Belcher v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Scotty N. Belcher
Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Case Number: 7:2020cv00003
Filed: January 3, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Edward B Atkins
Referring Judge: Robert E Wier
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: None
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January 24, 2020 Filing 12 MINUTE ENTRY ORDER FOR TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE: proceedings held on 1/24/2020 before Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins; 1. On or before Friday February 21, 2020, Dfts shall provide to Plas counsel a copy of the Administrative Record for review to determine whether parties can agree and/or stipulate to appropriate standard of review. 2. Counsel for parties shall file a Joint Status Report by nlt Friday, March 6, 2020, indicating: 1) whether parties agree to standard of review and 2) provide Court with a proposed briefing schedule on the issues. Signed by Edward B. Atkins. (Tape #KYED-PIK__7-20-cv-03_20200124_152116) (TDA) cc: COR
January 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: the telephonic status conference, currently scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2020, is RESCHEDULED to FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020 at 3:30 P.M. Counsel shall access conference call by calling AT&T Teleconferencing; entering access code (followed by #); and, when requested, entering security code (followed by #). Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 1/17/2020. (TDA) cc: COR
January 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER re #1 : matter shall come before Court for a telephonic status conference call to appear ON THE RECORD, in PIKEVILLE, on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 2020 AT 3:30 P.M. Parties' counsel shall access the conference by calling AT&T Teleconferencing; entering access code (followed by #); and, when requested, entering the security code (followed by #). Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 1/14/2020. (TDA) cc: COR
January 13, 2020 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Atkins for review: #9 Answer to Complaint. (TDA)
January 10, 2020 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.(Wahlheim, William)
January 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: Wahlheim and Thrash's motions to appear pro hac vice (R. #6 - #7 ) are GRANTED and they are permitted to serve as counsel for Dft Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 1/9/2020. (TDA)cc: COR
January 8, 2020 ***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Atkins for review: re #6 MOTION for William B. Wahlheim, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #7 MOTION for Braxton S. Thrash to Appear Pro Hac Vic by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (TDA)
January 8, 2020 BAR STATUS Check completed as to Braxton S. Thrash re #7 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4562292). (TDA)
January 8, 2020 BAR STATUS Check completed as to William B. Wahlheim, Jr re #6 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4562285). (TDA)
January 7, 2020 Filing 7 MOTION for Braxton S. Thrash to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4562292)Motions referred to Edward B. Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Affidavit of Braxton S. Thrash, #2 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Proposed Order)(Thrash, Braxton)
January 7, 2020 Filing 6 MOTION for William B. Wahlheim, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4562285)Motions referred to Edward B. Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Affidavit of William Wahlheim, #2 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Proposed Order)(Wahlheim, William)
January 7, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE TO ATTORNEY William B. Wahlheim, Jr. by Clerk re: L.R. 83- Attorney Admission procedure w/ a copy of L.R. 83 and Attorney Admission Application. (Attachments: #1 Attorney Data Form) (TDA)
January 3, 2020 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. (TDA)cc: COR
January 3, 2020 Filing 3 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent MetLife, Inc. for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (TDA)
January 3, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Pike Circuit Court, case number 19-CI-1296. (Filing fee $400; receipt number 0643-4559310), filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 State Court Record, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (TDA)
January 3, 2020 Conflict Check run. (TDA)

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Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Represented By: William B. Wahlheim, Jr.
Represented By: Braxton S. Thrash
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Plaintiff: Scotty N. Belcher
Represented By: Elizabeth Ann Thornsbury
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