Travis-Odum v. Acuity Insurance
Plaintiff: Kaitlin Travis-Odum
Defendant: Acuity Insurance and Hunter Odum
Cross-Plaintiff: Acuity Insurance
Cross-Defendant: Hunter Odum
Counter-Claimant: Acuity Insurance
Counter-Defendant: Kaitlin Travis-Odum
Case Number: 3:2024cv02534
Filed: November 26, 2024
Court: U.S. 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 Diversity-Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER: Discovery due by 9/24/2025. Dispositive Motions due by 10/24/2025. Stipulation Selecting Mediator to be filed by 2/1/2025. Mandatory Mediation Session to be completed by 8/25/2025. Mandatory Mediation Program Completion due by 9/8/2025. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 1/9/2025. (Attachments: #1 JROP)(dmw2)
January 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER. The Court adopts the Joint Report of the Parties as submitted. Accordingly, the Scheduling Conference set for 1/14/2025 is CANCELLED. Should the parties seek to amend the trial date, a written motion will be required. A Status Conference is set for 10/28/2025 at 3:00 PM via Zoom video conference before Judge David W. Dugan. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 1/9/2025. (dmw2)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
December 20, 2024 Filing 15 THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT for Declaratory Judgment against Hunter Odum, COUNTERCLAIM for Declaratory Judgment against Kaitlin Travis-Odum, filed by Acuity Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Postel, Joseph)
December 20, 2024 Filing 14 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint of Plaintiff by Acuity Insurance.(Postel, Joseph)
December 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER regarding Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File an Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint and a Counterclaim/Third-Party Complaint. (Doc. 12). Defendant, which was served with process on November 18, 2024, removed this case from the First Judicial Circuit Court of Union County, Illinois, on November 26, 2024. (Doc. 1). Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 81(c)(2), "[a] defendant who did not answer before removal must answer or present other defenses or objections under these rules within the longest of these periods: (A) 21 days after receiving--through service or otherwise--a copy of the initial pleading stating the claim for relief; (B) 21 days after being served with the summons for an initial pleading on file at the time of service; or (C) 7 days after the notice of removal is filed." Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(c)(2). However, the Unopposed Motion notes Plaintiff does not object to Defendant's request. Accordingly, the Unopposed Motion is GRANTED. Defendant is DIRECTED to immediately file its Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint and Counterclaim/Third-Party Complaint on the docket. See L.R. 15.1(a)(3) (eff. Oct. 30, 2023) ("Should the Court grant leave to file the document, it is the requesting party's responsibility to file the document as a separate docket entry for it to be considered a part of the record and given full effect, within whatever timeframe the Court deems appropriate. The Clerk's Office will not file the document for the party."). Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 12/20/2024. (jnh)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
December 20, 2024 Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to File Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint and Counter-Claim/Third Party Complaint Unopposed by Acuity Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Postel, Joseph)
December 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 12/12/2024. (dmw2)
December 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER. Scheduling Conference set for 1/14/2025 at 3:00 PM via Zoom video conference before Judge David W. Dugan. The Parties will receive the appropriate Zoom invitation via email from the Court. The Joint Report of the Parties is due on or before 1/7/2025 and shall be submitted via email to DWDpd@ilsd.uscourts.gov. The Parties are instructed to use the correct form for the Joint Report of the Parties which can be found attached to this Order. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 12/12/2024. (Attachments: #1 JROP)(dmw2)
December 12, 2024 Filing 9 CJRA TRACK B assigned: Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/29/2026 at 10:00 AM and Bench Trial set for 2/9/2026 at 9:00 AM both in the East St. Louis Courthouse before Judge David W. Dugan. (dmw2)
December 11, 2024 Filing 8 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Kaitlin Travis-Odum. (Stone, Stephen)
December 11, 2024 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen W. Stone on behalf of Kaitlin Travis-Odum (Stone, Stephen)
November 27, 2024 Filing 6 SUPPLEMENT to Notice of Removal re #1 Notice of Removal, by Acuity Insurance. from State Court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Notice of Filing)(Postel, Joseph)
November 26, 2024 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian R Hallett on behalf of Acuity Insurance (Hallett, Brian)
November 26, 2024 Filing 4 Notice of Judge Assignment. Judge David W. Dugan assigned. All future documents must bear case number 24-CV-2534-DWD. Refer to Civil/Removal Case Processing Requirements, found on the ILSD website, for further service information. (clw)
November 26, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph P Postel on behalf of Acuity, a mutual insurance company, incorrectly sued as Acuity Insurance (Postel, Joseph)
November 26, 2024 Filing 2 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Acuity, a mutual insurance company, incorrectly sued as Acuity Insurance. (Postel, Joseph)
November 26, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from The First Judicial Circuit, Union County, Illinois, case number 2024MR14 ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILSDC-5536727), filed by Acuity, a mutual insurance company, incorrectly sued as Acuity Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Postel, Joseph)

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