Kadel v. United States Of America et al
Plaintiff: Leah Kadel
Defendant: Department of Homeland Security, Zurich American Insurance Company, Claudia Velez, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States Of America
Case Number: 0:2021cv60421
Filed: February 23, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: James I Cohn
Referring Judge: Jared M Strauss
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 1, 2021 Filing 26 NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Robert Flayman of Flayman Mediation Selected/Added United States Of America as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 6/24/2021 at 1:00pm. (Davidson, H.)
April 1, 2021 Filing 25 NOTICE of Compliance Requiring Notice of Selection of Mediator by United States Of America re #24 Order Referring Case to Mediation (Davidson, H.)
March 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER REQUIRING MEDIATION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 3/24/2021. See attached document for full details. (amb)
March 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 3/24/2021. See attached document for full details. (amb) #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.
March 24, 2021 Filing 22 PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss: Scheduling Conference held on 3/24/2021. Orders to follow. Attorney Appearance(s): H. Seth Rosenthal, H. Ron Davidson (for United States of America), Elizabeth Laffitte-Bailey, (for Zurich American Insurance Company) (Digital JMS_01_03-24-2021 DIGITAL RECORDING) (at)
March 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 PAPERLESS ORDER denying as moot #19 Motion to Continue. Re: #19 Unopposed MOTION to Continue Telephonic Scheduling Conference filed by Leah Kadel. Pursuant to 20 , the scheduling conference has been changed to 9:00 a.m. on 3/24/2021 in light of the stated conflicts with the 1:30 p.m. time. The parties may renew the motion to continue (with explanation) should the parties have further conflicts. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 3/21/2021. (osd)
March 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 PAPERLESS ORDER re #5 Order,, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings,, as to #5 Order,, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings. (The time for the Scheduling Conference that is set for 3/24/2021 is changed to 09:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss.) **TIME CHANGE ONLY** Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 3/21/2021. (osd)
March 19, 2021 Filing 19 Unopposed MOTION to Continue Telephonic Scheduling Conference by Leah Kadel. Responses due by 4/2/2021 (Kaufman, Marc)
March 16, 2021 Filing 18 NOTICE of Compliance Requiring Joint Statement Certifying That Parties Have Conferred In Good Faith by United States Of America re #5 Order,, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings, (Davidson, H.)
March 2, 2021 Filing 17 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint re the Notice of Removal by United States Of America. (Davidson, H.)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER STRIKING #15 Initial Disclosure(s) filed by Leah Kadel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 3/1/2021. See attached document for full details. (osd)
March 1, 2021 Filing 15 **STRICKEN**Initial Disclosure(s) Plaintiff's Rule 26 Initial Disclosures by Leah Kadel (Kaufman, Marc)Text Modified on 3/2/2021 per DE #16 ORDER (ail).
February 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #10 Motion to Substitute Party. Claudia Velez terminated. Signed by Senior Judge James I. Cohn on 2/26/2021. See attached document for full details. (amb)
February 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #6 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiff requests an extension of thirty (30) days from the granting of the motion to respond to Defendant Zurich American Insurance Company's propounded discovery. Plaintiff avers that the request is to provide adequate time to properly prepare objections and responses. The motion is unopposed. Accordingly, the motion is granted. Plaintiff shall respond to the subject discovery requests by March 29, 2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 2/25/2021. (osd)
February 25, 2021 Filing 12 SUPPLEMENT to #6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to file discovery responses by Leah Kadel (Kaufman, Marc)
February 25, 2021 Filing 11 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has not updated address and/or email information for attorney Elizabeth Laffitte-Bailey re #8 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name. Attorney Elizabeth Laffitte-Bailey is instructed to go to their PACER account, Manage My Account, to complete the process of updating their information. The Court is NOT responsible for updating secondary email addresses. See the Courts website for detailed instructions. #www.flsd.uscourts.gov/updating-your-information (pt)
February 25, 2021 Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Party by United States Of America. Responses due by 3/11/2021 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Davidson, H.)
February 25, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by H. Ron Davidson on behalf of United States Of America. Attorney H. Ron Davidson added to party United States Of America(pty:dft). (Davidson, H.)
February 25, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name by Elizabeth Laffitte-Bailey (Laffitte-Bailey, Elizabeth)
February 25, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Elizabeth Laffitte-Bailey on behalf of Zurich American Insurance Company. Attorney Elizabeth Laffitte-Bailey added to party Zurich American Insurance Company(pty:dft). (Laffitte-Bailey, Elizabeth)
February 25, 2021 Filing 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to file discovery responses by Leah Kadel. Responses due by 3/11/2021 (Kaufman, Marc)
February 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC SCHEDULING CONFERENCE for 3/24/2021 at 01:30 PM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss pursuant to #3 Scheduling Order. (Joint Scheduling Report or Certification due by 3/17/2021.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 2/24/2021. See attached document for full details. (osd)
February 23, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE of Compliance with Title 28, United States Code, Section 1446(d) by Department of Homeland Security, Claudia Velez (Lee, Dexter)
February 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER SETTING CALENDAR CALL AND TRIAL DATE, AND ORDER OF REFERENCE TO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE FOR SCHEDULING MATTERS AND PRETRIAL DISCOVERY MATTERS. SCHEDULING ORDER: ( Jury Trial set for 12/6/2021 09:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Senior Judge James I. Cohn., Calendar Call set for 12/2/2021 09:00 AM before Senior Judge James I. Cohn.), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss for Discovery Matters. Signed by Senior Judge James I. Cohn on 2/23/2021. See attached document for full details. (amb) #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.
February 23, 2021 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Senior Judge James I. Cohn. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss 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. (jbs)
February 23, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (STATE COURT COMPLAINT - Leah M. Kadel v. Claudia Velez; Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Zurich American Ins. Company) Filing fee $402.00. USA Filer - No Filing Fee Required, filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, and Customs Enforcement, Claudia Velez. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - State Court Complaint, Kadel v. Velez and Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, #3 Exhibit B - Certification of Scope of Employment by U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan)(Lee, Dexter)(No Answer/Motion to Dismiss Filed) Modified text on 2/23/2021 (jbs).

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