Cotton v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Plaintiff: Lena Cotton
Defendant: Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Case Number: 9:2024cv80758
Filed: June 20, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Aileen M Cannon
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER REQUIRING JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. Joint Scheduling Report due by 8/28/2024. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 8/15/2024. See attached document for full details. (nwn)
August 14, 2024 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Unum Life Insurance Company of America identifying Corporate Parent Unum Group for Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Tolton, William)
August 14, 2024 Filing 8 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint by Unum Life Insurance Company of America. (Tolton, William)
July 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #6 Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. Defendant shall respond to Plaintiff's Complaint #1 on or before August 14, 2024. Moving forward, any request for extension or enlargement must be filed sufficiently in advance of the deadline at issue. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 7/17/2024. (mp01)
July 12, 2024 Filing 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint / File Responsive Pleading by Unum Life Insurance Company of America. Attorney William Jeremiah Tolton, III added to party Unum Life Insurance Company of America(pty:dft). (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tolton, William)
June 27, 2024 Filing 5 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Lena Cotton. Unum Life Insurance Company of America served on 6/24/2024, response/answer due 7/15/2024. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Quirino, Emily)
June 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE OF COURT PRACTICES ON SEALING/REDACTION: Notwithstanding the requirements of Local Rule 5.4 and/or any protective order, the parties are prohibited from filing anything under seal or from redacting any content from a court filing or exhibit/attachment (except for the personal data identifiers listed in Section 6A of this District's CM/ECF Administrative Procedures) unless the party with a stated interest in sealing/redaction first seeks and obtains permission from the Court via a motion for leave. The motion for leave must be filed after meaningful conferral with the opposing party (or parties) and be filed publicly except as authorized by prior Court order. Additionally, the motion for leave shall specify the particularized basis for sealing the proposed material; shall describe the information/documents to be sealed with as much specificity as possible but without attaching the proposed sealed material; shall indicate the proposed duration of the seal request and the reasons why means other than sealing are unavailable or unsatisfactory; shall contain a separate certificate of conference section indicating the results of the parties' meaningful conferral; and shall be filed at last three business days before any related deadline to permit adequate Court consideration. The party seeking authorization to seal material shall not file or otherwise attach the subject material until the Court has ruled on the motion for leave. Finally, all parties are advised that mere designation of material as confidential and/or otherwise subject to a protective order does not bind the Court, does not supplant the requirements of the Local Rules on sealing, and does not otherwise relieve the party seeking sealing/redaction from justifying its request under applicable legal principals governing the presumption of public access to civil proceedings. Failure to comply with this Notice may result in immediate unsealing of any unauthorized shielded material. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 6/20/2024. (mp01)
June 20, 2024 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Unum Life Insurance Company of America. (nwn)
June 20, 2024 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Aileen M. Cannon. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe 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. (nwn)
June 20, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS against Unum Life Insurance Company of America. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-17619639, filed by Lena Cotton. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s))(Quirino, Emily)

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Plaintiff: Lena Cotton
Represented By: Emily Colares Quirino
Represented By: Edward Philip Dabdoub
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Defendant: Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Represented By: William Jeremiah Tolton, III
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