Lee Goldstein v. Riversource Life Insurance Co.
Plaintiff: Lesa Benacquisto, Daniel Benacquisto, Richard Thoresen, Elizabeth Thoresen, Arnold Mork, Isabella Mork, Ronald Melchert, Susan Melchert, Steven A. Creaturo, Paul Russell, Tyva Russell and Estate of Marjory Gail Thomas Osborn-Vincent
Defendant: American Express Financial Corporation, Sued as: American Express Financial Service Corp., American Express Financial Advisors, Inc., American Centurion Life Assurance Company of New York, Sued as: American Centurion Life Assurance Company, American Enterprise Life Insurance Company, American Partners Life Insurance Company, G. Allen West and RiverSource Life Insurance Company, Successor to IDS Life Insurance Company
Movant: Lee Goldstein
Case Number: 26-1838
Filed: April 30, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Truth in Lending
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 15, 2026 LETTER from Appellee RiverSource Life Insurance Company regarding availability for oral argument. w/service 10/15/2026 [5695107] [26-1838] (CCW) [Entered: 10/15/2026 05:34 PM]
October 15, 2026 Please note that this case has been screened for oral argument. The exact date of your oral argument has not been determined at this time. You will be receiving a calendar approximately 4 weeks before the scheduled argument date. Please review the current and future argument dates immediately to determine if you have a conflict on any day (or days) that are scheduled for argument sessions. # Click Here to View Published Argument Calendars and Future Court Session Dates and Locations If you have such a conflict, please inform the court by sending a letter identifying the day (or days) on which you have a conflict and the specific reason for the conflict. Please note that blanket assertions of a conflict for the entirety of a court week or weeks will not be considered absent an adequate explanation of good cause. While the clerk's office takes conflict dates into consideration in scheduling oral arguments, we do not guarantee that every request will be honored. You can file your letter using the ECF docketing event 'Correspondence to Court', 'Letter filed' 'regarding availability for oral argument'. Your compliance with this policy will minimize the need for motions to continue or reschedule oral argument. The court also encourages you to notify the clerk if conflicts with these dates develop in the future. [26-1838] (JMM) [Entered: 10/15/2026 02:20 PM]
September 9, 2026 Paper copies Reply brief, [ # 5679659-2 ] filed by Lee Goldstein 10 paper copies received. [5681426] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 09/09/2026 12:27 PM]
September 3, 2026 BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF filed by Lee Goldstein. w/service 09/03/2026, Length: 6,480 words 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM Lee Goldstein due 09/08/2026 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs [5679659] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 09/03/2026 10:56 AM]
September 2, 2026 REPLY brief of Lee Goldstein submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5679488] [26-1838]--[Edited 09/03/2026 by DAK to correct docket text.] (TWW) [Entered: 09/02/2026 08:08 PM]
August 26, 2026 28(j) citation filed by Appellee RiverSource Life Insurance Company w/service 08/26/2026 - FOR CAL [5676450] [26-1838] (CCW) [Entered: 08/26/2026 11:58 AM]
August 13, 2026 RECORD FILED - APLEE/RES APPENDIX, 2 volumes, Comments: 3 copies. [5671897] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 08/13/2026 12:12 PM]
August 13, 2026 Paper copies Appellee/Respondent brief, [ # 5671469-2 ] filed by RiverSource Life Insurance Company 10 paper copies received. w/Addendum attached [5671895] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 08/13/2026 12:07 PM]
August 12, 2026 Addendum of APPELLEE submitted for review by RiverSource Life Insurance Company. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5671142] [26-1838] --[Edited 08/12/2026 by DAK to correct docket text.] (CCW) [Entered: 08/12/2026 09:55 AM]
August 12, 2026 APPELLEE brief of RiverSource Life Insurance Company submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5671141] [26-1838] (CCW) [Entered: 08/12/2026 09:54 AM]
August 12, 2026 ADDENDUM of APPELLEE FILED by Appellee RiverSource Life Insurance Company, w/service 08/12/2026 [5671470] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 08/12/2026 02:48 PM]
August 12, 2026 BRIEF FILED - APPELLEE BRIEF filed by RiverSource Life Insurance Company, w/service 08/12/2026, Length: 12,344 words 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM RiverSource Life Insurance Company due 08/17/2026 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs. Reply brief of Lee Goldstein due on 09/02/2026. [5671469] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 08/12/2026 02:47 PM]
July 24, 2026 Paper copies [ # 5660838-2 ], Addendum filed by Lee Goldstein 10 paper copies received. [5664808] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/24/2026 12:36 PM]
July 21, 2026 PAPER addendum deficiency sent to Trevor W Weinberg, for [ # 5660838-2 ], Addendum [5663129] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/21/2026 10:13 AM]
July 20, 2026 RECORD FILED - APLNT/PET APPENDIX, 4 volumes, Comments: 3 copies [5662819] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/20/2026 01:32 PM]
July 20, 2026 Paper copies Appellant/Petitioner Brief, [ # 5660834-2 ] filed by Lee Goldstein 10 paper copies received. [5662810] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/20/2026 01:18 PM]
July 15, 2026 Record Deficiency Sent to Attorney Trevor W Weinberg for Appellant Lee Goldstein. Record Deficiency due on 07/20/2026. [5661378-1] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/15/2026 01:31 PM]
July 14, 2026 BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Lee Goldstein. w/service 07/14/2026, Length: 26 pages 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM Lee Goldstein due 07/20/2026 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs. Brief of RiverSource Life Insurance Company due on 08/13/2026 [5660834] [26-1838]--[Edited 07/20/2026 by AMT] DOCUMENT REPLACED TO CORRECT TITLE OF BRIEF--NDA RESENT (DAK) [Entered: 07/14/2026 01:37 PM]
July 14, 2026 ADDENDUM of APPELLANT FILED by Appellant Lee Goldstein, w/service 07/14/2026 [5660838] [26-1838]--[Edited 07/20/2026 by AMT] DOCUMENT REPLACED TO CORRECT TITLE OF ADDENDUM--NDA RESENT (DAK) [Entered: 07/14/2026 01:39 PM]
July 14, 2026 Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Lee Goldstein. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5660808] [26-1838] (TWW) [Entered: 07/14/2026 12:35 PM]
July 14, 2026 APPELLANT brief of Lee Goldstein submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5660807] [26-1838] (TWW) [Entered: 07/14/2026 12:34 PM]
July 10, 2026 Addendum deficiency notice sent to counsel, Attorney Trevor W Weinberg for Appellant Lee Goldstein. New electronic copy of addendum due on 07/15/2026 [5659893] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/10/2026 03:05 PM]
July 10, 2026 Brief deficiency notice sent to counsel, Attorney Trevor W Weinberg for Appellant Lee Goldstein. [5659883] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 07/10/2026 02:52 PM]
July 9, 2026 Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Lee Goldstein. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5659535] [26-1838] (TWW) [Entered: 07/09/2026 05:17 PM]
July 9, 2026 APPELLANT brief of Lee Goldstein submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5659534] [26-1838] (TWW) [Entered: 07/09/2026 05:16 PM]
June 9, 2026 *** DOCUMENT LOCKED *** Attorney statement filed by Trevor W Weinberg for Lee Goldstein in compliance with Part V of the court's Plan to Implement the Criminal Justice Act of 1964. w/service 06/09/2026 [5649179] [26-1838] --[Edited 06/09/2026 by DAK] COUNSEL WILL REFILE THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE USING THE CORRECT EVENT. (TWW) [Entered: 06/09/2026 01:12 PM]
June 9, 2026 CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 5647144-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Trevor W Weinberg. Brief of Lee Goldstein due 07/09/2026. Appendix due on 07/09/2026. [5649269] [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 06/09/2026 02:52 PM]
June 9, 2026 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE filed by Attorney Trevor W Weinberg for Appellant Lee Goldstein correcting [5647144] MOTION for extension of time to file brief. w/service 06/09/2026 [5649251] [26-1838] ]--[Edited 06/09/2026 by DAK to correct docket text.] (TWW) [Entered: 06/09/2026 02:39 PM]
June 3, 2026 MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 07/09/2026, filed by Attorney Trevor W Weinberg for Appellant Lee Goldstein w/service 06/03/2026. [5647144] [26-1838] (TWW) [Entered: 06/03/2026 12:06 PM]
June 3, 2026 On December 1, 2016, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure were amended to require a certificate of compliance for motions filed under Rule 27, certifying that the document complies with the type-volume limitations and stating the number of words in the document. Your recently filed motion did not contain this certificate of compliance. No action will be taken on your motion for extension of time to file brief, [ # 5647144-2 ], submitted by Trevor W Weinberg in 26-1838, pending the filing of a certificate of compliance using the 'Certificate of Compliance' event. Please do not refile your motion [26-1838] (DAK) [Entered: 06/03/2026 02:14 PM]
May 15, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Thomas J. Butler for Appellee RiverSource Life Insurance Company w/service 05/15/2026 [5640547] [26-1838] (TJB) [Entered: 05/15/2026 09:55 AM]
May 14, 2026 METHOD of appendix preparation filed by Appellant Lee Goldstein - Separate Appendix - w/service 05/14/2026 [5640450] [26-1838] (AT) [Entered: 05/14/2026 06:08 PM]
May 14, 2026 STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellant Lee Goldstein - w/service 05/14/2026. [5640449] [26-1838] (AT) [Entered: 05/14/2026 06:04 PM]
May 14, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Alfredo Torrijos for Appellant Lee Goldstein w/service 05/14/2026 [5640398] [26-1838] (AT) [Entered: 05/14/2026 04:24 PM]
May 14, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Joshua H. Haffner for Appellant Lee Goldstein w/service 05/14/2026 [5640393] [26-1838] (JHH) [Entered: 05/14/2026 04:20 PM]
May 7, 2026 CORPORATE disclosure statement filed by Appellee RiverSource Life Insurance Company. - FOR CAL [5637862] [26-1838] (CCW) [Entered: 05/07/2026 04:53 PM]
May 1, 2026 APPEARANCE filed by Caleb C. Wolanek for Appellee RiverSource Life Insurance Company w/service 05/01/2026 [5635691] [26-1838] (CCW) [Entered: 05/01/2026 05:38 PM]
April 30, 2026 Originating court document filed consisting of docket entries, Order filed 3/31/2026, and Notice of Appeal filed 4/27/2026. [5635038] [26-1838] (CBO) [Entered: 04/30/2026 03:49 PM]
April 30, 2026 BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Appendix due on 06/09/2026. BRIEF OF APPELLANT Lee Goldstein due 06/09/2026. Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5635039] [26-1838] (CBO) [Entered: 04/30/2026 03:51 PM]
April 30, 2026 Civil case docketed. [5635032] [26-1838] (CBO) [Entered: 04/30/2026 03:46 PM]

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Represented By: Trevor W. Weinberg
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Represented By: J. Ethan McDaniel
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