Sierens v. Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Mark Sierens
Defendant: Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company
Case Number: 0:2023cv61673
Filed: August 29, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Panayotta D Augustin-Birch
Referring Judge: William P Dimitrouleas
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Notice of Removal-Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 25, 2023 Filing 14 Amended Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection. Mediation Hearing set for 3/28/2024 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom Selected/Added Markel Arrizabalaga as Mediator. (Eross, Thomas) Modified Text on 10/26/2023 (ls).
October 24, 2023 Filing 13 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #9 Order to Show Cause,,, by Mark Sierens. (Eross, Thomas)
October 24, 2023 Filing 12 Clerk's Notice to Filer re #11 Notice of Mediator Selection and/or Hearing. Parties/Mediator Not Added; ERROR - The Filer failed to add the Mediator. Filer is instructed to file a Notice of Entry of Parties Listed into CM/ECF and add the Mediator. (ls)
October 23, 2023 Filing 11 Amended Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection. Selected/Added K & A Mediation as Mediator. (Eross, Thomas)
October 20, 2023 Filing 10 Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection. Selected/Added K & A Mediation as Mediator. (Eross, Thomas)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. On October 5, 2023, the Court issued an Order [DE #7 ] directing the parties to agree upon a mediator within fourteen (14) days and to advise the Clerk's office of their choice. From the record, however, it appears that the parties have not yet selected a mediator. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the parties shall file a response to this Order to Show Cause by October 27, 2023, showing cause why the Clerk should not be directed to randomly select a mediator from the list of certified mediators. Failure to comply with this Order will result in the Clerk selecting a mediator at random. Show Cause Response due by 10/27/2023. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/20/2023. See attached document for full details. (nan)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY PROCEDURES. Signed by US Magistrate Judge Panayotta D Augustin-Birch on 10/5/2023. See attached document for full details. (mdl)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SCHEDULING ORDER: ( Jury Trial set for 3/17/2025 in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas., Calendar Call set for 3/14/2025 10:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas.), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation., and ORDER REFERRING CASE to US Magistrate Judge Panayotta D. Augustin-Birch for Discovery Matters. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/5/2023. See attached document for full details. (ls) #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.
October 4, 2023 Filing 6 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Mark Sierens (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Schedule Jointly Proposed by the Parties)(Eross, Thomas)
September 13, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christine Margaret Walker on behalf of Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company. Attorney Christine Margaret Walker added to party Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company(pty:dft). (Walker, Christine)
September 5, 2023 Filing 4 Defendant's ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint re the Notice of Removal by Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company. (Pennekamp, John)
August 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER REQUIRING COUNSEL TO MEET, FILE JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT AND JOINT DISCOVERY REPORT. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 8/30/2023. See attached document for full details. (nan)
August 29, 2023 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Panayotta Augustin-Birch 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. (wce)
August 29, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (STATE COURT COMPLAINT - Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial) Filing fee $ 402.00 receipt number AFLSDC-16881114, filed by Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company. (No Answer/ Motion to Dismiss Filed.)(Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - State Court Complaint, #3 Exhibit B - Policy, #4 Exhibit C - State Court Docket Report, #5 Exhibit D - All Other State Court Pleadings)(Pennekamp, John) Modified Text on 8/29/2023 (wce).

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Plaintiff: Mark Sierens
Represented By: Thomas Michael Eross, Jr.
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Defendant: Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company
Represented By: John Michael Pennekamp
Represented By: Christine Margaret Walker
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