Bezio v. Life Insurance Company of North America
| AIMEE BEZIO |
| Life Insurance Company of North America |
| Jack Townsend |
| 8:2025cv02468 |
| September 15, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
| Lindsay S Griffin |
| Steven D Merryday |
| Labor: E.R.I.S.A. |
| 29 U.S.C. ยง 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits |
| None |
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| Filing 19 NOTICE of Local Rule 1.11(e), which provides that, unless an order states another time, a seal under Rule 1.11 expires ninety days after a case is closed and all appeals are exhausted. To prevent the content of a sealed item from appearing on the docket after the seal expires, a party or interested non-party must move for relief before the seal expires. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (JVC) |
| Filing 18 ENDORSED ORDER: The parties announce (Doc. #17) a settlement. Under Local Rule 3.09(b), this action is DISMISSED subject to the right of any party within sixty days (1) to submit a stipulated form of final order or (2) to move to vacate the dismissal for good cause. The clerk must close the case. Signed by Senior District Judge Steven D. Merryday on 3/9/2026. (CJO) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of settlement Joint, and Request for Administrative Closure by Aimee Bezio (Ortiz, Nick) |
| Filing 16 Amended Joint NOTICE of mediation conference/hearing to be held on March 9, 2026, at 1:30 pm EST before Jack L. Townsend. (Ortiz, Nick) Modified docket text on 12/23/2025 (JG). |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of mediation conference/hearing to be held on March 9, 2026 at 1:30 pm EST before Jack L. Townsend. (Ortiz, Nick) |
Filing 14
ORDER appointing Jack Townsend as mediator; designating Nick A. Ortiz as lead counsel; directing lead counsel to coordinate the date and time of mediation and to file a notice of mediation within seven days after this order; directing the parties to mediate by MARCH 17, 2026. Signed by Senior District Judge Steven D. Merryday on 11/17/2025. (CJO)
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| Filing 13 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 10/19/2026 at 10:00 AM in Tampa Courtroom 9B before Magistrate Judge Lindsay S. Griffin; Bench Trial set for the NOVEMBER 2026 trial term in Tampa Courtroom 15A before Senior District Judge Steven D. Merryday. Signed by Senior District Judge Steven D. Merryday on 11/17/2025. (CJO) |
| Filing 12 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Ortiz, Nick) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Life Insurance Company of North America. Related case(s): No (Lehner, Steven) |
| Filing 10 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Life Insurance Company of North America identifying Corporate Parent New York Life Insurance Company for Life Insurance Company of North America.. (Lehner, Steven) |
| Filing 9 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to #1 Complaint by Life Insurance Company of North America.(Lehner, Steven) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Steven D. Lehner on behalf of Life Insurance Company of North America. Lead Counsel: Steven D. Lehner. (Lehner, Steven) |
| Filing 7 RETURN of service executed on 09/29/2025 by Aimee Bezio as to Life Insurance Company of North America. (Ortiz, Nick) |
| Filing 6 SUMMONS issued as to Life Insurance Company of North America. (KME) |
| Filing 5 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Senior District Judge Steven D. Merryday and Magistrate Judge Lindsay S. Griffin. New case number: 8:25-cv-2468-SDM-LSG. (ARL) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Nick Anthony Ortiz on behalf of Aimee Bezio. Lead Counsel: Nick A Ortiz. (Ortiz, Nick) Modified text on 9/16/2025 (KME). |
| Filing 3 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Aimee Bezio. (Ortiz, Nick) Modified text on 9/16/2025 (KME). |
| Filing 2 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Aimee Bezio. Related case(s): No (Ortiz, Nick) Modified text on 9/16/2025 (KME). Modified on 9/16/2025 to edit docket text. (WLB). |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Life Insurance Company of North America (Filing fee $405 receipt number AFLMDC-23867195) filed by Aimee Bezio. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons)(Ortiz, Nick) Modified text on 9/16/2025 (KME). |
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