United States Fire Insurance Company v. H.A. Contracting Corp. et al
Plaintiff: United States Fire Insurance Company
Defendant: H.A. Contracting Corp., The School Board of Broward County, Florida and Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2026cv22681
Filed: April 17, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Jose E Martinez
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on June 12, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
June 12, 2026 Filing 25 Joint MOTION to Dismiss with Prejudice by H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company, The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Responses due by 6/26/2026. (Clark, Barry)
June 8, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 PAPERLESS ORDER STRIKING #19 Defendants H.A. Contracting Corp. and Hartford Fire Insurance Company's Motion to Dismiss, and #22 Defendant School Board of Broward County's Motion to Dismiss. Pursuant to #5 the Court's April 29, 2026 Order, "Defendants shall submit a single, combined response or separate answers". On May 19, 2026, the Court reiterated this requirement. See 12 . The Defendants are once again instructed to submit a single combined response or separate answers by June 12, 2026. No further extensions of time shall be granted absent exigent circumstances. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 6/8/2026. (lsn)
June 8, 2026 Reset Answer Due Deadline: H.A. Contracting Corp.answer due 6/12/2026; Hartford Fire Insurance Company answer due 6/12/2026; The School Board of Broward County, Florida answer due 6/12/2026. Per DE 24 . (cqs)
June 5, 2026 Filing 23 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the email information change request(s) as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Barry Michael Clark re #14 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name (nwn)
June 4, 2026 Filing 22 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS #1 Complaint,, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Responses due by 6/18/2026. (Soto, Oscar)
June 4, 2026 Filing 21 Defendant's Corporate Disclosure Statement by The School Board of Broward County, Florida (Soto, Oscar)
June 4, 2026 Filing 20 Clerk's Notice to Filer re #18 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement. Other Affiliates/Corporate Parents Not Entered; ERROR - The Filer failed to enter all Other Affiliates/Corporate Parents from the Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement. Filer is instructed to refile their Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement and enter the missing Other Affiliates/Corp Parents, Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.. Note - Other Affiliates/Corporate Parents do not appear on the docket sheet. (jas)
June 4, 2026 Filing 19 STRICKEN Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss by H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Responses due by 6/18/2026. (Clark, Barry) Modified on 6/8/2026 (cqs). Per DE 24 .
June 4, 2026 Filing 18 Defendant's Corporate Disclosure Statement by Hartford Fire Insurance Company. (Clark, Barry)
June 4, 2026 Filing 17 Defendant's Corporate Disclosure Statement by H.A. Contracting Corp. (Clark, Barry)
May 20, 2026 Filing 16 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address information change request as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Barry Michael Clark re #14 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name (pt)
May 20, 2026 Filing 15 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has not updated address and/or email information for attorney Barry Michael Clark, Jr re #14 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name. Attorney Barry Michael Clark, Jr 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)
May 19, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; Change of Email; Change of Law Firm Name; by Barry Michael Clark, Jr (Clark, Barry)
May 19, 2026 Filing 13 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Barry Michael Clark, Jr on behalf of H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Attorney Barry Michael Clark, Jr added to party H.A. Contracting Corp.(pty:dft), Attorney Barry Michael Clark, Jr added to party Hartford Fire Insurance Company(pty:dft). (Clark, Barry)
May 19, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 PAPERLESS OMNIBUS ORDER granting #10 and #11 , Defendants' Unopposed Motions for Extension of Time. Pursuant to the Court's April 29, 2026 Order, Defendants shall submit a single, combined response or separate answers within the time allowed for the last-served Defendant to respond. See ECF No. #5 . Accordingly, Defendants shall respond to Plaintiff's Complaint in accordance with the Court's April 29, 2026 Order on or before June 4, 2026. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 5/19/2026. (lsn)
May 19, 2026 Reset Answer Due Deadline: H.A. Contracting Corp. answer due 6/4/2026; The School Board of Broward County, Florida answer due 6/4/2026. Per DE 12 . (cqs)
May 18, 2026 Filing 11 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT due by June 4, 2026 by The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Responses due by 6/1/2026. (Soto, Oscar)
May 15, 2026 Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint re #1 Complaint,, by H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Responses due by 5/29/2026. (Wolf, Brian)
May 15, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Brian Abraham Wolf on behalf of H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Attorney Brian Abraham Wolf added to party H.A. Contracting Corp.(pty:dft), Attorney Brian Abraham Wolf added to party Hartford Fire Insurance Company(pty:dft). (Wolf, Brian)
May 15, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Oscar E. Soto on behalf of The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Attorney Oscar E. Soto added to party The School Board of Broward County, Florida(pty:dft). (Soto, Oscar)
May 1, 2026 Filing 7 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by United States Fire Insurance Company. H.A. Contracting Corp. served on 4/28/2026, response/answer due 5/19/2026. (Etcheverry, Justin)
April 30, 2026 Filing 6 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by United States Fire Insurance Company. Hartford Fire Insurance Company served on 4/22/2026, response/answer due 5/13/2026. (Etcheverry, Justin)
April 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER. After all Defendants have been served, Defendants shall submit a single, combined response or separate answers within the time allowed for the last-served Defendant to respond. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 4/29/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc)
April 29, 2026 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 United States Fire Insurance Company. The School Board of Broward County, Florida served on 4/24/2026, response/answer due 5/15/2026. (Etcheverry, Justin)
April 20, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company, The School Board of Broward County, Florida. (scn)
April 17, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Jose E. Martinez. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez 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. (scn)
April 17, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against H.A. Contracting Corp., Hartford Fire Insurance Company, The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19441773, filed by United States Fire Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Summon(s) H.A. Contracting Corp., #15 Summon(s) The School Board of Broward County, FL, #16 Summon(s) Hartford Fire Insurance Company)(Etcheverry, Edward)

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Plaintiff: United States Fire Insurance Company
Represented By: Justin Edward Etcheverry
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Represented By: Brian Abraham Wolf
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