Watson et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Plaintiff: Katie Watson and Scott Watson
Defendant: State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Case Number: 1:2025cv01442
Filed: May 7, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Gordon P Gallagher
Referring Judge: Timothy P O'Hara
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 24, 2025 Filing 28 Civil Case Terminated pursuant to #27 STIPULATION of Dismissal of Case by Defendant filed in this case. Text Only Entry. (sphil, )
October 24, 2025 Filing 27 STIPULATION of Dismissal of Case by Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. (Patterson, Hillary)
September 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Order that the #25 Joint Motion for Extension of Time is GRANTED, and the parties shall have through and including October 13, 2025, to submit dismissal paperwork by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 09/30/2025. Text Only Entry(dclem)
September 29, 2025 Filing 25 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Submit Dismissal Documents by Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. (Patterson, Hillary)
August 28, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER : The Court is in receipt of the Notice of Settlement and therefore Orders that either Dismissal Papers or a Status Report shall be due by 9/29/2025. By District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on August 28, 2025. Text Only Entry. (gpglc3)
August 28, 2025 Filing 23 NOTICE of Settlement by Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Patterson, Hillary)
July 31, 2025 Filing 22 Utility Setting/Resetting Deadlines/Hearings: Text Only Entry. Discovery due by 5/6/2026. Dispositive Motions due by 6/5/2026. Pursuant to ECF #21 . (amona,)
July 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 SCHEDULING ORDER. Deadline for Joinder of Parties and Amendment of Pleadings: August 29, 2025.Discovery Cut-off: May 6, 2026.Dispositive Motion Deadline: June 5, 2026Motions Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 702: June 5, 2026.The parties shall designate all experts and provide opposing counsel andany pro se parties with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before: February 27, 2026. The parties shall designate all rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel and any pro se party with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before: March 30, 2026. No Status Conference is set at this time. By Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara on 7/31/2025. (amona,)
July 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MINUTE ORDER This matter comes before this Court upon its own review of the Parties' proposed Scheduling Order [ECF #18 ]. Noting no material dispute over its terms, this Court sees no need to proceed with the Scheduling Conference. This Court emailed the Parties to ask whether there is reason to hold it. Plaintiffs agree with the Court's suggestion to vacate the Scheduling Conference. Defendant did not respond to request that the Scheduling Conference proceed as currently set. In light of the foregoing, the Scheduling Conference currently set for July 30, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. is vacated. This Court will enter the Scheduling Order in due course. By Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara on 7/29/2025. (amona,)
July 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara on 07/25/2025. This matter comes before this Court upon the telephonic request by Plaintiffs' counsel to appear remotely at the Scheduling Conference on July 30, 2025. Although this Court prefers in-person attendance, the request is granted. To connect to the courtroom remotely via video teleconference, Plaintiffs' counsel shall use the attached Cisco Meeting App Instructions. (ggill, )
July 23, 2025 Filing 18 Proposed Scheduling Order by Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. (Marusin, N. Rae)
July 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other specifically-referred motions, and (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions. Court levsponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the magistrate judge or on the request of the parties by motion, this court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding. by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 7/22/2025. Text Only Entry (sphil, )
July 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to the Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent form [ECF #15 ] filed by the Parties expressing non-consent under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c), the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to reassign this case under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(a). This Court may continue on the case to hear matters referred by the district judge under 28 U.S.C. 636(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1(c). By Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara on 7/22/2025. (Case randomly reassigned to District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher and drawn to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 25-cv-01442-GPG). (amona,)
July 21, 2025 Filing 15 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company All parties do not consent.. (Patterson, Hillary)
July 21, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Brandee Bess Bower on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Brandee Bess Bower added to party Katie Watson(pty:pla), Attorney Brandee Bess Bower added to party Scott Watson(pty:pla) (Bower, Brandee)
May 15, 2025 Filing 13 ANSWER to #7 Complaint by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.(Patterson, Hillary)
May 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MINUTE ORDER. The above captioned case has been directly assigned to Magistrate Judge OHara pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1. The Parties shall complete and file the Magistrate Judge Consent Form [ECF #10 ] on or before July 16, 2025. Forthwith upon receipt, counsel for Defendant shall send a copy of this Minute Order to Plaintiffs counsel. Plaintiffs counsel shall file a Notice of Appearance in this civil action. The Court will hold the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference on July 30, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom C-402, on the fourth floor of the Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse located at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado. It will be an in-person proceeding. No later than seven days before the Scheduling Conference, the Parties shall (1) file their Proposed Scheduling Order onto the case docket sheet and (2) submit the proposed Scheduling Order in Word format by joint email, copying all Parties, to Chambers at #o'[email protected]. By Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara on 5/9/2025. (amona,)
May 8, 2025 Filing 11 MEMORANDUM RETURNING CASE. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 25-cv-01442-TPO (jrobe, )
May 8, 2025 Filing 10 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (agryan)
May 8, 2025 Filing 9 Case assigned to Judge William J. Martinez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Text Only Entry. (agryan)
May 8, 2025 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Complaint and Jury Demand, Summons, District Court Civil (CV) Case Cover Sheet for Initial Pleading of Complaint, Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, or Third-Party Complaint and Jury Demand upon State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company on 04/16/2025. (agryan)
May 8, 2025 Filing 7 COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, filed by Katie Watson, Scott Watson.(agryan)
May 8, 2025 Filing 6 FIRST AND FINAL NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEY(S) AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES IN REMOVED, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHER CASES. To receive any further notice in a case removed or transferred to this court, or special matters including discovery disputes, bankruptcy appeals, or withdrawals of reference, Multi-district litigation (MDL), etc., all attorneys and unrepresented parties must enter an appearance under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(a). An attorney must be an active member of this court's bar and be in good standing in accordance with D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3. A waiver of the fee for bar admission may apply in limited situations. (Text Only Entry) (agryan)
May 8, 2025 Filing 5 ADMINISTRATIVE REMINDER to Filer. It is the responsibility of the attorney or pro se party removing the case to follow Local Rule D.C.COLO.LCivR 81.1 and 28 U.S.C. Section 1446a when filing a Notice of Removal. (Text only entry.) (agryan)
May 7, 2025 Filing 4 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by N. Rae Marusin on behalf of State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyAttorney N. Rae Marusin added to party State Farm Fire and Casualty Company(pty:dft) (Marusin, N. Rae)
May 7, 2025 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company for State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. (Patterson, Hillary)
May 7, 2025 Filing 2 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Hillary D. Patterson on behalf of State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Patterson, Hillary)
May 7, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company from Larimer County District Court, Case Number 2025cv30353. (Filing fee $ 405, Receipt Number ACODC-10324837), filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Complaint, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - State Court Case Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Summons, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Civil Case Management, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Return of Service, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Substitution of Counsel, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Property Records, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Voter Records, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - State Farm Secretary of State Entity Search, #10 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Case Cover Sheet, #11 Docket Sheet State Court Docket)(Patterson, Hillary)

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