Wausau Business Insurance Company v. Caterpillar Inc et al
Plaintiff: Wausau Business Insurance Company
Defendant: Kalen Whitney and Caterpillar Inc
Intervenor Plaintiff: Westfield Insurance Company
Case Number: 2:2015cv02193
Filed: September 3, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Office: Urbana Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Colin Stirling Bruce
Referring Judge: Eric I Long
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 19, 2016 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 7/19/2016. Pursuant to Stipulation to Dismiss #34 and Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this matter is hereby terminated. All pending motions are denied as moot and all scheduled deadlines and court settings are vacated. (DS, ilcd)
July 14, 2016 Filing 34 STIPULATION of Dismissal by Wausau Business Insurance Company. (Musbach, Katherine)
July 5, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines: Settlement Papers due by 7/14/2016 (DS, ilcd)
July 5, 2016 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 7/5/2016. The parties' Second Agreed Motion to Extend the Deadline to Submit the Stipulation of Dismissal #33 is GRANTED. The parties' deadline to file settlement papers is extended to July 14, 2016. (DS, ilcd)
June 30, 2016 Filing 33 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File The Stipulation of Dismissal by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company, Intervenor Defendant Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 7/18/2016 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ripley, Regina)
May 24, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 5/24/2016. The Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to File #31 is GRANTED. Parties are to submit their stipulation of dismissal by 6/6/2016. See written Order. (DS, ilcd)
May 24, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines: Settlement Papers due by 6/6/2016 (DS, ilcd)
May 23, 2016 Filing 31 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Stipulation of Dismissal by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 6/9/2016 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Musbach, Katherine)
April 18, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER FOLLOWING REPORT OF SETTLEMENT entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 4/18/2016. The parties are directed to file with the court, within 35 days of the date of this order, a stipulation of dismissal signed by both parties. All time tables and scheduled hearings are VACATED. See written Order. (Settlement Papers due by 5/23/2016)(DS, ilcd)
April 14, 2016 Filing 29 Intervenor COMPLAINT, filed by Westfield Insurance Company.(DS, ilcd)
April 14, 2016 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 4/14/2016. There being no objection, Plaintiff-Intervenor's Motion to Intervene #19 is GRANTED. The Court directs the Clerk to file Intervenor Plaintiff's Complaint [19-2] instanter. (DS, ilcd)
March 18, 2016 Minute Entry for proceedings held 3/18/2016 before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. Appearance for the plaintiff by Alexander Mahler. Appearance for the defendant by Christopher Pickett. Status Conference held by telephone. Status of case discussed. Further Status Conference set for 4/19/2016 at 9:30 AM by telephone from Urbana (court will place call) before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. (Tape #UR-B 9:36 AM.) (DS, ilcd)
March 3, 2016 Remark:The 3/2/16 docekt entry was returned as an undeliverable email address as to Justin Seigler. Attorney Justin Seigler account disabled. (MC, ilcd)
March 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 3/2/2016.The Consent Motion for Extension of Time #27 is GRANTED. See written Order. (DS, ilcd)
March 2, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Motion #19 due by 4/13/2016 (DS, ilcd)
March 1, 2016 Filing 27 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Initial Disclosures and Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Intervene by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 3/18/2016 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ripley, Regina)
February 12, 2016 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 2/12/2016. The parties' Joint Motion to Dismiss Defendant Kalen Whitney Pursuant to Stipulation #26 is GRANTED. Defendant Kalen Whitney is dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), without prejudice and without costs to any party. (DS, ilcd)
February 12, 2016 Opinion or Order STRICKEN- TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 2/12/2016. Intervenor Plaintiff, Westfield Insurance Company's Petition to Intervene #19 is GRANTED, as no party filed an objection to the motion and Intervenor Plaintiff satisfied all elements of FRCP 24(a). (DS, ilcd) Modified on 2/12/2016 see text order dated 2/12/2016(JMB, ilcd).
February 12, 2016 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER STRIKING the text order entered on 2/12/2016 entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 2/12/2016. The text order that was entered on 2/12/2016 was entered in error and is stricken by the Court. Motion #19 is reinstated pending further ruling from the Court. Wausau Business Insurance Company shall respond to Westfield Insurance Company's Petition to Intervene #19 by 3/2/16 as previously ordered on 2/5/2016. (JMB, ilcd)
February 12, 2016 Set Deadlines as to #19 MOTION to Intervene by intervenor plaintiff, Westfield Insurance Company, on its own behalf and as assignee of. Responses due by 3/2/2016 (JMB, ilcd)
February 10, 2016 Filing 26 Joint MOTION Joint Motion to Dismiss Defendant Kalen Whitney Pursuant to Stipulation by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 2/29/2016 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Ripley, Regina)
February 10, 2016 Filing 25 STIPULATION for Defendant Kalen Whitney to be Bound by Judgment by Wausau Business Insurance Company.. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Ripley, Regina)
February 9, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings as to #19 MOTION to Intervene by intervenor plaintiff, Westfield Insurance Company, on its own behalf and as assignee of. Responses due by 3/2/16. (TC, ilcd)
February 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 2/5/2016 granting #23 Motion for Extension of Time to File. Wausau Business Insurance Company and Caterpillar, Inc. shall exchange initial disclosures pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1) by 3/7/16; and Wausau Business Insurance Company shall respond to Westfield Insurance Company's Petition to Intervene #19 by 3/2/16. See written order. (KE, ilcd) Modified on 2/9/16 to add specifics to entry (TC, ilcd).
February 4, 2016 Filing 23 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Initial Disclosures and Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Intervene by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 2/22/2016 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Musbach, Katherine)
January 19, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 1/19/2016 granting #21 Motion for Extension of Time to File. See written order. (JMB, ilcd) Modified on 1/22/2016 to correct typo (TC, ilcd).
January 19, 2016 Reset Deadlines as to #19 MOTION to Intervene by intervenor plaintiff, Westfield Insurance Company, on its own behalf and as assignee of. Responses due by 2/10/2016. See written order dated 1/19/2016. (JMB, ilcd)
January 18, 2016 Filing 21 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Initial Disclosures and Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Intervene by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 2/4/2016 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Musbach, Katherine)
January 7, 2016 Filing 20 ANSWER to #3 Complaint, for Declaratory Judgment by Caterpillar Inc.(Pickett, Christopher)
January 6, 2016 Filing 19 MOTION to Intervene by intervenor plaintiff, Westfield Insurance Company, on its own behalf and as assignee of by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. Responses due by 1/25/2016 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Pickett, Christopher)
December 29, 2015 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Katherine A Musbach on behalf of Wausau Business Insurance Company (Musbach, Katherine)
December 9, 2015 Filing 17 Minute Entry for proceedings held 12/9/2015 before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. Appearance for plaintiff by Regina Ripley. Appearance for defendant Caterpillar, by Christopher Pickett. Appearance for defendant Whitney, by Rodney Smith. Rule 16 Scheduling Conference held by telephone. Plan approved; dates set. Consent to magistrate judge discussed. ADR options offered, including court-hosted settlement conference. The following discovery deadlines are set: Initial disclosure due by 1/21/16; Amended pleadings due by 7/15/16; Joinder of parties due by 7/15/16; The name of the expert and subject matter that their expert will opine shall be disclosed by 7/15/16; Plaintiff`s expert disclosure due by 8/19/16; Plaintiff shall make experts available for deposition by 9/5/16; Plaintiff shall disclose rebuttal experts and provide expert reports by 10/3/16; Plaintiff shall make rebuttal experts available for deposition by 10/10/16; Defendant's expert disclosure due by 9/19/16; Defendant shall make experts available for deposition by 10/3/16; Discovery due by 10/21/2016; Case Dispositive Motions due by 10/28/2016; a. Opening briefs for Case Dispositive Motions shall be filed by 10/28/16; b. Response Briefs shall be filed by 11/22/16; c. Replies due by 12/5/16. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/27/2017 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom A in Urbana before Judge Colin Stirling Bruce. Jury Selection/Jury Trial set for 3/14/2017 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom A in Urbana before Judge Colin Stirling Bruce. (approx. 5 days) Status Conference set for 3/18/2016 at 9:30 AM by telephone from Urbana (court will place call) before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. (Tape #UR-B 10:06 AM.) (DS, ilcd)
December 3, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 12/3/2015. This Court has reviewed the parties' Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting #16 and pursuant to the Order #14 scheduling this matter for a Rule 16 hearing conference by personal appearance on 12/9/2015 at 10:00 AM, the matter is hereby converted from personal appearance to telephone conference on the same date at the same time. The Court will initiate the call.(DS, ilcd)
December 2, 2015 Filing 16 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by Wausau Business Insurance Company. (Ripley, Regina)
November 30, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 11/30/2015. Defendants' Agreed Motion to Extend Time in Which to Respond to Complaint #15 is GRANTED. Accordingly, Defendants' deadline to respond to the Complaint is extended to January 8, 2016. (Caterpillar Inc answer due 1/8/2016; Kalen Whitney answer due 1/8/2016) (DS, ilcd)
November 24, 2015 Filing 15 Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint for Declaratory Judgment by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. Responses due by 1/8/2016 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pickett, Christopher)
November 6, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 11/6/2015. Motion for Extension of Time #12 was GRANTED through the order filed on 11/5/2015. (KE, ilcd)
November 5, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 11/5/2015. Rule 16 Scheduling Conference is set for 12/9/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom B in Urbana before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. See written Order.(DS, ilcd)
November 5, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 11/5/2015. Caterpillar Inc answer due 11/30/2015. See written Order.(DS, ilcd)
November 4, 2015 Filing 12 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Plaintiff Wausau Business Insurance Company. Responses due by 11/23/2015 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ripley, Regina)
October 28, 2015 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Rodney Louis Smith on behalf of Kalen Whitney (Smith, Rodney)
October 13, 2015 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Justin K Seigler on behalf of Caterpillar Inc (Seigler, Justin)
October 13, 2015 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Christopher J Pickett on behalf of Caterpillar Inc (Pickett, Christopher)
October 9, 2015 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Wausau Business Insurance Company. Caterpillar Inc waiver sent on 9/8/2015, answer due 11/9/2015. (Ripley, Regina)
October 2, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 10/2/2015. Defendant Kalen Whitney's deadline to file its Answer was incorrectly noted as November 23, 2015. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, the Answer is due 60 days from September 8, 2015, the date the request for waiver of the service of summons was sent. (Kalen Whitney answer due 11/8/2015)(DS, ilcd)
October 1, 2015 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Wausau Business Insurance Company. Kalen Whitney waiver sent on 9/22/2015, answer due 11/23/2015. (Ripley, Regina)
September 8, 2015 Filing 6 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Defendant, Caterpillar, Inc. on 09/08/2015. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Ripley, Regina)
September 8, 2015 Filing 5 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Defendant, Kalen Whitney on 09/08/2015. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Ripley, Regina)
September 3, 2015 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Regina A Ripley on behalf of Wausau Business Insurance Company (Ripley, Regina)
September 3, 2015 Filing 3 COMPLAINT against Caterpillar Inc and Kalen Whitney filed by Wausau Business Insurance Company (Filing fee $ 400; receipt 34626007787). (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(KM, ilcd) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/4/2015: #2 Exhibit 1-1, #3 Exhibit 1-2, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit 7) (KM, ilcd).
September 3, 2015 Filing 2 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Wausau Business Insurance Company. (Mahler, Alexander)
September 3, 2015 Filing 1 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Alexander B Mahler on behalf of Wausau Business Insurance Company (Mahler, Alexander)

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Defendant: Kalen Whitney
Represented By: Rodney Louis Smith
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Defendant: Caterpillar Inc
Represented By: Justin K Seigler
Represented By: Christopher J Pickett
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Plaintiff: Wausau Business Insurance Company
Represented By: Alexander B Mahler
Represented By: Katherine A Musbach
Represented By: Regina A Ripley
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Intervenor plaintiff: Westfield Insurance Company
Represented By: Christopher J Pickett
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