Watson v. Life Insurance Company Of North America
| Sharon Watson |
| Life Insurance Company Of North America |
| 1:2025cv03492 |
| April 1, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Jeremy C Daniel |
| Labor: E.R.I.S.A. |
| 29 U.S.C. ยง 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits |
| None |
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| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: In light of the parties' joint status report (R. 21)---that Defendant failed to respond to Plaintiff's settlement demand by August 15, 2025, despite the court's order (R. 20), and that the "parties are not in agreement to request a settlement conference"---all matters relating to the referral of this action have been concluded. The referral is closed, and the case is returned to the presiding District Judge. (ec, ) |
| Filing 21 STATUS Report (Joint) by Life Insurance Company Of North America Presented before Magistrate Judge (Pinto, Marissa) |
| Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Defendant's unopposed motion for extension of time #19 is granted. Defendant is ordered to respond to Plaintiff's settlement demand by August 15, 2025. Although not requested, the parties are to then file a joint status report by August 19, 2025, and note whether the parties jointly seek to schedule a settlement conference with this court, plan to engage in private mediation, or plan to proceed with motion practice. Mailed notice (Kim, Young) |
| Filing 19 MOTION by Defendant Life Insurance Company Of North America for extension of time to respond to Plaintiff's settlement demand Presented before Magistrate Judge (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pinto, Marissa) |
| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motion to withdraw as attorney #17 is granted. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 17 MOTION by Attorney Katherine S. Hanson to withdraw as attorney for Sharon Watson. No party information provided Presented before District Judge (Hanson, Katherine) |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Life Insurance Company Of North America by Daniel Keenan Ryan (Ryan, Daniel) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: In light of the status report (R. 13), discovery is closed. Plaintiff is ordered to email a settlement demand to Defendant by August 1, 2025, and Defendant is ordered to respond to it by August 8, 2025. Parties are to then file a joint status report by August 15, 2025, and note whether the parties jointly seek to schedule a settlement conference with this court, plan to engage in private mediation, or plan to proceed with motion practice. (ec, ) |
| Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Life Insurance Company Of North America by Marissa Nicolette Pinto (Pinto, Marissa) |
| Filing 13 STATUS Report by Sharon Watson Presented before Magistrate Judge (Reynolds, William) |
| Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Defendant is ordered to produce the relevant administrative record to Plaintiff by June 24, 2025, if not already produced. Plaintiff then has until July 15, 2025, to file a status report identifying specific fact discovery she requires to prosecute this matter. (ec, ) |
| Filing 11 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Young B. Kim for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision (including setting all deadlines, resolution of any discovery motion, and resolution of any motion to stay discovery) and settlement matters. (vcf, ) Mailed notice. |
| Filing 10 ANSWER to Complaint by Life Insurance Company Of North America(Kalas, Jennifer) |
| Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Sharon Watson. Life Insurance Company Of North America waiver sent on 4/16/2025, answer due 6/16/2025. (Reynolds, William) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE by Sharon Watson re report of rule 26(f) planning meeting #7 (Reynolds, William) |
| Filing 7 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by Sharon Watson (Reynolds, William) |
| Filing 6 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant Life Insurance Company Of North America (mam, ) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sharon Watson by Katherine S. Hanson (Hanson, Katherine) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sharon Watson by William T. Reynolds, IV (Reynolds, William) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Reynolds, William) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Sharon Watson; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23287961.(Reynolds, William) |
| 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. (pjj, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (pjj, ) |
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| Plaintiff: Sharon Watson | |
| Represented By: | William T. Reynolds, IV |
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| Defendant: Life Insurance Company Of North America | |
| Represented By: | Marissa Nicolette Pinto |
| Represented By: | Jennifer J. Kalas |
| Represented By: | Daniel Keenan Ryan |
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