Souto v. Federal Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Melissa Souto
Defendant: Federal Insurance Company
Not Classified By Court: Peter Abraham
Case Number: 6:2023cv02218
Filed: November 16, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Robert M Norway
Referring Judge: Gregory A Presnell
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1330 Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 2/28/2024 Joinder of Parties due by 2/28/2024 Discovery due by 11/27/2024 Dispositive motions due by 1/2/2025 Pretrial statement due by 4/14/2025 All other motions due by 4/18/2025 Plaintiff disclosure of expert report due by 9/2/2024 Defendant disclosure of expert report due by 10/2/2024 Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/14/2025 at 01:00 PM in Orlando Courtroom 5 A before Judge Gregory A. Presnell Jury Trial set for the trial term which commences on 6/2/2025 at 09:15 AM in Orlando Courtroom 5 A before Judge Gregory A. Presnell. Conduct mediation hearing by 3/3/2025. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Peter E. Abraham appointed as mediator. Signed by Judge Gregory A. Presnell on 12/14/2023. (AKC)
December 14, 2023 Filing 14 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Jandy, Marc)
December 7, 2023 Filing 13 Amended ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Federal Insurance Company.(Farrant, Laura) Modified text on 12/8/2023 (LSS).
November 29, 2023 Filing 12 CORPORATE Disclosure Statement by Federal Insurance Company. (Marcus, Susan)
November 29, 2023 Filing 11 Defendant's ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Federal Insurance Company. (Farrant, Laura)
November 28, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Melissa Souto and Federal Insurance Company. Related case(s): Yes (Jandy, Marc) Modified on 11/29/2023 to reflect both parties filed document(AKC).
November 28, 2023 Filing 9 CORPORATE Disclosure Statement by Melissa Souto. (Jandy, Marc)
November 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's #5 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert M. Norway on 11/20/2023. (MLS)
November 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 INITIAL CASE ORDER for Plaintiff and Defendant. Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement and notice of pendency of other actions due within 14 days. Signed by Judge Gregory A. Presnell on 11/20/2023. (AKC)
November 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ENDORSED ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's #4 Unopposed Motion to File Unredacted Document Under Seal. The Court construes the motion as a request to seal the unredacted documents that were filed as exhibits to the notice of removal and grants the motion for good cause shown. The Clerk is directed to seal the following exhibits to the Notice of Removal: (1) Exhibit B (Dkt. 1-2); (2) Exhibit H (Dkt. 1-8); and (3) Exhibit 11 (Dkt. 1-11). Defendant shall not file any unredacted documents identifying the address of Plaintiff's residence on the public docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert M. Norway on 11/20/2023. (Norway, Robert)
November 17, 2023 Filing 5 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Plaintiff's Complaint by Federal Insurance Company. (Marcus, Susan) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Robert M. Norway. Modified on 11/20/2023 as to docket text (ARL).
November 17, 2023 Filing 4 Unopposed MOTION for leave to file DOCUMENT Unredacted< under seal by Federal Insurance Company (Farrant, Laura).Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Robert M. Norway.
November 17, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Marc Jandy of Local Rule 2.01(b)(2)(B), which requires members of the Middle District bar to maintain with the clerk a current telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Update your contact information for the Middle District through PACER. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (TRF)
November 17, 2023 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Gregory A. Presnell and Magistrate Judge Robert M. Norway. New case number: 6:23-cv-02218-GAP-RMN. (TRF)
November 16, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL Filing fee $402, receipt number CFLMDC-21473425 filed by Federal Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Plaintiff's Damages Estimate, #3 Exhibit C - Florida Bar Website, #4 Exhibit D - Business Details from Indiana Secretary of State, #5 Exhibit E - Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Exhibit F - State Court Docket, #7 Exhibit G - Notice of Confidential Information within Court Filing, #8 Exhibit H - Notice of Service of Correspondence by Plaintiff, #9 Exhibit I - Notice of Service of Interrogatories, #10 Exhibit J - Request to Produce, #11 Exhibit K - Requests for Admissions (Redacted), #12 Exhibit L - Designation of Electronic Mail Address and Request for Designation of Electronic Mail, #13 Exhibit M - Photocopied Document of Case Management Plan and Order, #14 Exhibit N - Summons Issued-Federal Insurance Company, #15 Exhibit O - Summons Returned Served-Federal Insurance Company, #16 Exhibit P - Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint and Discovery, #17 Exhibit Q - Agreed Order Granting Defendant's Motion for Extension of Tie to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint and Discovery, #18 Exhibit R - Oder of Recusal)(Farrant, Laura) Modified to edit docket text on 11/17/2023 (HAI).

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Plaintiff: Melissa Souto
Represented By: Marc Jandy
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Defendant: Federal Insurance Company
Represented By: Laura Farach Farrant
Represented By: Susan Y. Marcus
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Represented By: Peter Abraham
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