Ison v. Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America
Plaintiff: Brett Ison
Defendant: Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America
Case Number: 7:2020cv00158
Filed: December 22, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Edward B Atkins
Referring Judge: Robert E Wier
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER re #7 : any reply to (R. #10 ) shall be filed nlt Monday, FEBRUARY 22, 2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 2/16/2021. (TDA) cc: COR
February 11, 2021 Filing 10 RESPONSE in Opposition re #7 FIRST MOTION to Remand to State Court by Brett Ison Plaintiff's Motion to Remand filed by Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Appendix 1 (6-8-17 letter), #2 Appendix 2 (6-14-19 letter), #3 Appendix 3 (3-26-20 letter), #4 Appendix 4 (5-19-20 letter), #5 Appendix 5 (9-23-20 letter), #6 Appendix 6 (phone message), #7 Appendix 7 (email), #8 Appendix 8 (Hank Affidavit), #9 Appendix 9 (Dr. Skinner reports), #10 Proposed Order)(Turner, Ann)
February 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER re #8 : the deadlines in R. #6 are extended and reset to run, ifapplicable, from date of Court's ruling on Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (R. #7 ). Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 2/11/2021. (TDA) cc: COR
February 8, 2021 Filing 8 JOINT MOTION for Extension of Time by Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America (amend 1/4/21 Order for Meeting and Report) Motions referred to Edward B. Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Turner, Ann)
February 8, 2021 ***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Atkins for review: re #8 JOINT MOTION for Extension of Time (amend 1/4/21 Order for Meeting and Report). (TDA)
January 21, 2021 Filing 7 FIRST MOTION to Remand to State Court by Brett Ison Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Plaintiff's Memo in Support of Motion to Remand, #2 Proposed Order, #3 Exhibit Ex 1- Benefit Explanation Statments, #4 Exhibit Ex 2- Benefits Spreadsheet)(Fairbanks, Philip)
January 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER FOR MEETING AND REPORT: 1. By January 25, 2021, parties shall meet to consider topics Rule 26(f)(2) mandates. 2. Within 14 days of meeting, parties shall file a joint status report containing: a-d. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 1/4/2021. (RCB)cc: COR
December 31, 2020 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint by Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America.(Turner, Ann)
December 22, 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. (RCB)cc: COR
December 22, 2020 Filing 3 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America (RCB)
December 22, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Letcher Circuit Court, case number 20-CI-251, filed by Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America. (Filing fee $402; receipt number 0643-4857664) (Attachments: #1 State Court Record, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(RCB)
December 22, 2020 Conflict Check run. (RCB)

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Defendant: Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America
Represented By: Ann Michelle Turner
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Plaintiff: Brett Ison
Represented By: Elizabeth Ann Thornsbury
Represented By: Philip G. Fairbanks
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