Morton v. GEICO General Insurance Company
Plaintiff: James Morton
Defendant: GEICO General Insurance Company
Case Number: 9:2018cv81220
Filed: September 12, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: William P Dimitrouleas
Referring Judge: William Matthewman
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
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Date Filed Document Text
November 1, 2018 Filing 19 Initial Disclosure(s) by GEICO General Insurance Company (Crocker, Jerrel)
November 1, 2018 Filing 18 Corporate Disclosure Statement by GEICO General Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent GEICO Corporation, Other Affiliate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for GEICO General Insurance Company (Crocker, Jerrel)
October 31, 2018 Filing 17 Initial Disclosure(s) of Plaintf James Morton by James Morton (Green, Jay)
October 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER Scheduling Mediation. Mediation Hearing set for 4/11/2019 01:00 PM. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/26/2018. See attached document for full details. (mc)
October 24, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE of Mediator Selection. Added GEICO General Insurance Company, John S. Freud. (Duke, Adam)
October 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER Denying #12 Motion for Summary Judgment as premature; Denying as moot #13 Motion to Stay deadlines. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/19/2018. See attached document for full details. (lk)
October 19, 2018 Filing 13 Defendant's MOTION to Stay re #12 MOTION for Summary Judgment by GEICO General Insurance Company. Responses due by 11/2/2018 (Crocker, Jerrel)
October 12, 2018 Filing 12 MOTION for Summary Judgment by James Morton. Responses due by 10/26/2018 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A - Affidavit of James Morton, #2 Exhibit Ex. B - GEICO Auto Policy, #3 Exhibit Ex. C - Affidavit of John Hackett, #4 Exhibit Ex. D - Civil Remedy Notice, #5 Exhibit Ex. E - GEICO Denial Letter)(Lima, Paulo)
October 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 AMENDED ORDER: ( In Limine Motions due by 8/9/2019., Joint Pretrial Stipulation due by 8/9/2019., Responses to Motions in limine due by 8/16/2019), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation; ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Matthewman for Discovery Matters. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/9/2018. See attached document for full details. (lk) #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.
October 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY PROCEDURE. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 10/4/2018. See attached document for full details. (no00)
October 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING ORDER: ( Jury Trial set for 8/26/2019 in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas., Calendar Call set for 8/23/2019 10:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas., Amended Pleadings due by 10/30/2018., All Discovery due by 5/1/2019., Joinder of Parties due by 10/30/2018., Dispositive Motions due by 5/31/2019., In Limine Motions due by 1/24/2020., Joint Pretrial Stipulation due by 1/24/2020., Responses to Motions in limine due by 1/31/2020), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation., ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge William Matthewman for Discovery Matters. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 10/3/2018. See attached document for full details. (lk) #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.
October 2, 2018 Filing 8 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by James Morton (Green, Jay)
September 21, 2018 Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Paulo R. Lima on behalf of James Morton. Attorney Paulo R. Lima added to party James Morton (pty:pla). (Lima, Paulo)
September 21, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Elizabeth Koebel Russo on behalf of James Morton. Attorney Elizabeth Koebel Russo added to party James Morton (pty:pla). (Russo, Elizabeth)
September 18, 2018 Filing 5 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Amended Complaint with Jury Demand by GEICO General Insurance Company. (Crocker, Jerrel)
September 18, 2018 Filing 4 Plaintiff's AMENDED COMPLAINT against James Morton, filed by James Morton. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Insurance Policy, #2 Exhibit B - Civil Remedy Notice, #3 Exhibit C - July 18, 2018 Correspondence)(Green, Jay)
September 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Order Requiring counsel to meet, file Joint Scheduling Report and Joint Discovery Report. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 9/13/2018. See attached document for full details. (lk)
September 12, 2018 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman 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. (lk)
September 12, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (STATE COURT COMPLAINT - Complaint-No answer/motion dismiss filed) Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 113C-10988646, filed by GEICO General Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Crocker, Jerrel) Modified text on 9/12/2018 (lk).

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Defendant: GEICO General Insurance Company
Represented By: B. Richard Young
Represented By: Jerrel Kent Crocker
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Plaintiff: James Morton
Represented By: Elizabeth Koebel Russo
Represented By: Jay Barry Green
Represented By: Paulo R. Lima
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