Polo v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Octavio Arteta Polo
Defendant: BP America Production Company and BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv23276
Filed: August 6, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Jacqueline Becerra
Referring Judge: James Lawrence King
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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September 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SCHEDULING ORDER: ( Discovery due by 11/4/2020., Motions due by 11/9/2020., Pretrial Stipulation due by 1/1/2021., Jury Trial set for 3/8/2021 09:00 AM in Miami Division before Senior Judge James Lawrence King., Calendar Call set for 3/4/2021 10:00 AM in Miami Division before Senior Judge James Lawrence King., Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/8/2021 10:15 AM in Miami Division before Senior Judge James Lawrence King.)All hearings will be held in Courtroom II, Eleventh Floor for Judge King only., ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra for Discovery Matters. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 9/4/2019. See attached document for full details. (jw) #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.
August 29, 2019 Filing 18 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint DEFENDANTS' ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED BELO COMPLAINT by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production Inc.. Attorney Antar Kwaku Vaughan added to party BP America Production Company(pty:dft), Attorney Antar Kwaku Vaughan added to party BP Exploration & Production Inc.(pty:dft). (Vaughan, Antar)
August 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER Granting #14 Motion for Substitution of Counsel. Attorney William Geraghty, Esq., Antar Vaughn, Esq, and Matthew Bernstein, Esq. added. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 8/14/2019. See attached document for full details. (jw)
August 13, 2019 Filing 16 Corporate Disclosure Statement by BP Exploration & Production Inc. identifying Corporate Parent BP p.l.c. for BP Exploration & Production Inc. (Bernstein, Matthew)
August 13, 2019 Filing 15 Corporate Disclosure Statement by BP America Production Company identifying Corporate Parent BP p.l.c. for BP America Production Company (Bernstein, Matthew)
August 13, 2019 Filing 14 Unopposed STIPULATED MOTION for Substitution of Counsel. Substituting William P. Geraghty, Antar K. Vaughan, and Matthew D. Bernstein for Kevin Michael Hodges, Catherine Pyune McEldowney, Georgia Lee Lucifer and Don Keller Haycraft by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production Inc.. Attorney Matthew David Bernstein added to party BP America Production Company(pty:dft), Attorney Matthew David Bernstein added to party BP Exploration & Production Inc.(pty:dft). Responses due by 8/27/2019 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Bernstein, Matthew)
August 6, 2019 Filing 13 Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Don Keller Haycraft, Catherine Pyune McEldowney, Georgia Lee Lucier, and Kevin Michael Hodges, mailing date August 6, 2019, (pt)
August 6, 2019 Filing 12 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Senior Judge James Lawrence King. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra 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. (jua)
August 6, 2019 Filing 11 Case transferred in from Louisiana Eastern; Case Number 2:19-cv-00584. Electronic file including transfer order and docket sheet received. .(jua).
August 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDERED that the instant matter is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 8/5/2019. (NEF: Sect J)(caa)
July 31, 2019 Filing 9 Statement by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production, Inc. Regarding Venue (Reid, Devin)
July 22, 2019 Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production, Inc. filed by Octavio Arteta Polo.(mmv)
July 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER GRANTING #6 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Belo Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 7/22/2019. (mmv)
July 19, 2019 Filing 6 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Belo Complaint by Octavio Arteta Polo. Motion(s) referred to Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Election Not to Mediate, #2 Exhibit B- First Amended Belo Complaint, #3 Proposed Order)(Nelson, Nathan) Modified referral on 7/21/2019 (cg).
June 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED THAT, no later than July 1, 2019, plaintiffs in the attached lists must provide full and complete initial disclosures. Failure to provide the disclosures by the above date will result in an order that plaintiffs and their counsel must appear in person before Judge Barbier to show cause why their cases should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and/or pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.37(b)(2)(A)(v). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, as to all of the listed cases in which plaintiffs produce full and complete disclosures in compliance with this order, the deadline by which the parties must submit their venue filing is extended to no later than July 31, 2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 6/4/2019.(mmv)
February 25, 2019 Filing 4 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production, Inc..Attorney Don Keller Haycraft added to party BP America Production Company(pty:dft), Attorney Don Keller Haycraft added to party BP Exploration & Production, Inc.(pty:dft).(Haycraft, Don)
January 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 INITIAL PROCEEDINGS CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 1/30/2015. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 BELO Settlement Agreement)(cg)
January 25, 2019 Filing 2 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Carl Barbier and Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr. (gk)
January 25, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 053L-7385275) filed by Octavio Arteta Polo. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Election Not to Mediate, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Craig Downs added to party Octavio Arteta Polo(pty:pla).(Downs, Craig)

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Plaintiff: Octavio Arteta Polo
Represented By: Craig Thomas Downs
Represented By: Nathan Lee Nelson
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Defendant: BP America Production Company
Represented By: Don Keller Haycraft
Represented By: Georgia Lee Lucier
Represented By: Catherine Pyune McEldowney
Represented By: Kevin Michael Hodges
Represented By: Antar Kwaku Vaughan
Represented By: Matthew David Bernstein
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Defendant: BP Exploration & Production Inc.
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