Shaffer v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston et al
Plaintiff: SHEILA A SHAFFER
Defendant: Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. GROUP LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN and Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston
Case Number: 1:2020cv00410
Filed: November 13, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Holly A Brady
Referring Judge: Susan L Collins
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 1132
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 11, 2021 Filing 13 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by Defendants Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Group Long Term Disability Plan, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Cramer, Ruth)
January 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER: The Stipulation of Plan Defendant Only #11 , has no effect and will be termed as a pending motion on the Court's docket. If Plaintiff desires, instead, to amend her complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) to remove Defendant Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Group Long Term Disability Plan, leave is so granted. Currently, this action remains pending as to all parties. Signed by Judge Holly A Brady on 1/6/2021. (bas)
January 6, 2021 Filing 11 STIPULATION to Dismiss of Plan Defendant Only by Defendants Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Group Long Term Disability Plan, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston. (Attachments: #1 Order of Dismissal)(Cramer, Ruth)
January 6, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Ruth A Cramer on behalf of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Group Long Term Disability Plan, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston (Cramer, Ruth)
December 11, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants answer or responsive pleading now due on or before January 11, 2021, per DE #7 . (kjp)
December 10, 2020 Filing 9 MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONSENT FORMS sent to all parties. (mr)
December 10, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE of Hearing: Telephonic Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 1/15/2021 at 10:30 AM in US District Court - Fort Wayne before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Court to initiate call.(mr)
December 10, 2020 Filing 7 AGREED NOTICE to extend time to file answer filed by Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Group Long Term Disability Plan, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston ; answer due by January 11, 2021. (Mathisen, Eric)
December 10, 2020 Filing 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston identifying Corporate Parent Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Corporate Parent Lincoln National Corporation for Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston.. (Mathisen, Eric)
December 10, 2020 Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston identifying Corporate Parent Lincoln National Corporation, Corporate Parent The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company for Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston.. (Mathisen, Eric)
December 10, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Eric P Mathisen on behalf of All Defendants (Mathisen, Eric)
November 16, 2020 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Group Long Term Disability Plan, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston. NOTE:The attached document is accessible by court personnel only. Summons forms that were electronically submitted to the court for issuance will be returned to counsel via e-mail. (mrm)
November 13, 2020 Judge Holly A Brady and Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins added. **NEW CASE** (mrm)
November 13, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas T Lavella on behalf of SHEILA A SHAFFER (Lavella, Nicholas)
November 13, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0755-4399078.), filed by SHEILA A SHAFFER. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons Liberty Life, #3 Proposed Summons Lincoln, #4 Proposed Summons Plan)(Lavella, Nicholas)

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Defendant: Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
Represented By: Ruth A Cramer
Represented By: Eric P Mathisen
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Defendant: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. GROUP LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN
Represented By: Ruth A Cramer
Represented By: Eric P Mathisen
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Defendant: Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston
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