American Family Insurance v. Spectrum Brands, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: American Family Insurance
Defendant: Spectrum Brands, Inc., Doe Employees/Agents I through XX, Does I through X, Roe Corporations A through Z and Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.
Case Number: 1:2023cv05513
Filed: December 1, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: Victoria M Calvert
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Notice of Removal - Property Damage/Product Liab.
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 SCHEDULING ORDER: re: #11 Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. The Parties' request for an eight-month discovery track is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Victoria M. Calvert on 1/12/2024. (dnb)
January 8, 2024 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Initial Disclosures by American Family Insurance.(Woodhouse, Samuel)
January 8, 2024 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by American Family Insurance. (Woodhouse, Samuel)
January 8, 2024 Filing 12 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Initial Disclosures by Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc..(Sandifer, John)
January 8, 2024 Filing 11 JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.. (Sandifer, John)
December 26, 2023 Filing 10 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Mail sent to Dixie Wells, Ellis & Winters LLP Attorney letter about PHV. (jkb)
December 26, 2023 Filing 9 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Mail sent to Dixie Wells re #6 Order Reassigning Case. Marked as: Return to Sender, No Such Number, Unable to Forward. (dnb)
December 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STANDING ORDER: GUIDELINES TO PARTIES AND COUNSEL IN CASES PROCEEDING BEFORETHE HONORABLE VICTORIA M. CALVERT. Signed by Judge Victoria M. Calvert on 12/13/23. (vs)
December 7, 2023 Filing 7 ANSWER to #1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with Jury Demand by Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc., Spectrum Brands, Inc.. Discovery ends on 5/6/2024.(Sandifer, John) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Victoria M. Calvert for all further proceedings. Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. no longer assigned to case. NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Judge designation in the civil action number assigned to this case has been changed to 1:23-cv-05513-VMC. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 12/06/2023. (jkb)
December 6, 2023 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #5 APPLICATION for Admission of Dixie Wells Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 100, receipt number AGANDC-13074665). Attorney Dixie Wells added appearing on behalf of Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.. E-filing access may be requested after an order granting the application is entered. (djs)
December 6, 2023 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing to Attorney Dixie Wells re #6 Order Reassigning Case. (jkb)
December 5, 2023 Filing 5 APPLICATION for Admission of Dixie Wells Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 100, receipt number AGANDC-13074665). with Brief In Support by Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc., Spectrum Brands, Inc.. (Sandifer, John) Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.
December 4, 2023 Filing 4 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Spectrum Brands, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent ASSA ABLOY AB (Sweden), Corporate Parent ASSA ABLOY Inc. for Spectrum Brands, Inc.. (Sandifer, John)
December 4, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE by Spectrum Brands, Inc. Certificate of Filing of Notice of Removal in State Court (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - State Court Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal)(Sandifer, John)
December 4, 2023 Filing 2 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Dixie Wells. Clerk to follow-up by 12/14/2023. (djs)
December 1, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with COMPLAINT filed by Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc. (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AGANDC-13067167) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Combined State Court File, #2 Exhibit B - Summons from State Court, #3 Civil Cover Sheet) (pdt) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. Modified on 12/4/2023 to correct the docket text and the filer (pdt).

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Plaintiff: American Family Insurance
Represented By: Samuel S. Woodhouse, III
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Defendant: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
Represented By: Dixie Wells
Represented By: John W. Sandifer
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Defendant: Doe Employees/Agents I through XX
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Defendant: Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.
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