Lewis v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
| Matthew Lewis |
| Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company |
| 0:2025cv61355 |
| July 3, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Melissa Damian |
| Alicia O Valle |
| Labor: E.R.I.S.A. |
| 29 U.S.C. ยง 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits |
| None |
Docket Report
This docket was last retrieved on December 18, 2025. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
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| Filing 17 STIPULATION of Dismissal Joint by Matthew Lewis (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Palamara, Alexander) |
Filing 16
ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE. The above-styled action shall be administratively CLOSED without prejudice to the parties to file a joint stipulation of dismissal within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 12/12/2025. See attached document for full details. (blc)
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| Filing 15 NOTICE of Settlement Joint by Matthew Lewis (Palamara, Alexander) |
Filing 14
ORDER Scheduling Mediation before Mediator Jack Townsend. Mediation Hearing set for 2/24/2026. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 10/7/2025. See attached document for full details. (jas)
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| Filing 13 Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added Matthew Lewis, Jack L. Townsend, Sr as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for 2/24/2026 at 1:00 pm. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Palamara, Alexander) |
Filing 12
ORDER SETTING BENCH TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Calendar Call set for 8/19/2026 01:30 PM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Melissa Damian, Bench Trial set for 8/24/2026 09:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Melissa Damian. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) and this District's Magistrate Judge Rules, all pretrial non-dispositive motions are referred to United States Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 9/30/2025. See attached document for full details. (blc)
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| Filing 11 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Matthew Lewis (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Palamara, Alexander) |
Filing 10
ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. Joint Scheduling Report due by 9/24/2025. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 9/3/2025. See attached document for full details. (blc)
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| Filing 9 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. (Fordin, Jonathan) |
Filing 8
PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #6 Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Finding good cause for the requested extension and seeing that it is unopposed, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED nunc pro tunc to July 29, 2025. Defendant shall respond to #1 Plaintiff's Complaint by August 29, 2025. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 7/30/2025. (bzy)
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| Filing 7 Defendant's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company identifying Other Affiliate Hartford Holdings, Inc., Other Affiliate Alexander A Palamara, Other Affiliate The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc., Other Affiliate Jonathan M Fordin, Other Affiliate Shutts and Bowen, Other Affiliate Matthew Lewis, Other Affiliate Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company for Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (Fordin, Jonathan) |
| Filing 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint, by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Fordin, Jonathan) |
| Filing 5 Notice of NO Pending, Refiled, Related or Similar Actions by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. Attorney Jonathan Matthew Fordin added to party Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company(pty:dft). (Fordin, Jonathan) |
| Filing 4 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Matthew Lewis. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company served on 7/8/2025, response/answer due 7/29/2025. (Palamara, Alexander) |
| Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. (blc) |
| Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Melissa Damian. 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. (blc) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18589289, filed by Matthew Lewis. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s), #3 Exhibit A - Disability Policy)(Palamara, Alexander) |
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| Plaintiff: Matthew Lewis | |
| Represented By: | Alexander Arthur Palamara |
| Represented By: | Gregory Michael Dell |
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