Melton et al v. Minnesota Life Insurance et al
Defendant: Minnesota Life Insurance and Jamey Wooten
Executor: Crystal Melton
Case Number: 6:2023cv00174
Filed: September 21, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Hanly A Ingram
Referring Judge: Robert E Wier
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 16, 2023 Filing 14 Email from Crystal Melton, pro se, requesting deadline extensions. Filed pursuant to #13 Order. (APR)
November 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER: Yesterday, Crystal Melton emailed the Clerk's Office seeking an extension of time of the deadlines contained in the Court's Order of October 24, 2023, filed at D.E. #12 . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the email SHALL be filed in the record. If Plaintiff wishes to obtain a deadline extension, she must file in compliance with the Local Rules. Because no proper motion was filed, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the requested extension is DENIED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram on 11/16/2023.(APR)cc: COR and Crystal Melton by US Mail
October 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER re #10 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney: (1) The motion to withdraw (D.E.10) is GRANTED. Counsel with Yoder Law, PLLC, is withdrawn as counsel and relieved of further responsibility in this matter. (2) The Clerk SHALL serve a copy of this order upon Plaintiff Melton via both mail and email, as indicated at Docket Entry #10 at 1. (3) On or before Thursday, November 23, 2023, Plaintiff SHALL secure new counsel (and counsel shall enter appearance in the record) OR make known her intention to proceed pro se by an appropriate filing. The two deadlines currently set in this case are no longer in effect. Those deadlines shall be re-established on different dates after either (1) an entry of appearance is made on behalf of Plaintiff, (2) Plaintiff indicates she wishes to proceed pro se, or (3) November 23, 2023, passes. In the interest of clarity, the two deadlines no longer in effect are (1) the Meeting and Report deadline (D.E. 6) and (2) the deadline for responding to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement (D.E. 8). Signed by Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram on 10/24/2023. (MM)cc: COR, Plf Melton via US Mail and email as directed
October 24, 2023 Filing 11 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Wallace, Chad)
October 23, 2023 Filing 10 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Crystal Melton(As next friend of the minor child, K.M.), Crystal Melton(Individually), Crystal Melton Motions referred to Hanly A. Ingram. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Yoder, James)
October 2, 2023 Filing 9 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #8 filed by Minnesota Life Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Second Declaration of Tamara Davis)(Wallace, Chad)
October 2, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Minnesota Life Insurance for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Wallace, Chad)
September 28, 2023 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint by Minnesota Life Insurance.(Wallace, Chad)
September 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER FOR MEETING AND REPORT: District Judge Wier has referred this matter to the undersigned to direct the parties to "timely conduct a Rule 26(f) conference," and establish a schedule, among other things. D.E. 4 at 1-3. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and 26, the Court ORDERS as follows: (1) Within 21 days, the parties, by counsel, shall meet, either in person or by telephone, to consider the topics Rule 26(f)(2) mandates. (2) Within 14 days of the meeting, the parties shall file a joint status report containing: a. - e. Signed by Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram on 9/22/2023. (Attachments: #1 MJ Consent)(MM)cc: COR
September 21, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE by Jamey Wooten Notice of Consent (Oswald, Clayton)
September 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL ORDER: 1. At the outset, the Court reminds the parties that, under Rule 1, they share with the Court the duty to construe, administer, and employ the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this action; 2. Pursuant to 28:636(b)(1) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, the Court refers this case to the appropriate United States Magistrate Judge for this Division; 3. Unless otherwise ordered, the Court retains for decision any motion dispositive of a claim or defense (as well as motions regulating the trial proof, including Daubert and motions in limine); 4. Concurrent with the filing of any Rule 12 motion, the moving party may file, as a separate motion, any request for a discovery stay pending resolution. The Court refers consideration of any such motion to the assigned Magistrate Judge; 5. Discovery Disputes shall be resolved as defined within this order; The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter this Standing Order in the undersigned's civil cases excepting Social Security, pro se, and prisoner post-conviction matters at case opening (or as the Court otherwise directs).. Signed by Judge Robert E. Wier on 11/13/2019.(JCP)cc: COR
September 21, 2023 Filing 2 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Minnesota Life Insurance identifying Corporate Parent Securian Financial Group, Inc., Other Affiliate Securian Holding Company, Other Affiliate Minnesota Mutual Companies, Inc. for Minnesota Life Insurance.. (JCP)
September 21, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Perry Circuit Court, case number 23-CI-00309. ( Filing fee $402; receipt number AKYEDC-5656062), filed by Minnesota Life Insurance, Jamey Wooten. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 State Court Record, #3 Exhibit Declaration of Tamara Davis, #4 Exhibit Life policy, #5 Exhibit AD&D policy, #6 Exhibit June 27, 2022 claim letter, #7 Exhibit Sept. 20, 2022 letter to Plaintiff, #8 Exhibit Oct. 5, 2022 denial letter to Plaintiff, #9 Exhibit Summary plan description)(JCP)
September 21, 2023 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Jamey Wooten. Filed in State Court Record- See DE #1 (JCP)
September 21, 2023 Conflict Check run. (JCP)
September 21, 2023 NOTICE FOR ATTORNEY TO UPDATE ADDRESS to James Michael Yoder: Pursuant to the Court's Administrative Policies and Procedures governing ECF, a request to update your address must be processed through your PACER account. Please visit the Court's website at www.kyed.uscourts.gov for information or contact the Help Desk at 1-866-485-6349. cc: COR (JCP)

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Executor: Crystal Melton
Represented By: James Michael Yoder
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Defendant: Minnesota Life Insurance
Represented By: Chad E. Wallace
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Represented By: Clayton O. Oswald
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