Harrison v. ACE American Insurance Company et al
| Christopher Harrison |
| ACE American Insurance Company, National Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Rosemary Love, Vernon Love and Transport Indiana LLC doing business as Indiana Transport |
| 2:2025cv02219 |
| July 27, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois |
| Colin Stirling Bruce |
| Eric I Long |
| Insurance |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgment (Insurance) |
| None |
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| Filing 46 SURREPLY to #41 REPLY to Response to Motion re #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, #42 REPLY to Response to Motion re #19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint, #43 REPLY to Response to Motion re #23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment filed by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. (KLC) |
TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Colin S. Bruce on 12-8-2025. Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Surreply #44 is GRANTED. The clerk is directed to docket the attached document (#[44-1]) as Plaintiff's Surreply. (KLC)
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| Filing 45 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel Rule 26 Initial Disclosures by Robert Hartzer on behalf of Transport Indiana LLC (Hartzer, Robert) |
| Filing 44 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. Responses due by 12/15/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Surreply and Exhibit)(Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 43 REPLY to Response to Motion re #23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment filed by Defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. (KLC) |
| Filing 42 REPLY to Response to Motion re #19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Defendant Transport Indiana LLC. (KLC) |
| Filing 41 REPLY to Response to Motion re #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant ACE American Insurance Company. (KLC) |
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TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 11/24/2025. The Motions for Leave to File Reply [38, 39, 40] are GRANTED. The Court directs the Clerk to file the replies [38-1], [39-1], and [40-1] instanter. (KLC)
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| Filing 40 MOTION for Leave to File Reply by Defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. Responses due by 12/5/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit National Fires Reply in Support of its Motion to Dismiss)(Brown, David) |
| Filing 39 MOTION for Leave to File by Defendant Transport Indiana LLC. Responses due by 12/5/2025 (Hartzer, Robert) |
| Filing 38 MOTION for Leave to File [ACE American Insurance Company's Motion for Leave to File Reply] by Defendant ACE American Insurance Company. Responses due by 12/5/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Reply in Support of ACE American Insurance Company's Motion to Dismiss)(Wadley, Christopher) |
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TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Colin S. Bruce on 11/17/2025. Defendant National Fire & Marine Fire Insurance Company's unopposed Motion to Allow Filing of Exhibits to Its Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss #34 is GRANTED. (RES)
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| Filing 37 RESPONSE to Motion re #23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment filed by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 36 RESPONSE to Motion re #19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 35 RESPONSE to Motion re #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 34 MOTION Unopposed Motion to Allow Filings of Exhibits to National Fires Memorandum of Law in Support of its Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment by Defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. Responses due by 11/25/2025 (Brown, David) |
| Filing 33 Exhibit re #24 Memorandum in Support of Motion Exhibit B by National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. (Brown, David) |
| Filing 32 Exhibit re #24 Memorandum in Support of Motion Exhibit A by National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. (Brown, David) |
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Filing 31
TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 11/5/2025. The court hereby vacates the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 11/19/25. The court adopts the deadlines in the Parties' Agreed Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting #30 . The following deadlines are set: initial disclosures due 12/3/25, amended pleadings and joinder of parties due 3/31/26, Plaintiff's deadline to disclose experts and provide expert reports is 6/17/26, Plaintiff shall make experts available for deposition by 7/17/26, Defendant's deadline to disclose experts and provide expert reports is 8/17/26, Defendant shall make experts available for deposition by 9/16/26, discovery closes 9/16/26, case dispositive motions due 10/15/26. Final Pretrial Conference set for 4/5/27 at 10:30 AM, before Judge Colin S. Bruce, Courtroom A, Urbana. Jury Trial set for 4/27/27 at 9:00 AM, before Judge Colin S. Bruce, Courtroom A, Urbana. The court stresses the importance of adhering to the schedule and procedures for requests to extend the schedule. The parties are reminded of option of Court sponsored mediation/Settlement Conference. The Court directs the Clerk to provide the parties with a copy of the Court's consent to magistrate judge form. A telephone status conference is set for 5/11/26 at 10:15 AM, before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. The call-in number is 551-285-1373, then enter meeting ID 160 924 96574. (DW)
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| Filing 30 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by Christopher Harrison. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 29 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Transport Indiana LLC. (Hartzer, Robert) |
| Filing 28 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint, #23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. Responses due by 10/31/2025 (Burgland, Richard) |
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TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Colin S. Bruce on 10-17-2025. Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time to File Response #28 is GRANTED. Plaintiff has until November 14, 2025, to file his Response to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss. (KLC)
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| Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Ashley Flynn on behalf of ACE American Insurance Company (Flynn, Ashley) |
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Filing 26
ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 10/14/2025. This matter is scheduled for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference by personal appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on November 19, 2025, at 9:45 a.m., Courtroom B, U.S. Courthouse, 201 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois. If an agreed discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(3) is filed seven days before the hearing, the Court will adopt the schedule and vacate the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference. SEE WRITTEN ORDER. (KLC)
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| Filing 25 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. (Brown, David) |
| Filing 24 MEMORANDUM in Support re #23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment filed by Defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. (Brown, David) |
| Filing 23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory Judgment by Defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company. Responses due by 10/24/2025 (Brown, David) |
| Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Jonathan Katzman on behalf of National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Katzman, Jonathan) |
| Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by David T Brown on behalf of National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Brown, David) |
| Filing 20 MEMORANDUM in Support re #19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Defendant Transport Indiana LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A. Equipment Lease Agreement, #2 Exhibit B. Order Granting Summary Judgment to Transport Indiana, #3 Exhibit C. ACE Policy, #4 Affidavit of Kyle Pateros)(Hartzer, Robert) |
| Filing 19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint by Defendant Transport Indiana LLC. Responses due by 10/24/2025 (Hartzer, Robert) |
| Filing 18 ANSWER to #1 Complaint by Rosemary Love, Vernon Love.(Bizzieri, James) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by James Louis Bizzieri on behalf of Rosemary Love, Vernon Love (Bizzieri, James) |
| Filing 16 MEMORANDUM in Support re #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant ACE American Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Order, #2 Exhibit B-Equipment Lease Ageement, #3 Exhibit C-Policy)(Wadley, Christopher) |
| Filing 15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant ACE American Insurance Company. Responses due by 10/24/2025 (Wadley, Christopher) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Robert Hartzer on behalf of Transport Indiana LLC (Hartzer, Robert) |
| Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by John D Hackett on behalf of Transport Indiana LLC (Hackett, John) |
| Filing 12 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by ACE American Insurance Company. (Wadley, Christopher) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Christopher A Wadley on behalf of ACE American Insurance Company (Wadley, Christopher) |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer by all Defendants due 10/10/25. (KLC) |
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TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 9/19/2025. The Motion for Extension of Time #10 is GRANTED. Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is extended to 10/10/25. (KLC)
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| Filing 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Plaintiff Christopher Harrison. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Christopher Harrison. ACE American Insurance Company waiver sent on 7/28/2025, answer due 9/26/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Christopher Harrison. Transport Indiana LLC waiver sent on 7/28/2025, answer due 9/26/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Christopher Harrison. Rosemary Love waiver sent on 7/28/2025, answer due 9/26/2025; Vernon Love waiver sent on 7/28/2025, answer due 9/26/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Christopher Harrison. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company waiver sent on 7/28/2025, answer due 9/26/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 5 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Rosemary and Vernon Love on 07/28/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 4 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Transport Indiana, LLC d/b/a Indiana Transport on 07/28/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 3 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to National Fire & Marine Insurance Company on 07/28/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 2 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to ACE American Insurance Company on 07/28/2025. (Burgland, Richard) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4792559.), filed by Christopher M Harrison. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Burgland, Richard) |
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