Highland Management Group, LLC v. Society Insurance et al
Plaintiff: Highland Management Group, LLC
Defendant: Society Insurance, The Pillar Corporation and Pillar Corporation
Case Number: 3:2021cv00172
Filed: February 12, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: David W Dugan
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER by Multidistrict Litigation Panel vacating Conditional Transfer Order(tba)
April 6, 2021 Filing 22 Acknowledgment Letter from Madison County Circuit Court. (tba)
April 5, 2021 Filing 21 Letter and Order of Remand emailed to Madison County State Court (trb)
April 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER OF REMAND: The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. #11 ). It is ORDERED that this action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447(c), be REMANDED to the Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison, Illinois. Defendant did not lack an objectively reasonable basis for seeking removal, so no fees or costs are awarded. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to transmit a certified copy of this Order to the clerk of the state court, and thereafter to CLOSE this case. All pending motions are DENIED as MOOT, and all deadlines and hearings are CANCELLED. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 4/2/2021. (dmw2)
March 29, 2021 Filing 19 RESPONSE to #12 Memorandum in Support of Motion, #11 Motion to Remand SOCIETY INSURANCES OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO REMAND filed by Society Insurance. (Underwood, Thomas)
March 19, 2021 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Elizabeth Chesshir Frantz on behalf of Society Insurance (Frantz, Amy Elizabeth)
March 11, 2021 Filing 17 NOTICE TERMINATING JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, and a request for reassignment having been received, this case, in its entirety, is hereby reassigned to Judge David W. Dugan for further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty no longer assigned to the case. All future documents must bear case number 21-172-DWD. (lmb)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
March 10, 2021 Filing 16 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Underwood, Thomas)
March 10, 2021 Filing 15 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Mueller, David) Modified docket title and sealed access on 3/11/2021 (lmb).
March 10, 2021 Filing 14 NOTICE: Highland Management Group, LLC, Society Insurance, The Pillar Corporation was directed to file the attached form regarding consenting or declining to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. The time for doing so has now passed, and the Court has not received the form. As required by Administrative Order No. 257, Highland Management Group, LLC, Society Insurance, The Pillar Corporation shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. The Clerk notes that due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, deadlines that were pending on or before April 1, 2020 were extended in accord with Administrative Order No. 261 and/or Amended Administrative Order No. 261. This automated notice does not take into account any such extensions. If, after the expiration of the 7-day deadline set forth herein, the Court chooses to take further action, all applicable deadline extensions will be considered at that time. Consent due by 3/17/2021 (lmb)
March 2, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING by Society Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Underwood, Thomas)
February 22, 2021 Filing 12 MEMORANDUM in Support re #11 MOTION to Remand filed by Highland Management Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Callis, Ann)
February 22, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION to Remand by Highland Management Group, LLC. Responses due by 3/29/2021 (Callis, Ann)
February 16, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257. The parties are advised that their consent is required if the assigned Magistrate Judge is to conduct all further proceedings in the case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. As set forth in Administrative Order No. 257, each party will be required to file a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form indicating consent or nonconsent to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge. If all parties do not consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings and the parties cannot later consent to reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge. The parties are further advised that they are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. Within 21 days of this Notice, the following party or parties must file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent: Highland Management Group, LLC, Society Insurance, The Pillar Corporation. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: #http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/documents/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. All future documents must bear case number 21-172-MAB. Consent due by 3/9/2021 (lmb)
February 15, 2021 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by The Pillar Corporation. (Mueller, David)
February 15, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by David B. Mueller on behalf of The Pillar Corporation (Mueller, David)
February 15, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Ann E. Callis on behalf of Highland Management Group, LLC (Callis, Ann)
February 15, 2021 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by R. Seth Crompton on behalf of Highland Management Group, LLC (Crompton, R.)
February 15, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert J. Evola on behalf of Highland Management Group, LLC (Evola, Robert)
February 12, 2021 Filing 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Society Insurance. (Sanders, Michael)
February 12, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael D. Sanders on behalf of Society Insurance (Sanders, Michael)
February 12, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas B. Underwood on behalf of Society Insurance (Underwood, Thomas)
February 12, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Third Judicial Circuit Court Madison County, case number 2021L000013 ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0754-4401848), filed by Society Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Underwood, Thomas)

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Plaintiff: Highland Management Group, LLC
Represented By: Ann E. Callis
Represented By: Robert J. Evola
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Defendant: Society Insurance
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Represented By: Thomas B. Underwood
Represented By: Amy Elizabeth Chesshir Frantz
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