Dotson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Gary Dotson
Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Case Number: 5:2023cv00178
Filed: June 15, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Danny C Reeves
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
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July 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER FOR MEETING AND REPORT: ORDERED as follows: 1. W/in 30 days, counsel shall conduct meeting of parties to discuss possibilities for a settlement or resolution of the case;2. At the time of meeting, parties shall exchange disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1);3. W/in 14 days after the meeting, counsel for parties shall file a joint report outlining proposed discovery plan. In proposing deadlines, parties shall contemplate a trial date w/in 12 months or fewer. Parties report shall include: a) parties' views and proposals; b) parties' estimate of time to join other parties and to amend the pleadings; c) length of time necessary to file motions; d) length of time necessary to complete all pretrial discovery, including expert witness discovery; e) length of time necessary for parties to make expert disclousres; f) probable length of trial and whether there will be issues to submit to a jury; g) dates mutually convenient w/ counsel to assign this case for trial; h) whether parties desire scheduling conference before entry of scheduling order; i) decision as to whether the action may be referred to a US Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge Danny C. Reeves on 07/25/2023.(KCF)cc: COR (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/25/2023: #1 Attachment Consent to MJ) (KCF).
July 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.(Thrash, Braxton)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 VIRTUAL ORDER: Granting #4 Proposed Agreed Order to Extend Defendant's Responsive Pleading Deadline by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The time within which defendant may respond is extended through 7/24/23. Signed by Judge Danny C. Reeves on 6/20/2023.(GLD)cc: COR
June 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Proposed Agreed Order to Extend Defendant's Responsive Pleading Deadline by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (Thrash, Braxton)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CORPORATE FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent MetLife, Inc., Corporate Parent Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.. (Thrash, Braxton)
June 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Menifee Circuit Court, case number 23-CI-90030. (Filing fee $402; receipt number AKYEDC-5579558), filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit State Court Record, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(KCF)
June 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Conflict Check run. (KCF)

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Plaintiff: Gary Dotson
Represented By: Elizabeth Ann Thornsbury
Represented By: Philip G. Fairbanks
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Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Braxton S. Thrash
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