Bateman et al v. Armstrong International Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Dorothy Bateman and David Bateman
Defendant: Johnson Controls, Inc., Flowserve US Inc., Pecora Corporation, BIGHAM INSULATION & SUPPLY, BW/IP, Inc. and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, Byron Jackson Pumps, Carrier Corporation, Aurora Pump Company, Armstrong International Inc., Crane Co., John Crane Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Crane Pumps & System, Inc., BW/IP, Inc. and Bigham Insulation & Supply Company
Case Number: 0:2020cv61953
Filed: September 25, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Raag Singhal
Referring Judge: Alicia O Valle
Nature of Suit: P.I. : Asbestos
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Jury Trial set for 11/8/2021 09:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Raag Singhal., Calendar Call set for 11/5/2021 10:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Raag Singhal., Amended Pleadings due by 12/15/2020., Discovery due by 7/1/2021., Expert Discovery due by 7/1/2021., Fact Discovery due by 7/1/2021., Joinder of Parties due by 12/15/2020., Mediation Deadline 7/23/2021., In Limine Motions due by 7/30/2021., Dispositive Motions due by 7/30/2021., Motions due by 7/30/2021., Joint Pretrial Stipulation due by 10/26/2021), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. (Mediation Deadline 7/23/2021), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle for Discovery Matters. Signed by Judge Raag Singhal on 11/10/2020. See attached document for full details. (ebz) #Pattern Jury Instruction Builder - To access the latest, up to date changes to the 11th Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions go to https://pji.ca11.uscourts.gov or click here.
November 9, 2020 Filing 39 REPLY to Response to Motion re #22 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman. (Vinocur, Rebecca)
November 5, 2020 Filing 38 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has not updated address information for attorney Thomas Folger Brink re #37 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name. Attorney is instructed to go to their PACER account, Manage My Account, to complete the process of updating their information. See the Courts website for detailed instructions. #www.flsd.uscourts.gov/updating-your-information (cw)
November 4, 2020 Filing 37 NOTICE of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name by Thomas Folger Brink (Brink, Thomas)
November 4, 2020 Filing 36 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John Barnett Liebman on behalf of Bigham Insulation & Supply Company. Attorney John Barnett Liebman added to party Bigham Insulation & Supply Company(pty:dft). (Liebman, John)
November 4, 2020 Filing 35 STIPULATION for Substitution of Counsel (Joint) by Pecora Corporation (Brink, Thomas)
November 2, 2020 Filing 34 RESPONSE in Opposition re #22 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by John Crane Inc.. Replies due by 11/9/2020. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Notice to Plaintiffs, #2 Exhibit Pltff Depo Transcript VI, #3 Exhibit Pltff Depo Transcript X, #4 Exhibit Pltff Depo Transcript I, #5 Exhibit Pltff Depo Transcript II, #6 Exhibit Pltff Depo Transcript IV, #7 Exhibit Donovan Affidavit, #8 Exhibit Smith Affidavit, #9 Exhibit Dugas Affidavit, #10 Exhibit Dugas Dismissal, #11 Exhibit Smith Order. MSJ, #12 Exhibit Donovan MSJ, #13 Exhibit Donovan Complaint, #14 Exhibit Donovan Transcript Hearing, #15 Exhibit Order Granting MSJ)(Hernandez, Jonathan)
October 23, 2020 Filing 33 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Flowserve US Inc. identifying Other Affiliate Flowserve Corporation for Flowserve US Inc. (Cohen, Stuart)
October 20, 2020 Filing 32 Clerks Notice to Filer re #25 Notice (Other), #26 Notice (Other), Document Not Captioned; CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED - The Filer must File a Notice of Striking, then refile the document with the proper caption pursuant to Local Rules. (jas)
October 20, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE of Re-Filing Document No. 27, Exhibit G to Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman re #22 MOTION to Remand to State Court (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 30 NOTICE of Striking 29 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction and Instruction to Filer - Attorney, #27 Notice (Other) filed by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 29 Clerks Notice to Filer re #27 Notice (Other). Document Not Captioned; CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED - The Filer must File a Notice of Striking, then refile the document with the proper caption pursuant to Local Rules. (jas)
October 20, 2020 Filing 28 Corporate Disclosure Statement by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 27 NOTICE of Re-Filing Exhibit G by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman re #22 MOTION to Remand to State Court (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 26 NOTICE by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman re #22 MOTION to Remand to State Court of Re-Filing Exhibit D (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 25 NOTICE by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman re #22 MOTION to Remand to State Court of Re-filing Exhibit C (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 24 NOTICE of Striking 23 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction and Instruction to Filer - Attorney, by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman (Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 20, 2020 Filing 23 Clerks Notice to Filer re #22 Plaintiffs' MOTION for Remand. Documents Unreadable - PDF could not display; Exhibit C, Exhibit D and Exhibit G are unreadable. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED - Filer must file a Notice of Striking, then refile a legible copy of the document. (jc)
October 19, 2020 Filing 22 MOTION to Remand to State Court by David Bateman, Dorothy Bateman. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit Exhibit J)(Vinocur, Rebecca)
October 19, 2020 Filing 21 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Aurora Pump Company identifying Corporate Parent Pentair, Inc. for Aurora Pump Company (Covone, Neil)
October 16, 2020 Filing 20 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Armstrong International Inc., Aurora Pump Company, BW/IP, Inc., Bigham Insulation & Supply Company, Crane Co., Crane Pumps & System, Inc., Flowserve US Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, John Crane Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Pecora Corporation (Hernandez, Jonathan)
October 16, 2020 Filing 19 Defendant's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Johnson Controls, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Johnson Controls International PLC for Johnson Controls, Inc. (Marston, David)
October 13, 2020 Filing 18 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Susan Jane Cole on behalf of Aurora Pump Company (Cole, Susan)
October 13, 2020 Filing 17 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by BW/IP, Inc. and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, Byron Jackson Pumps, Carrier Corporation (Alley, Todd)
October 13, 2020 Filing 16 Defendant's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by John Crane Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Smiths Group plc for John Crane Inc. (Hernandez, Jonathan)
October 8, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David Weese Marston, Jr on behalf of Johnson Controls, Inc. (Marston, David)
October 8, 2020 Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Neil Anthony Covone on behalf of Aurora Pump Company (Covone, Neil)
October 8, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Amanda Rae Cachaldora on behalf of Aurora Pump Company (Cachaldora, Amanda)
October 8, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Melanie Erica Chung-Tims on behalf of Aurora Pump Company (Chung-Tims, Melanie)
October 6, 2020 Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Crane Pumps & System, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Crane Co. for Crane Pumps & System, Inc. (McGuinness, Stephen)
October 6, 2020 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Crane Co. (McGuinness, Stephen)
October 6, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephen Allan McGuinness on behalf of Crane Pumps & System, Inc. (McGuinness, Stephen)
October 6, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephen Allan McGuinness on behalf of Crane Co. (McGuinness, Stephen)
October 2, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stuart L. Cohen on behalf of Flowserve US Inc. (Cohen, Stuart)
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Order Requiring Scheduling Report and Certificates of Interested Parties. Signed by Judge Raag Singhal on 10/1/2020. See attached document for full details. (ls)
September 30, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE OF COURT PRACTICEUnless otherwise specified by the Court, every motion, legal memorandum, brief, and otherwise shall: be double-spaced, in justified alignment, in 12-point font, using either Times New Roman or Arial typeface. This Notice does not supplant the requirements and provisions of Local Rule 7.1(c). The Court cautions parties against excessive use of footnotes.Multiple Plaintiffs or Defendants shall file joint motions with co-parties unless there are clear conflicts of position. If conflicts of position exist, parties shall explain the conflicts in their separate motions.Failure to comply with any of these procedures may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions. Signed by Judge Raag Singhal on 9/30/2020. (eca)
September 29, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jonathan Hernandez on behalf of John Crane Inc. (Hernandez, Jonathan)
September 29, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Rebecca Carrie Kibbe on behalf of John Crane Inc. (Kibbe, Rebecca)
September 25, 2020 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Raag Singhal. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. Pro se (NON-PRISONER) litigants may receive Notices of Electronic Filings (NEFS) via email after filing a Consent by Pro Se Litigant (NON-PRISONER) to Receive Notices of Electronic Filing. The consent form is available under the forms section of our website. (ebz)
September 25, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (STATE COURT COMPLAINT - David Bateman and Dorothy Bateman vs. Armstrong International Inc., et al.) Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number AFLSDC-13585700, filed by John Crane Inc., Armstrong International Inc., Pecora Corporation, BW/IP, Inc. and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, Byron Jackson Pumps, Carrier Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit State Court Complaint, #3 Exhibit Notice of Bankruptcy, #4 Exhibit Plaintiff Depo Transcript, #5 Exhibit Plaintiff Depo Transcript, #6 Exhibit Plaintiff Depo Transcript, #7 Exhibit Plaintiff Depo Transcript, #8 Exhibit Affidavit of James Collier, #9 Exhibit Bigham's MSJ, #10 Exhibit Order Granting Bigham's MSJ, #11 Exhibit Defendants' Consent, #12 Exhibit State Court Filings)(Hernandez, Jonathan)

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Defendant: Johnson Controls, Inc.
Represented By: Caitlyn R. McCutcheon
Represented By: David Weese Marston, Jr.
Represented By: Jonathan Hernandez
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Defendant: Flowserve US Inc.
Represented By: Dale Jay Spurr
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Defendant: Pecora Corporation
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Defendant: BIGHAM INSULATION & SUPPLY
Represented By: Amanda Altman Kessler
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Defendant: BW/IP, Inc. and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, Byron Jackson Pumps, Carrier Corporation
Represented By: Todd Carlton Alley
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Defendant: Aurora Pump Company
Represented By: Melanie Erica Chung-Tims
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Defendant: Armstrong International Inc.
Represented By: Charles Edward Reynolds, II
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Defendant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
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Defendant: Crane Pumps & System, Inc.
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Defendant: Bigham Insulation & Supply Company
Represented By: Amanda Altman Kessler
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Plaintiff: Dorothy Bateman
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Plaintiff: David Bateman
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