Kovach v. Nationwide General Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Michael Kovach and Tessa Alwan
Defendant: Nationwide General Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2019cv01306
Filed: September 18, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Referring Judge: James E Shadid
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1446
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 TEXT ORDER: This case is set for a Rule 16 scheduling conference before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 12/5/2019 at 9:45 AM via telephone (Court to set up the call). If Counsel/Pro se party are to be reached at a number different than what is listed on the docket sheet, they are directed to phone Judge Hawley's courtroom deputy at 309-671-7117 and confirm the phone number where they may be reached for the call. Specifically, Plaintiff Alwan to confirm with the clerk's office at (309)671-7117 that the number where she may be reached for the hearing is 309-857-6798. A discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(3) shall be filed on or before 12/2/2019. The parties may, but are not required to, follow the format of the sample discovery plan set forth as Attachment A to the standing order attached to this text order. The Discovery Plan event may be found in the CM/ECF system within the other Documents category. All counsel/parties must read and be familiar with the standing order attached to this text order prior to their Rule 26(f) planning meeting. Clerk's office is directed to send a copy of the docket sheet and Judge Shadid's order #8 to Plaintiff Alwan. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 11/8/2019. (WG, ilcd)
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER AND OPINION denying #5 Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. The Clerk is DIRECTED to realign Tessa Alwan as a plaintiff in this case. Entered by Judge James E. Shadid on 11/7/2019. (RK, ilcd)
November 1, 2019 Filing 7 RESPONSE to Motion re #5 MOTION to Remand filed by Defendant Nationwide General Insurance Company. (Medrano, Sulema)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER granting Defendant Nationwide General Insurance Company's Agreed Motion #6 for Leave to File Instanter. Defendant is directed to file its Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand by 11/01/2019. Entered by Judge James E. Shadid on 11/01/2019. (LR, ilcd)
October 31, 2019 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to File Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Agreed) by Defendant Nationwide General Insurance Company. Responses due by 11/14/2019 (Medrano, Sulema)
October 11, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION to Remand by Plaintiff Michael Kovach. Responses due by 10/25/2019 (Buragas, Amelia)
October 11, 2019 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Amelia S Buragas on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Buragas, Amelia)
October 3, 2019 Filing 3 NOTICE OF REMOVAL Amended from Tazewell County, case number 19L000053 (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0753-3211386), filed by Nationwide General Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex A-Complaint, #2 Exhibit Ex B-Order 9-10-19, #3 Exhibit Ex C-Redacted Illinois Traffic Crash Report, #4 Exhibit Ex D-State Court action, #5 Exhibit Ex E-NOF of original Notice of Removal)(Medrano, Sulema)
September 26, 2019 Filing 2 REDACTION to #1 Notice of Removal,, Exhibit C [1-3] by Nationwide General Insurance Company. (Medrano, Sulema)
September 20, 2019 Set/Reset Deadlines: Show Cause Response due by 10/3/2019. (JS, ilcd)
September 19, 2019 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: Exhibit C [1-3] attached to the Complaint contains personal data identifiers. The Clerk is accordingly directed to place Exhibit C [1-3] under seal and the Defendant is directed to file a redacted copy of that Exhibit by 9/26/2019. The parties must comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and Local Rule 5.11. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 9/19/2019. (KZ, ilcd)
September 19, 2019 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: The Defendant Nationwide General Insurance Company is directed to show cause, by 10/3/2019, why this case should not be remanded to the State Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The underlying action appears to be a direct action which, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1332(c)(1), requires the Court to know the citizenship of the insured as well as the insurer. The Notice of Removal is silent as to the Defendant's insured's citizenship such that the Notice of Removal's allegations do not sufficiently support the assertion of diversity jurisdiction. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 9/19/2019. (KZ, ilcd)
September 18, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Tazewell County, case number 19L000053 (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0753-3198342), filed by Nationwide General Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex A-Complaint, #2 Exhibit Ex B-Order 9-10-19, #3 Exhibit Ex C-Illinois Traffic Crash Report, #4 Exhibit Ex D-Ohio Secretary of State Business Details, #5 Exhibit Ex E-State Court action documents, #6 Exhibit Ex F-Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Medrano, Sulema)

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Defendant: Nationwide General Insurance Company
Represented By: Sarah Jin
Represented By: Sulema L Medrano
Represented By: Sulema Medrano Novak
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Plaintiff: Michael Kovach
Represented By: William C Faber
Represented By: Amelia S Buragas
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Plaintiff: Tessa Alwan
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