Waddles v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Ronald Waddles
Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company d/b/a MetLife Disability and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company doing business as Metlife Disability
Case Number: 1:2023cv00220
Filed: June 1, 2023
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: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal-ERISA
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SCHEDULING ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: The Court sets the following deadlines pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). Defendant will produce the Administrative Record consisting of the claim file and Plan documents by 7/25/2023. The last date to seek leave of Court to amend the pleadings as to Plaintiff is 9/18/2023; as to Defendant is 10/9/2023. The deadline to file any dispositive motions is 1/12/22024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins on 7/19/23. (nhc)
July 19, 2023 Filing 13 RULE 16 PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE held on 7/19/2023 before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Atty Kevin Likes appeared in person on behalf of Pla. Atty Tina Bengs appeared telephonically on behalf of Dft. The #11 Report of the Parties Planning Meeting is approved in all respects (except establishment of a trial date). Magistrate Consent forms due by 8/9/2023. (FTR 1st floor.) (mr)
July 11, 2023 Filing 12 TELEPHONIC HEARING (scheduled as a Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference) held on 7/11/2023 before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Dft appeared by atty Tina Bengs. Pla's atty Kevin Likes failed to appear. Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference set over for 7/19/2023 at 10:30 AM in US District Court - Fort Wayne before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Court to initiate call. Counsel for Pla, Kevin Likes is ordered to appear in person. (FTR 1st Floor.) (ash)
July 6, 2023 Filing 11 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Bengs, Tina)
July 6, 2023 Filing 10 ANSWER to Complaint by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.(Bengs, Tina)
June 8, 2023 Filing 9 MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONSENT FORMS sent to all parties. (mr)
June 8, 2023 Filing 8 NOTICE of Hearing: Telephonic Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 7/11/2023 at 10:00 AM in US District Court - Fort Wayne before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Court to initiate call. (mr)
June 8, 2023 Reset Deadlines: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Answer due 7/6/2023 pursuant to DE #7 . (kmt)
June 7, 2023 Filing 7 AGREED NOTICE to extend time to file answer filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ; answer due by 07/06/2023. (Bengs, Tina)
June 7, 2023 Filing 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent MetLife Inc for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.. (Bengs, Tina)
June 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER for Magistrate Judge Susan Collins: Defendant is directed to file an amended disclosure statement by 6/12/2023 that complies with General Order 2023-06. Text entry order. (mr)
June 2, 2023 **NEW CASE** Judge Holly A Brady and Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins added. (nae)
June 1, 2023 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company d/b/a MetLife Disability identifying Corporate Parent MetLife, Inc for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company d/b/a MetLife Disability.. (Bengs, Tina)
June 1, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Tina M Bengs on behalf of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company d/b/a MetLife Disability (Bengs, Tina)
June 1, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AINNDC-5259947.) from Noble County Circuit Court, Cause No. 57C01-2305-CT-000024, filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company d/b/a MetLife Disability. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A: State Court Record, #3 Exhibit B: Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal)(Bengs, Tina)

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Plaintiff: Ronald Waddles
Represented By: Kevin L Likes
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