filed by Defendant Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A through L to Notice of Removal) (Attorney Vivian I Orlando added to party Transamerica Life Insurance Company(pty:dft))(Orlando, Vivian)

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Defendant: Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Vivian I Orlando
Represented By: Erin E Bennett
Represented By: Chakameh Ganji
Represented By: Hutson B Smelley
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Defendant: Does 1-20, Inclusive
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Plaintiff: Steven Draeger
Represented By: Walter John Lack
Represented By: Steven C Shuman
Represented By: Andrew Mayar Jacobson
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Plaintiff: Dara Draeger
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