Smith et al v. National Specialty Insurance Co.
Plaintiff: Paula Smith and Steve Smith
Defendant: National Specialty Insurance Co.
Case Number: 2:2022cv14112
Filed: March 29, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Shaniek M Maynard
Referring Judge: Donald M Middlebrooks
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MEDIATION: (Amended Pleadings due by 6/2/2022., Discovery due by 8/29/2022., Fact Discovery due by 8/29/2022., Expert Discovery due by 8/29/2022., Joinder of Parties due by 6/2/2022., In Limine Motions due by 10/6/2022., Dispositive Motions due by 9/26/2022., Motions due by 10/6/2022., Pretrial Stipulation due by 11/7/2022., Jury Trial set for 12/5/2022 09:00 AM before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks., Calendar Call set for 11/30/2022 01:15 PM before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard on 5/2/2022. See attached document for full details. (ebz) #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 2, 2022 Filing 11 PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard: Scheduling Conference held on 5/2/2022. Total time in court: 14 mins. Attorney Appearances: Michael Friedman, Esq. for Plaintiff; David Bibb, Esq. for Defendant. Pretrial scheduling matters discussed. Scheduling Order to follow. (Digital AT&T Conference: SMM_01_05-02-22) (jrz)
April 26, 2022 Filing 10 SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 26(f) by National Specialty Insurance Co. (Bibb, David)
April 18, 2022 Filing 9 PAPERLESS ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in Fort Pierce Division before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard. To participate, counsel shall dial (888) 684-8852 and enter access code 5312437. Counsel for the parties shall confer and file, by WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2022, a Joint Scheduling Report pursuant to Local Rule 16.1.B. To the extent a Joint Scheduling Report has previously been filed, the parties shall file an amended version based on the existing trial date. The parties shall also begin pretrial tasks now, in advance of the Conference. This includes the exchange of initial disclosures and the start of discovery coordination. This is necessary so that the parties can complete all pretrial tasks within the time allotted and have the case ready for trial by the existing trial date. The parties must be prepared for the Conference at their assigned time but may have to wait 10-20 minutes before their Conference begins, as the Court sets multiple cases for the same time slot. Signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard on 4/18/2022. (jrz)
April 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER REFERRING CASE AND SETTING TRIAL DATE: (Jury Trial set for 12/5/2022 09:00 AM in Fort Pierce Division before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks., Calendar Call set for 11/30/2022 01:15 PM in West Palm Beach Division before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard to conduct a Scheduling Conference. Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 4/15/2022. See attached document for full details. (ebz) #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.
April 15, 2022 Filing 7 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction re Set/Reset Hearings, 6 Scheduling Order, Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge. Document Filed in Wrong Case; Document restricted and docket text modified. Document refiled in correct case # 22cv14102. (ebz)
April 15, 2022 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 6 [order] restricted/sealed until further notice. (ebz)
April 15, 2022 Document restricted per DE# 7 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction (ebz).
April 5, 2022 Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement by National Specialty Insurance Co. identifying Corporate Parent Markel Corporation for National Specialty Insurance Co. (Bibb, David)
April 5, 2022 Filing 4 Notice of NO Pending, Refiled, Related or Similar Actions by National Specialty Insurance Co. (Bibb, David)
April 5, 2022 Filing 3 Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure Statement and Certificate of Interested Persons by Paula Smith, Steve Smith (Friedman, Michael)
March 29, 2022 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard 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. (ebz)
March 29, 2022 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (STATE COURT COMPLAINT - IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA) Filing fee $ 402.00 receipt number AFLSDC-15515165, filed by National Specialty Insurance Co.. No Motion to Dismiss has been attached. Answers have been attached. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Appendix, #8 Docket Sheet)(Bibb, David) (ebz).

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Plaintiff: Paula Smith
Represented By: Michael Robert Billings
Represented By: Michael Jonathan Friedman
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Plaintiff: Steve Smith
Represented By: Michael Robert Billings
Represented By: Michael Jonathan Friedman
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Defendant: National Specialty Insurance Co.
Represented By: David Crawford Bibb
Represented By: Brian Patrick Henry
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