New York Life Insurance Company v. Gardner et al
Plaintiff: New York Life Insurance Company
Defendant: Paul Gardner and Claude Klimas
Case Number: 1:2022cv01367
Filed: March 15, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John F Kness
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1335 Interpleader Action
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 6, 2022 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by New York Life Insurance Company. Claude Klimas waiver sent on 3/30/2022, answer due 5/30/2022. (Erickson, Heather)
May 5, 2022 Filing 12 NOTICE by Claude Klimas re answer to complaint #11 (Marovich, Michael)
May 5, 2022 Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint by Claude Klimas(Marovich, Michael)
April 29, 2022 Filing 10 ANSWER to complaint by Paul Gardner. (Exhibit) (rc, )
April 12, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE by Claude Klimas re attorney appearance #8 (Marovich, Michael)
April 12, 2022 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Claude Klimas by Michael Jay Marovich (Marovich, Michael)
March 29, 2022 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff New York Life Insurance Company by Meghan Domenica Childers (Childers, Meghan)
March 28, 2022 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by New York Life Insurance Company as to Paul Gardner on 3/24/2022, answer due 4/14/2022. (Erickson, Heather)
March 23, 2022 Filing 5 AMENDED complaint by New York Life Insurance Company against Paul Gardner, Claude Klimas in Interpleader (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Policy, #2 Exhibit B - Application dated 12-2-82, #3 Exhibit C - Divorce Judgment, #4 Exhibit D - Death Certificate, #5 Exhibit E - 8-21-21 Letter and Death Benefit, #6 Exhibit F - 9-13-21 Death Benefits Proceeds Form, #7 Exhibit G - 9-27-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #8 Exhibit H - 10-6-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #9 Exhibit I - 10-15-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #10 Exhibit J - 11-3-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #11 Exhibit K - 10-1-21 Ltr from Paul, #12 Exhibit L - 10-7-21 Ltr from Paul, #13 Exhibit M - 10-15-21 Ltr from Paul, #14 Exhibit N - DOI 11-8-21 re Paul Complaint, #15 Exhibit O - 11-24-21 Ltr from NYL to DOI, #16 Exhibit P - 12-20-21 Ltr from IDOI, #17 Exhibit Q - 01-24-21 Ltr from Pagorek to NYL)(Erickson, Heather)
March 23, 2022 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Paul Gardner (cm, )
March 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 3/18/2022: Telephonic initial status hearing is set for 5/26/2022 at 9:40 AM. Consistent with Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties are directed to meet and conduct a planning conference in advance of the initial status hearing. No later than seven days before the status hearing, the parties shall jointly complete and file on the docket a report that provides the information required by the Court's model Joint Initial Status Report, which can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?Iu9/vqz23r5X7AkWx/nLtg== (see link entitled "Joint Initial Status Report"). If all Defendants have not yet been served or have not yet responded to requests to draft the required Joint Initial Status Report, Plaintiff must file the report on its own and must inform the Court of that circumstance. The parties are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, conference code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice(ef, )
March 15, 2022 Filing 3 Rule 7.1 STATEMENT by New York Life Insurance Company (Erickson, Heather)
March 15, 2022 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff New York Life Insurance Company by Heather D. Erickson (Erickson, Heather)
March 15, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT in Interpleader filed by New York Life Insurance Company; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-19248153. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Policy, #2 Exhibit B - Application dated 12-2-82, #3 Exhibit C - Divorce Judgment, #4 Exhibit D - Death Certificate, #5 Exhibit E - 8-21-21 Letter and Death Benefit, #6 Exhibit F - 9-13-21 Death Benefits Proceeds Form, #7 Exhibit G - 9-27-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #8 Exhibit H - 10-6-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #9 Exhibit I - 10-15-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #10 Exhibit J - 11-3-21 Ltr from NYL to Paul, #11 Exhibit K - 10-1-21 Ltr from Paul, #12 Exhibit L - 10-7-21 Ltr from Paul, #13 Exhibit M - 10-15-21 Ltr from Paul, #14 Exhibit N - DOI 11-8-21 re Paul Complaint, #15 Exhibit O - 11-24-21 Ltr from NYL to DOI, #16 Exhibit P - 12-20-21 Ltr from IDOI, #17 Exhibit Q - 01-24-21 Ltr from Pagorek to NYL, #18 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Erickson, Heather)
March 15, 2022 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lw, )
March 15, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John F. Kness. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lw, )

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Plaintiff: New York Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Heather D. Erickson
Represented By: Meghan Domenica Childers
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Defendant: Claude Klimas
Represented By: Michael Jay Marovich
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