MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY A/S/O KARAJOEL LLC v. HYDROFARM, INC. D/B/A HYDROFARM EAST
Plaintiff: MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Defendant: HYDROFARM, INC. doing business as HYDROFARM EAST and HYDROFARM, LLC in 21cv367 doing business as PARSOURCE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS doing business as HYDROFARM EAST
Consolidated Plaintiff: HDI GLOBAL SPECIALITY SE
Case Number: 1:2021cv00321
Filed: February 4, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: G Michael Harvey
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING AND PROCEDURES ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 5/7/2021. Discovery due by 12/17/2021. Mediation to conclude by 3/17/2022. Plaintiff Rule 26(a)(2) due by 8/30/2021. Defendant Rule 26(a)(2) due by 9/29/2021. Summary Judgment motions due by 1/16/2022. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 2/15/2022. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 3/1/2022. Status Conference set for 1/5/2022 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 6 before Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey on 3/22/21. Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-00321-GMH, 1:21-cv-00367-GMH(MFB)
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey: VTC Initial Scheduling Conference held on 3/22/2021. (Court Reporter Nancy Meyer.) Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-00321-GMH, 1:21-cv-00367-GMH(zpt)
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER REFERRING CASE for settlement. This case is referred to a Magistrate Judge to be randomly assigned for the purposes of mediation. The mediation period shall begin on December 17, 2021 and end on March 17, 2022. The parties may contact the Magistrate Judge assigned to oversee settlement discussions at any time up to December 17, 2021, if they deem earlier mediation appropriate. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey on 3/22/21. Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-00321-GMH, 1:21-cv-00367-GMH(MFB) Modified text on 3/23/2021 (zpt).
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE RANDOMLY REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui for mediation. (adh, )
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting (11) Motion for Protective Order in case 1:21-cv-00321-GMH. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey on 3/16/21. Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-00321-GMH, 1:21-cv-00367-GMH(MFB)
March 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Hearings: Initial Conference set for 3/22/2021 at 11:30 AM in Telephonic/VTC before Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey. Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-00321-GMH, 1:21-cv-00367-CRC(MFB)
March 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Julia Carbonetti on behalf of HDI GLOBAL SPECIALITY SE (Carbonetti, Julia)
March 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by David M. Ross on behalf of HDI GLOBAL SPECIALITY SE (Ross, David)
March 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Joint Consent to Proceed before US Magistrate Judge for All Purposes by HDI GLOBAL SPECIALITY SE re #10 Consent to Proceed before US Magistrate Judge for All Purposes, #13 Order on Motion to Consolidate Cases (Ross, David)
March 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Consolidate Cases. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey on 3/2/21. (MFB)
February 24, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. In light of the re-assignment of this case to Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey, it is ORDERED that the Telephone Scheduling Conference call set for 3/1/2021 at 10:30 AM before Judge Amy Berman Jackson is VACATED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/24/2021. (jth)
February 23, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE RANDOMLY REFERRED to Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey for all purposes. (adh, )
February 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Consent MOTION to Consolidate Cases by HYDROFARM, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Driver, Lauren)
February 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Joint MOTION for Protective Order CONFIDENTIALITY OF DISCOVERY MATERIAL by HYDROFARM, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Driver, Lauren)
February 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Joint Consent to Proceed before US Magistrate Judge for All Purposes by Plaintiff MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Defendant HYDROFARM, INC. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/23/2021. (jth)
February 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Kyle David Reich on behalf of MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Reich, Kyle)
February 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Joint STATUS REPORT by MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY. (Kopstein, David)
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting #7 Amended Motion for Leave of Kyle D. Reich to Appear Pro Hac Vice only upon condition that the lawyer admitted, or at least one member of the lawyer's firm, undergo CM/ECF training, obtain a CM/ECF username and password, and agree to file papers electronically. No court papers will be mailed to any lawyer. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/16/21. (DMK)
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER denying as moot #6 Motion for Kyle D. Reich Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/16/21. (DMK)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION to Amend/Correct Motion for Admission of Kyle D. Reich Pro Hac Vice by MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Kopstein, David)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Kyle D. Reich, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-8193421. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Kopstein, David)
February 7, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Meet and Confer Telephonic Scheduling Conference Call set for 3/1/2021 at 10:30 AM before Judge Amy Berman Jackson. The parties shall meet, confer, and file a Joint Report pursuant to Local Rule 16.3 by 2/22/2021. Any dates contained in the Report should be expressed as specific dates (month/day/year) rather than as time frames (e.g. "60 days from the entry of the scheduling order"). The parties are directed to contact the Court's Deputy Clerk in the first instance to request the rescheduling of the Telephonic Scheduling Conference Call. The party seeking the change in schedule must first confer with counsel for all other parties and be prepared to provide the Deputy Clerk with proposed mutually agreeable dates. In a separate email, the Court's Deputy Clerk will provide counsel for the parties, with the dial in telephone number and pass code to allow them access to the call. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/7/2021. (jth)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren Royer Driver on behalf of HYDROFARM, INC. (Driver, Lauren)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE to Counsel/Party re #1 Notice of Removal, (adh, )
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CIVIL COVER SHEET by HYDROFARM, INC. re Notice of QC- New Case, filed by HYDROFARM, INC.. Related document: Notice of QC- New Case,.(Angotti, Matthew)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ERRATA Notice of Removal by HYDROFARM, INC. re Notice of QC- New Case,. (Angotti, Matthew)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (adh, )
February 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior court of the District of Columbia, case number 2020 CA 004963 Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ADCDC-8164180 filed by HYDROFARM, INC. D/B/A HYDROFARM EAST. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Removal from State Court, #3 Exhibit Complaint, #4 Exhibit Summons, #5 Exhibit Answer to Complaint, #6 Exhibit Amended Answer to Complaint)(Angotti, Matthew)
February 4, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #1 Notice of Removal; emailed to angotti@acklaw.com, cc'd -1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Noncompliance with LCvR 5.1(c). Please file an errata correcting the initiating pleading to include the name & full residence address of each party using the event Errata., 2. Blank or missing coversheet. Please use the cover sheet at https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms & file using the event Civil Cover Sheet. (adh, )

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Plaintiff: MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Represented By: David Michael Kopstein
Represented By: Kyle David Reich
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Defendant: HYDROFARM, INC. doing business as HYDROFARM EAST
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Defendant: HYDROFARM, LLC in 21cv367 doing business as PARSOURCE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS doing business as HYDROFARM EAST
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Consolidated plaintiff: HDI GLOBAL SPECIALITY SE
Represented By: David M. Ross
Represented By: Julia Carbonetti
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