Brickfire LLC v. Atena Life Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Brickfire LLC a Wyoming limited liability company doing business as The Forge Recovery Center
Defendant: Atena Life Insurance Company and Does 1-20, inclusive
Case Number: 8:2023cv01463
Filed: August 9, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Office: Southern Division - Santa Ana Office
Presiding Judge: John D Early
Referring Judge: Fred W Slaughter
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal - Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER Re Joint Stipulation to Extend Deadline for Aetna Life Insurance Company to File a Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Joint Additional Defendants By 21 Days #20 by Judge Fred W. Slaughter, the following: (1) Defendant shall have until 10/19/2023, to respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Join Additional Defendants #17 . (2) The hearing on the Motion, is CONTINUED from 10/19/2023, at 10:00 AM., to 11/16/2023, at 10:00 AM. (jp)
September 27, 2023 Filing 20 Joint STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO JOINT ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS BY 21 DAYS filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kleiner, Matthew)
September 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER GRANTING Second Joint Stipulation to Extend Deadline to File a Response to the Complaint By Not More Than 30 Days #18 ; Order Discharging Order to Show Cause #14 by Judge Fred W. Slaughter the following: (1) The time for Defendant Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint in the above-captioned matter is EXTENDED to and including 10/16/2023. (2) The court's Order to Show Cause #14 , issued on 8/30/2023, is DISCHARGED. (jp)
September 15, 2023 Filing 18 Second STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Atena Life Insurance Company answer now due 10/16/2023, re Complaint - (Discovery) filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kleiner, Matthew)
September 14, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Join in Complaint - (Discovery) filed by Plaintiff Brickfire LLC. Motion set for hearing on 10/19/2023 at 10:00 AM before Judge Fred W. Slaughter. (Attachments: #1 Declaration) (Tomas, Oliver)
September 14, 2023 Filing 16 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Oliver De Castro Tomas counsel for Plaintiff Brickfire LLC. Adding Oliver D. Tomas as counsel of record for Plaintiff, Brickfire LLC dba The Forge Recovery Center, a Wyoming limited liability company for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Brickfire LLC dba The Forge Recovery Center, a Wyoming limited liability company. (Attorney Oliver De Castro Tomas added to party Brickfire LLC(pty:pla))(Tomas, Oliver)
September 5, 2023 Filing 15 RESPONSE filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Companyto Order to Show Cause, #14 (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause re Dismissal for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction by Judge Fred W. Slaughter: The court ORDERS Defendants to show cause in writing no later than 9/5/2023, why this action should not be remanded to California Superior Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (See document for further information). (jp)
August 23, 2023 Filing 13 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Company. Related Case(s): 8:23-cv-01466-DOC-ADS; 8:23-cv-01467-FWS-KES; 8:23-cv-01464-CJC-DFM and 8:23-cv-01465-FWS-DFM (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER GRANTING Joint Stipulation to Extend Deadline for Aetna Life Insurance Company to File a Response to the Complaint By Not More Than 30 Days #11 by Judge Fred W. Slaughter, the following: The time for Defendant Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint in the above-captioned matter is EXTENDED to and including 9/15/2023. (jp)
August 21, 2023 Filing 11 Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Atena Life Insurance Company answer now due 9/15/2023, re Complaint - (Discovery) filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kleiner, Matthew)
August 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 CIVIL STANDING ORDER by Judge Fred W. Slaughter. (mku)
August 17, 2023 Filing 9 Notice OF CONFIRMATION OF NOTIFYING STATE COURT OF REMOVAL filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Company. (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 16, 2023 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Atena Life Insurance Company, re Notice of Assignment to United States Judges(CV-18) - optional html form #5 , Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form #6 , Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form #7 served on 08/16/2023. (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 15, 2023 Filing 7 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ghap)
August 15, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
August 15, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Fred W. Slaughter and Magistrate Judge John D. Early. (ghap)
August 9, 2023 CONFORMED FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Atena Life Insurance Company, Does 1-20 inclusive., filed by plaintiff Brickfire LLC. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 6/23/2023 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT 1) (ghap)
August 9, 2023 Filing 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUED ERRONEOUSLY AS AETNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 , Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties #3 , Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 served on 08/09/2023. (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 9, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUED ERRONEOUSLY AS AETNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 9, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUED ERRONEOUSLY AS AETNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (Kleiner, Matthew)
August 9, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Orange Superior Court, case number 30-2023-01332570-CU-BC-WJC Receipt No: ACACDC-35826857 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUED ERRONEOUSLY AS AETNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Complaint, #2 Exhibit 2 - Summons, #3 Exhibit 3 -Service of Process Transmittal Summary, #4 Exhibit 4 -Process Service Delivery, #5 Exhibit 5 - Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Exhibit 6 -Alternative Dispute Resolution Information Package, #7 Exhibit 7 - Notice of Case Management Conference) (Attorney Matthew Gregory Kleiner added to party AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUED ERRONEOUSLY AS AETNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY(pty:dft))(Kleiner, Matthew)

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Represented By: Namson Nguyen Pham
Represented By: Oliver De Castro Tomas
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