Romano v. Erie Family Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Gennice Romano
Defendant: Erie Family Life Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2024cv01536
Filed: February 23, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Steven C Seeger
Nature of Suit: Contract: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 17, 2024 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The motion for leave to appear pro hac vice (Dckt. No. #11 ) is granted. Attorney Laura M. Zulick is added as counsel for Erie Family Life Insurance Company. Mailed notice. (jjr, )
April 12, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-21850106. (Zulick, Laura)
March 22, 2024 Filing 10 Plaintiff Gennice Romano's ANSWER to counterclaim by Gennice Romano(Stamatis, Peter)
March 20, 2024 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Gennice Romano by Peter Sam Stamatis (Stamatis, Peter)
March 1, 2024 Filing 8 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Erie Family Life Insurance Company (Horvat, Abigail)
March 1, 2024 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses and, COUNTERCLAIM filed by Erie Family Life Insurance Company against Gennice Romano . by Erie Family Life Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Policy, #2 Exhibit B - APS James R. Ramano, #3 Exhibit C - Contestable Claim Letters)(Horvat, Abigail)
February 26, 2024 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: There is no need for a certificate of service for a court filing when all parties of record receive a copy through CM/ECF. Under the Local Rules, "[a] certificate of service is required only when service of a document filed on the Court's E-Filing system is made on a recipient who is not an E-Filer listed on the docket of the proceeding." See L.R. 5.5(a); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1)(B) ("No certificate of service is required when a paper is served by filing it with the court's electronic-filing system."). The Court handles service through CM/ECF. In effect, the CM/ECF header is the certificate of service. Save yourself the work, and the trouble. Mailed notice. (jjr, )
February 26, 2024 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status report is due by May 13, 2024. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Reports" on the Court's website. The parties must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) on the docket. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. All parties must participate in the preparation and filing of the Joint Initial Status Report. The Court requires a joint report, so a filing by one side or the other is not sufficient. Second, the parties must email a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Lead counsel for the parties must participate in filing the initial status report. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at jessica_j_ramos@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the initial status report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties must discuss settlement in good faith and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. All counsel of record must read and comply with this Court's Standing Orders on its webpage. Please pay special attention to the Standing Orders about Depositions and Discovery. Mailed notice. (jjr, )
February 26, 2024 Filing 4 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (smb, )
February 26, 2024 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. (smb, )
February 26, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (gmm, )
February 23, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Erie Family Life Insurance Company by Abigail Care Horvat (Horvat, Abigail)
February 23, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Horvat, Abigail)
February 23, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County Law Division, case number (2023L012769) filed by Erie Family Life Insurance Company Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21671515. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Table of Contents - Complaint, #2 Exhibit A (continued) - Table of Contents - Complaint, #3 Exhibit B - PA Dept of State Business Search Results)(Horvat, Abigail)

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Plaintiff: Gennice Romano
Represented By: Peter Sam Stamatis
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Defendant: Erie Family Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Abigail Care Horvat
Represented By: Laura M Zulick
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