Sheffield v. Lincoln Financial Group et al
Plaintiff: Cindy Sheffield
Defendant: Lincoln Financial Group, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Lincoln National Corporation and Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston
Case Number: 7:2021cv00049
Filed: June 10, 2021
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
August 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER: parties shall file supplemental briefs outlining their respective positions on whether or not ERISA governs this matter. Plf SHALL file her brief by NLT Monday, August 16, 2021. Dfts SHALL respond to Plf's brief by NLT Thursday, August 26, 2021. Plf SHALL file any reply to Dfts' brief NLT Thursday, September 7, 2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 8/2/2021. (RCB) cc: COR
July 27, 2021 Filing 9 JOINT STATUS REPORT by Lincoln Financial Group, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln National Corporation, Cindy Sheffield. (Sauer, Edmund) Modified text on 7/27/2021 (RCB).
July 27, 2021 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Atkins for review: #8 Order For Meeting and Report. (RCB)
July 27, 2021 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Atkins for review: #9 Joint Status Report (RCB)
June 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: 1. By July 9, 2021, parties shall meet to consider the topics Rule 26(f)(2) mandates. 2. Within 14 days of meeting, parties shall file a joint status report. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 6/21/2021. (RCB)cc: COR
June 17, 2021 Filing 7 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Lincoln Financial Group, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln National Corporation identifying Corporate Parent Lincoln National Corporation for Lincoln Financial Group; Corporate Parent The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company for Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston.. (Sauer, Edmund)
June 17, 2021 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by Lincoln Financial Group, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln National Corporation.(Sauer, Edmund)
June 17, 2021 Filing 5 AMENDED NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Lincoln Financial Group, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln National Corporation re #1 Notice of Removal, Amended Notice of Removal (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court File, #2 Exhibit B - Tom Declaration)(Sauer, Edmund) Modified text on 6/18/2021 (RCB).
June 11, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY RE: FAILURE TO FILE FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURES to counsel of record, Edmund Scott Sauer. #1 Notice of Removal, has been filed by Lincoln National Corporation, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Financial Group without the required Rule 7.1 Disclosure statement. Rule 7.1 Disclosures must be filed within fourteen (14) calendar days. Failure to file the Disclosure Statement will cause the case to be submitted to the presiding judge for further action. cc: COR (RCB)
June 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 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
June 11, 2021 Conflict Check run. (RCB)
June 10, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Floyd Circuit Court, case number 21-CI-263, filed by Lincoln National Corporation, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Financial Group. (Filing fee $402; receipt number 0643-4992379) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Record, #2 Exhibit B - First page only of Declaration of Richard Tom, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(RCB)

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Defendant: Lincoln Financial Group
Represented By: Edmund Scott Sauer
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Defendant: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Edmund Scott Sauer
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Defendant: Lincoln National Corporation
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Defendant: Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston
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Plaintiff: Cindy Sheffield
Represented By: Damon B. Willis
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