Stephens v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Michael Stephens
Defendant: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2026cv23115
Filed: May 1, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Roy K Altman
Referring Judge: Yeney Hernandez
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 12, 2026 Filing 16 Notice of Entry of Parties Listed on 15 Clerk's Notice of Docket Correction and Instruction to Filer - Attorney into CM/ECF. NOTE: New Filer(s) will appear twice, since they are also a new party in the case. New Filer(s)/Party(s): CARLOS J. BURRUEZO. (DiNunzio, Ronald)
June 11, 2026 Filing 15 Clerk's Notice to Filer : ERROR -The Filer failed to add all parties indicated on DE #14 . Filer is instructed to add the additional parties by filing a Notice of Entry of Parties. (blc)
June 11, 2026 Filing 14 Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection and Hearing. Selected/Added State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company as Mediator. Mediation Hearing set for January 19, 2027 at 10:00 a.m.. (DiNunzio, Ronald)
May 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 PAPERLESS ORDER Setting Discovery Procedures. In light of the reassignment of this matter to Judge Hernandez, ECF No. #12 , the parties are instructed to review the undersigned's Discovery Procedures, which are available at https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-yeney-hernandez, and to comply with the rules and requirements set forth therein. Signed by Magistrate Judge Yeney Hernandez on 5/21/2026. (jbt)
May 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Jury Trial set for 5/24/2027 in Miami Division before Judge Roy K. Altman, Calendar Call set for 5/18/2027 01:45 PM in Miami Division before Judge Roy K. Altman. Mediation Deadline 2/16/2027. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636 and this District's Magistrate Judge Rules, all pretrial non-dispositive and discovery matters are hereby referred to United States Magistrate Judge Yeney Hernandez. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 5/21/2026. See attached document for full details. (blc) #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.
May 20, 2026 Filing 11 STATUS REPORT (Removal Status Report) by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (DiNunzio, Ronald)
May 20, 2026 Filing 10 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Scheduling Order)(DiNunzio, Ronald)
May 8, 2026 Filing 9 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (DiNunzio, Ronald)
May 8, 2026 Filing 8 Notice of Pending, Refiled, Related or Similar Actions by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (DiNunzio, Ronald)
May 8, 2026 Filing 7 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint re the Notice of Removal by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. (DiNunzio, Ronald)
May 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER REQUIRING REMOVAL STATUS REPORT AND JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT. Removal Status Report due by 5/20/2026. Joint Scheduling Report due by 5/20/2026. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 5/5/2026. See attached document for full details. (blc)
May 4, 2026 Filing 5 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Michael Stephens (Borges, Tanner)
May 4, 2026 Filing 4 Notice of Pending, Refiled, Related or Similar Actions by Michael Stephens (Borges, Tanner)
May 4, 2026 Filing 3 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Tanner Mishele Borges on behalf of Michael Stephens. Attorney Tanner Mishele Borges added to party Michael Stephens(pty:pla). (Borges, Tanner)
May 1, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Roy K. Altman. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Yeney Hernandez 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)
May 1, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (STATE COURT COMPLAINT - Complaint & Demand for Jury Trial) Filing fee $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19496043, filed by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - State Court Complaint, #3 Exhibit B - State Court Documents, #4 Exhibit C - Declaration of Leslie Anderson, #5 Exhibit D - Sun Biz Profile)(Simpson, Amanda). No Answer/Motion to Dismiss filed. Modified text on 5/4/2026 (blc).

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Plaintiff: Michael Stephens
Represented By: Tanner Mishele Borges
Represented By: Noah E Storch
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Defendant: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Represented By: Amanda Ann Simpson
Represented By: Ronald Charles DiNunzio, Jr.
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