Vakas v. Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Gus Vakas
Defendant: Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Case Number: 6:2024cv01039
Filed: March 7, 2024
Court: US District Court for the District of Kansas
Presiding Judge: Toby Crouse
Referring Judge: Eric F Melgren
2 Judge: Angel D Mitchell
3 Judge: Brooks G Severson
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 1, 2024 Filing 12 DOCKET ANNOTATION re #11 : A corrected version is attached for noticing purposes. NOTE: The original document had the wrong case caption. (mam)
April 30, 2024 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Initial Disclosures by Minnesota Life Insurance Company. (Bien, Richard) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/1/2024: #1 Corrected Main Document) (mam).
April 30, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE OF SERVICE by Gus Vakas of Plf's Initial Rule 26 Disclosures. (Turner, Patrick)
March 29, 2024 Filing 9 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION STATEMENT by Plaintiff Gus Vakas. (Turner, Patrick)
March 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 INITIAL ORDER REGARDING PLANNING AND SCHEDULING: Scheduling Conference set for 5/10/2024 at 10:00 AM by Telephone BGS - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749 ACCESS CODE 5407703 before Magistrate Judge Brooks G. Severson. Rule 26 Planning Conference Deadline 4/19/2024. Rule 26 Initial Disclosures Deadline set for 4/30/2024. Proposed Scheduling Order Deadline 4/30/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brooks G. Severson on 3/27/24. (cc)
March 27, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE: Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Brooks G. Severson for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell no longer assigned to case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 3/27/2024. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(alh)
March 27, 2024 Filing 6 ANSWER to Removal Complaint by Minnesota Life Insurance Company. (Bien, Richard)
March 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE: Case reassigned to Chief District Judge Eric F. Melgren for all further proceedings. District Judge Toby Crouse no longer assigned to case. Signed by District Judge Toby Crouse on 3/12/24. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(ta)
March 12, 2024 Filing 4 CLERKS ORDER EXTENDING TIME until 3/28/2024 for Defendant Minnesota Life Insurance Company to answer or otherwise plead. Signed by deputy clerk on 3/12/2024. (nac)
March 7, 2024 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Minnesota Life Insurance Company identifying Securian Financial Group, Inc. as corporate parent . (Bien, Richard)
March 7, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Defendant Minnesota Life Insurance Company. (Bien, Richard)
March 7, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas, case number SG-2024-CV-000189 Trial location of Wichita ( Filing fee $405, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-6292472.), filed by Minnesota Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and State Court Petition, #2 Exhibit B - Notice to State Court)(Bien, Richard)
March 7, 2024 NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case assigned to District Judge Toby Crouse and Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell for all proceedings. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY: A United States magistrate judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action if all parties voluntarily consent. Information & consent forms are available at http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-forms/notice-consent-and-reference-civil-action-magistrate-judge (nac)

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Plaintiff: Gus Vakas
Represented By: Dustin L. DeVaughn
Represented By: Patrick A. Turner
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Defendant: Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Carrie E. Josserand
Represented By: Richard N. Bien
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