Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company et al v. Alexander Alvarez Fernandez et al
| Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002 |
| Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera, ETI Financial Corp and Space Coast Union |
| Alexander Alvarez Fernandez and Hevian I Paez Rivera |
| Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company and Texas Insurance Company |
| Hevian I Paez Rivera and Alexander Alvarez Fernandez |
| Sonia Perez and Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc. |
| 1:2025cv23344 |
| July 25, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Rodney Smith |
| Contract: Marine |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgment |
| None |
Docket Report
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| Filing 45 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company. Responses due by 1/21/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, #2 Exhibit B) Space Coast Credit Union Sunbiz, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 44 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 43 Clerk's Notice to Filer re: Summons(es) will not be issued. The party(ies) on the summons(es) does not match the initiating documents. Filer may file a Notice of Filing Proposed Summons(es) with the corrected summons attached. (drz) |
| Filing 42 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Summon(s) ETI Financial Corp, #2 Summon(s) Space Coast Union) (Mulligan, Jennifer) |
Filing 41
PAPERLESS ORDER granting #39 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment. The Parties shall serve Defendants, ETI Financial Corp and Space Coast Union with the Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment on or before January 23, 2026. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 12/18/2025. (hws)
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| Filing 40 RESPONSE in Opposition re #38 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Third Party Complaint filed by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera. Replies due by 12/23/2025. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 39 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company. Responses due by 12/23/2025. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 38 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Third Party Complaint by Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc., Sonia Perez. Responses due by 12/19/2025. (Diaz, Christian) |
| Filing 37 Plaintiff's REPLY to Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Third-Party Claim or in the alternative, Motion to Sever Third-Party Claim by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company. (Davant, Charles) |
| Filing 36 Modified on 12/3/2025: Document restricted due to being docketed in the wrong case (caw). |
Filing 35
PAPERLESS ORDER granting #34 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Scheduling Report and Joint Proposed Scheduling Order. The Parties shall file their Joint Scheduling Report on or before January 5, 2026. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 12/2/2025. (hws)
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| Filing 34 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to file Joint Scheduling Report and Joint Proposed Scheduling Order by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company. Responses due by 12/15/2025. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 33 RESPONSE in Opposition re #26 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Third Party Complaint or in the Alternative, Motion to Sever Third-Party Claim filed by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez. Replies due by 12/5/2025. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings as to #26 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Third Party Complaint or in the Alternative, Motion to Sever Third-Party Claim, per DE #32 Order: Responses due by 11/28/2025. (caw) |
Filing 32
PAPERLESS ORDER granting #31 The Defendants/Counter-Plaintiff's/Third-Party Plaintiffs Alexander Alvarez Fernandez and Hevian I Paez Rivera shall respond to Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants Motion to Dismiss Third Party Claim or in the alternative, motion to sever third-party claim by November 28, 2025. No further extensions will be granted. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 11/17/2025. (hws)
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| Filing 31 MOTION for Extension of Time Motion to Respond to Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants Motion to Dismiss Third Party Claim or in the Alternative, Motion to Sever Third Party Claim re #26 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Third Party Complaint or in the Alternative, Motion to Sever Third-Party Claim by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera. Responses due by 12/1/2025. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
Filing 30
PAPERLESS ORDER granting #29 Third Party Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Third Party Defendants, Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc., and Sonia Perez shall file their response to the Complaint by December 5, 2025. No further extensions will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 11/7/2025. (hws)
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| Set/Reset Response/Answer Due Deadline per DE #30: Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc., response/answer due 12/5/2025; Sonia Perez response/answer due 12/5/2025. (caw) |
| Filing 29 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer by Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc., Sonia Perez. (Diaz, Christian) |
| Filing 28 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christian Salvador Diaz on behalf of Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc., Sonia Perez. Attorney Christian Salvador Diaz added to party Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc.(pty:3pd), Attorney Christian Salvador Diaz added to party Sonia Perez(pty:3pd). (Diaz, Christian) |
Filing 27
ORDER REQUIRING JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT, CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS Joint Scheduling Report, Certificates of Interested Parties and Corporate Disclosure Statements due by 12/5/2025. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 11/4/2025. See attached document for full details. (mee)
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| Filing 26 MOTION to Dismiss #12 Third Party Complaint or in the Alternative, Motion to Sever Third-Party Claim by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company. Responses due by 11/17/2025. (Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 25 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #12 Third Party Complaint with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Hevian I Paez Rivera, Alexander Alvarez Fernandez. Sonia Perez served on 10/18/2025, response/answer due 11/10/2025. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 24 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #12 Third Party Complaint with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Hevian I Paez Rivera, Alexander Alvarez Fernandez. Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc. served on 10/15/2025, response/answer due 11/5/2025. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 23 ANSWER to Counterclaim and Affirmative Defenses by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company. (Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 22 Summons Issued as to Sonia Perez. (drz) |
| Filing 21 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) to Sonia Perez by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 20 Summons Issued as to Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc. (drz) |
| Filing 19 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) to Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera re #12 Third Party Complaint filed by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Compliance of Initial Disclosures by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 17 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address information change request as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Charles Stuart Davant (pt) |
| Filing 16 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address information change request as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Jennifer S. Mulligan (pt) |
| Filing 15 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has not updated address and/or email information for attorney Jennifer S. Mulligan re #14 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name. Attorney Jennifer S. Mulligan has not completed the required procedures for updating their information with the Court. After filing something in any pending cases, Attorney 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) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; by Jennifer S. Mulligan (Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 13 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; by Charles Stuart Davant (Davant, Charles) |
| Filing 12 THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Sonia Perez, Lezcano Insurance Services, Inc., filed by Hevian I Paez Rivera, Alexander Alvarez Fernandez.(Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 11 COUNTERCLAIM against Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company, filed by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera.(Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 10 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Amended Complaint by Hevian I Paez Rivera. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 9 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Amended Complaint by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez. (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory Judgment against All Defendants, filed by Texas Insurance Company, Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) Policy, #2 Exhibit B) Statement of No Loss, #3 Exhibit C) MCSO BOLO Bulletin, #4 Exhibit D) Notice of Loss, #5 Exhibit E) Application Form)(Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Set/Reset Response/Answer Due Deadline per DE #7: Alexander Alvarez Fernandez and Hevian I Paez Rivera responses/answers due 9/15/2025. (caw) Modified text on 8/26/2025 (caw). |
Filing 7
PAPERLESS ORDER granting #5 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint. Defendants shall file their response to Plaintiffs' Complaint by September 15, 2025. No further extensions will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 8/25/2025. (hws)
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| Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Maria Rosa Vargas-Mejia-Ricart on behalf of Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 5 Defendant's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer Complaint by Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, Hevian I Paez Rivera. Attorney Maria Rosa Vargas-Mejia-Ricart added to party Alexander Alvarez Fernandez(pty:dft), Attorney Maria Rosa Vargas-Mejia-Ricart added to party Hevian I Paez Rivera(pty:dft). (Vargas-Mejia-Ricart, Maria) |
| Filing 4 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Texas Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent North American Casualty Co., Corporate Parent AU Holding Company, Inc. for Texas Insurance Company; Corporate Parent Aegis Syndicate 1225, Corporate Parent TALBOT SYNDICATE 1183 TAL, Corporate Parent AEGIS Managing Agency Ltd., Corporate Parent Talbot Underwriting Ltd. for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002; Corporate Parent Palomar Holdings, Inc., Corporate Parent Palomar Insurance Holdings, Inc., Corporate Parent Palomar Specialty Insurance Company for Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Mulligan, Jennifer) |
| Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Alexander Alvarez Fernandez and Hevian I Paez Rivera. (cwc) |
| Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Rodney Smith. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt 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. (cwc) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18650662, filed by Texas Insurance Company, Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company, Palomar Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Hadron Specialty Insurance Company, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to UMR B0507G02400002. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) Monroe County Sheriff's Office BOLO Report, #2 Exhibit B) First Notice of Loss, #3 Exhibit C) Policy (Redacted), #4 Exhibit D) Statement of No Loss, #5 Exhibit E) Policy Application, #6 Summon(s) Alexander Alvarez Fernandez, #7 Summon(s) Hevian I Paez Rivera, #8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Davant, Charles) |
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