Thorpe v. Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P. et al
Plaintiff: George Robert Thorpe, Sr.
Defendant: Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P. and Metlife Group, Inc.
Intervenor: Luanne M. Bonnie
Case Number: 2:2020cv00307
Filed: December 30, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: Steve C Jones
Referring Judge: Richard W Story
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 9, 2021 Filing 23 Letter to Superior Court of Hall County regarding the remand of this action to their Court. (ddm)
August 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting the #2 Motion to Intervene, granting the #17 Motion to Remand and directing the Clerk to remand this action to the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia. Because the Court is remanding and no longer has jurisdiction over this action, the Court denies as moot the pending #16 Motion for Order to Release Hold on Trust Funds and Request for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem. Signed by Judge Steve C. Jones on 8/9/2021. (ddm)
August 9, 2021 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing to Superior Court of Hall County re #22 Order, #23 Letter. (ddm)
August 9, 2021 Civil Case Terminated. (ddm)
April 12, 2021 Submission of #17 MOTION to Remand to State Court to District Judge Steve C. Jones. (rjc)
March 29, 2021 Filing 21 Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): April 21 2012 to April 28, 2021, May 24, 2021 to June 4 2021, July 2 2021 to July 9, 2021, September 2, 2021 to September 10, 2021, October 8 2021 to October 18, 2021, November 22 2021 to November 29 2021, December 20 2021 to January 3 2022, by Dana C. Ashford. (Ashford, Dana)
March 29, 2021 Submission of #16 First MOTION for Order to Release Hold and for Appt of Guardian ad Litem to District Judge Steve C. Jones. (rjs)
March 22, 2021 Filing 20 RESPONSE re #17 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Metlife Group, Inc.. (Crow, Nikole)
March 10, 2021 Filing 19 RESPONSE in Opposition re #16 First MOTION for Order to Release Hold and for Appt of Guardian ad Litem filed by Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P.. (Allen, Meredith)
March 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 03/09/2021 (dgs) (ADI)
March 8, 2021 Filing 17 MOTION to Remand to State Court with Brief In Support by George Robert Thorpe, Sr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - March 5, 2021 e-mail from Dana Ashford confirming Luanne Bonnie's Georgia residency)(Johnson, James)
February 24, 2021 Filing 16 First MOTION for Order to Release Hold and for Appt of Guardian ad Litem by Luanne M. Bonnie. (Ashford, Dana)
January 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 TENTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 01/27/2021. (dgs) (ADI)
January 27, 2021 Filing 14 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P. identifying Corporate Parent The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P., Corporate Parent JFC Holding Company, Inc., Corporate Parent EDJ Holding Company, Inc. for Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P.. (Allen, Meredith)
January 27, 2021 Filing 13 ANSWER to #1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P. (Allen, Meredith) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
January 27, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by James Johnson on behalf of George Robert Thorpe, Sr (Johnson, James)
January 27, 2021 Filing 11 ANSWER to #1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL ( Discovery ends on 6/28/2021.), THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against George Robert Thorpe, Sr, COUNTERCLAIM against George Robert Thorpe, Sr by Metlife Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Insurance, #2 Exhibit B - Beneficiary Designation, Screen Shots and Benefit Statement, #3 Exhibit C - 11.5.13 Beneficiary Designation, #4 Exhibit D - Benefit Statements, #5 Exhibit E - Request for Change of Beneficiary, #6 Exhibit F - Death Certificate, #7 Exhibit G - Letter and Claim Form SR, #8 Exhibit H - Claim Form JR)(Crow, Nikole) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
January 19, 2021 Filing 10 Certificate of Interested Persons by George Robert Thorpe, Sr. (Woolverton, Wesley)
January 19, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Wesley Matthew Woolverton on behalf of George Robert Thorpe, Sr (Woolverton, Wesley)
January 11, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Dana C. Ashford on behalf of Luanne M. Bonnie (Ashford, Dana)
January 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P. and Metlife Group, Inc. Answer due 1/27/2021. Signed by Judge Steve C. Jones on 1/6/2021. (rjs)
January 5, 2021 Filing 6 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Notice of Removal by Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P., Metlife Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order (Consent Order))(Crow, Nikole)
January 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Steve C. Jones for all further proceedings. Judge Richard W. Story 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 2:20-cv-307-SCJ. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. Signed by Judge Richard W. Story on 1/4/2021. (dgr)
January 4, 2021 Submission of #2 MOTION to Intervene to District Judge Steve C. Jones. (dgr)
December 31, 2020 Submission of #2 MOTION to Intervene, to District Judge Richard W. Story. (dgr)
December 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NINTH AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL ORDER 20-01 IN RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 12/8/2020. (dgr)
December 30, 2020 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Metlife Group, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Corporate Parent Metlife, Inc. (dgr) Modified on 12/31/2020 to correct Corporate Parent (dgr).
December 30, 2020 Filing 2 MOTION to Intervene Luanne Bonnie as Successor Trustee of the Betty Jean Thorpe RevocableTrust. (dgr)
December 30, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with COMPLAINT filed by Metlife Group, Inc. (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AGANDC-10548363) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Consent to Removal, #2 Exhibit B- General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form, #3 Exhibit C- State Court Complaint, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit H- Answer and Counterclaim of Intervenor, #8 Exhibit I, #9 Exhibit J, #10 Civil Cover Sheet)(dgr) 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.

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Defendant: Edward D. Jones, Co. L.P.
Represented By: Meredith Laughlin Allen
Represented By: Cheryl L. Haas
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Defendant: Metlife Group, Inc.
Represented By: Nikole Marie Crow
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Plaintiff: George Robert Thorpe, Sr.
Represented By: George Robert Thorpe, I
Represented By: James Johnson
Represented By: Wesley Matthew Woolverton
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Intervenor: Luanne M. Bonnie
Represented By: Dana C. Ashford
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