Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company v. Shermar Oil, LLC
| GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY |
| SHERMAR OIL, LLC |
| INDIANA FOOD AND FUEL ASSOCIATION, UNITED POLICYHOLDERS and COMPLEX INSURANCE CLAIMS LITIGATION ASSOCIATION |
| 25-3188 |
| December 4, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Insurance |
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| Filing 34 Paper copies of appellant reply brief filed by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [34] [7529276] [25-3188] (NHV) [Entered: 05/29/2026 01:15 PM] |
| Filing 33 Appellant's reply brief filed by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. Paper copies due on 06/02/2026. [33] [7528330] [25-3188] (SK) [Entered: 05/26/2026 04:01 PM] |
| Filing 32 Submitted appellant reply brief by Miranda Steele for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [32] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7528289] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 05/26/2026 03:31 PM] |
| Filing 31 Paper copies of amicus brief filed by Amicus Curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association. [31] [7525507] [25-3188] (NHV) [Entered: 05/14/2026 11:00 AM] |
| Filing 30 Amicus brief filed by Amicus Curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association, by consent. Paper copies due on 05/18/2026 [30] [7524602] [25-3188] (CAH) [Entered: 05/11/2026 02:16 PM] |
| Filing 29 Submitted brief by Laura A. Foggan for amicus Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association. Consent from all parties contained within brief. [29] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7524594] [25-3188] (Foggan, Laura) [Entered: 05/11/2026 01:47 PM] |
| Filing 28 Paper copies of appellee brief filed by Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. [28] [7524468] [25-3188] (EF) [Entered: 05/11/2026 10:49 AM] |
| Filing 27 NOTICE: Attorney Mr. Tyler Lewis Jones for Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company will not be available for oral argument June 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 29, 30 July 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31. [27] [7523791] [25-3188] (Jones, Tyler) [Entered: 05/07/2026 09:11 AM] |
| Filing 25 Re-Submitted appellee brief by Tyler L. Jones for Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. [25] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7523608] [25-3188] (Jones, Tyler) [Entered: 05/06/2026 02:09 PM] |
| Filing 26 Appellee's brief filed by Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. Paper copies due on 05/13/2026. [26] [7523647] [25-3188] (SK) [Entered: 05/06/2026 03:06 PM] |
| Filing 24 Brief deficiency letter sent to Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. [24] [7523392] [25-3188] (SK) [Entered: 05/05/2026 04:27 PM] |
| Filing 23 Submitted appellee brief by Tyler L. Jones for Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. [23] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7523367] [25-3188] (Jones, Tyler) [Entered: 05/05/2026 03:49 PM] |
| Filing 22 Paper copies of amicus brief filed by Amici Curiae Indiana Food and Fuel Association and United Policyholders. [22] [7519342] [25-3188] (NHV) [Entered: 04/20/2026 02:36 PM] |
| Filing 21 Paper copies of appellant brief and appendix filed by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [21] [7517256] [25-3188] (EF) [Entered: 04/13/2026 09:22 AM] |
| Filing 20 Amicus brief filed by Amici Curiae United Policyholders and Indiana Food and Fuel Association, by consent. Paper copies due on 04/17/2026 [20] [7517155] [25-3188] (CAH) [Entered: 04/10/2026 03:31 PM] |
| Filing 19 Submitted brief by Gregory M. Gotwald for amicus Indiana Food and Fuel Association and United Policyholders. Consent from all parties contained within brief. [19] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7517148] [25-3188] (Gotwald, Gregory) [Entered: 04/10/2026 03:20 PM] |
| Filing 16 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Miranda Steele for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [16] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7515524] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 04/06/2026 10:25 AM] |
| Filing 18 Filed Appendix by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [18] [7515732] Paper copies due on 04/10/2026 [25-3188] (NHV) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:34 PM] |
| Filing 17 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. Paper copies due on 04/10/2026. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [17] [7515731] [25-3188] (NHV) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:34 PM] |
| Filing 15 Brief deficiency letter sent to Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [15] [7515363] [25-3188] (NHV) [Entered: 04/03/2026 01:44 PM] |
| Filing 14 Submitted Appendix by Miranda L. Steele and Tony H. Abbott for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [14] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7515353] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 04/03/2026 12:59 PM] |
| Filing 13 Submitted appellant brief by Miranda L. Steele and Tony H. Abbott for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [13] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7515351] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 04/03/2026 12:53 PM] |
Filing 12
ORDER: Pursuant to Circuit Rule 33, briefing will proceed as follows: Appellant's brief due on or before 04/03/2026 for Shermar Oil, LLC. Appellee's brief due on or before 05/05/2026 for Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 05/26/2026 for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC RJS [7501982] [25-3188]--[Docket text updated 05/06/2026 by JR to note appellee's brief due by 5/5/2026 to match physical order.] (AP) [Entered: 02/02/2026 12:30 PM]
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| Filing 11 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance form filed by Attorney Tony H. Abbott for Shermar Oil, LLC. [11] [7496488] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3188] [Edited 01/06/2026 by CG to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 01/06/2026 01:47 PM] |
| Filing 10 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Tyler L. Jones for Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. [10] [7493896] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3188][10] [7493896] [25-3188]--[Edited 12/18/2025 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (Jones, Tyler) [Entered: 12/18/2025 01:47 PM] |
| Filing 9 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney James P. Strenski for Appellee Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. [9] [7493892] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3188] (Strenski, James) [Entered: 12/18/2025 01:42 PM] |
| Filing 8 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [8] [7493453] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 12/17/2025 08:56 AM] |
| Filing 7 Amended Jurisdictional Statement filed by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [7] [7493448] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 12/17/2025 08:50 AM] |
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Filing 6
ORDER: Circuit Rule 3(c)(1), referencing Circuit Rule 28(a), requires an appellant to file a docketing statement that provides information concerning the district courts jurisdiction. If jurisdiction depends on diversity, the statement must identify the jurisdictional amount and the citizenship of each party to the litigation. If any party is a corporation, the rule specifically requires an appellant to identify both the state of incorporation and the state in which the corporation has its principal place of business. And if any party is an unincorporated association or partnership, the statement must identify the citizenship of all members. In the present case, appellant relies on diversity of citizenship for federal jurisdiction. But appellants Circuit Rule 3(c) docketing statement fails to provide the identity and citizenship of all the members of Shermar Oil, LLC. A limited liability company is not incorporated and so for purposes of general diversity jurisdiction has the citizenship of its members, not based on where it has its principal place of business or under which states law it is organized. See Hicklin Engineering, L.C. v. Bartell, 439 F.3d 346, 347-48 (7th Cir. 2006). And the citizenship of such an unincorporated association must be traced through however many layers of members there may be. See Meyerson v. Harrahs East Chicago Casino, 299 F.3d 616, 617 (7th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, appellant shall file an amended docketing statement that provides a complete statement of jurisdiction that includes the omitted information. The statement is due on or before December 18, 2025. JXK [6] [7492257] [25-3188] (AD) [Entered: 12/11/2025 01:21 PM]
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| Filing 5 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Miranda L. Steele, Tony H. Abbott for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. [5] [7492175] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 12/11/2025 10:11 AM] |
| Filing 4 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [4] [7492168] [25-3188] (Steele, Miranda) [Entered: 12/11/2025 10:07 AM] |
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Filing 3
ORDER: Pursuant to Circuit Rule 33, briefing will proceed as follows: Appellant's brief due on or before 02/09/2026 for Shermar Oil, LLC. Appellee's brief due on or before 03/11/2026 for Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 04/01/2026 for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC. RJS [7491882] [25-3188] (FP) [Entered: 12/10/2025 08:48 AM]
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| Filing 2 Notice of Circuit Rule 33 mediation issued. The mediation will be conducted by phone, Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time. See Notice for further details and requirements. RJS. [2] [7491878] [25-3188] (FP) [Entered: 12/10/2025 08:45 AM] |
| Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Shermar Oil, LLC by 12/11/2025. Transcript information sheet due by 12/18/2025. Appellant's brief due on or before 01/13/2026 for Shermar Oil, LLC. [1] [7491124] [25-3188] (PS) [Entered: 12/05/2025 12:54 PM] |
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