Hoppe, et al v. Allied Trust Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Gary Hoppe and Crystal Hoppe
Defendant: Allied Trust Insurance Company and Mid-State Restoration, LLC
Interested Party: Hurricane Ida Program Administrator
Case Number: 2:2023cv07020
Filed: November 22, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Brandon S Long
Referring Judge: Janis van Meerveld
2 Judge: Wendy B Vitter
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that the #14 motion to withdraw Grant P. Gardiner as counsel for Plaintiffs Crystal Hoppe and Gary Hoppe is GRANTED. Grant P. Gardiner is withdrawn as counsel for Plaintiffs Crystal Hoppe and Gary Hoppe. Signed by Judge Brandon S. Long on 01/05/2024. (js)
January 2, 2024 Filing 14 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Withdraw Grant P. Gardiner as Attorney by Crystal Hoppe, Gary Hoppe. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gardiner, Grant)
December 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Case transferred to Judge Brandon S. Long. Judge Wendy B Vitter no longer assigned to case. Signed by Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on 12/27/2023.(lag)
December 27, 2023 Filing 12 HURRICANE IDA CLAIMS Fourth Amendment to CMO No. 1. Signed by Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on 12/12/2023.(lag)
December 12, 2023 Filing 11 Summons Issued as to Allied Trust Insurance Company, Mid-State Restoration, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Summons)(mmv)
December 12, 2023 Filing 10 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed per Order, rec. doc. 9 against Allied Trust Insurance Company filed by Gary Hoppe, Crystal Hoppe. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons)(Betzer, Bruce) Modified text on 12/12/2023 (mmv).
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the #8 First Supplemental and Amending Complaint be STRICKEN from the record because it is not a comprehensive pleading and, instead, refers to deletions, substitutions and/or additions to the original state court Petition for Damages (R. Doc. 1-1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs, Gary Hoppe and Crystal Hoppe, shall have seven (7) days from the date of this Order to file a comprehensive amended complaint, without further leave of Court, that includes all of Plaintiffs' numbered allegations, as revised, supplemented, and/or amended, and which will become the operative complaint in this matter without reference to any other document in the record. The Court advises Plaintiffs that because the case was removed to this Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction (R. Doc. #7 ), the amended pleading must properly allege the citizenship of the parties, including the additional defendant Plaintiffs seek to add to this litigation. Further, to properly allege the citizenship of a limited liability company, Plaintiffs must identify each of the members of the limited liability company and then must allege the citizenship of each member in accordance with the requirements of 28 U.S.C. 1332(a) and (c). Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., 542 F.3d 1077, 1080 (5th Cir. 2008). Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 12/6/2023.(mmv)
December 5, 2023 Filing 8 **STRICKEN PER ORDER, REC. DOC. 9** First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Allied Trust Insurance Company filed by Gary Hoppe, Crystal Hoppe. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons)(Betzer, Bruce) Modified on 12/6/2023 (mmv).
November 28, 2023 Filing 7 AMENDED NOTICE OF REMOVAL filed pursuant to Order, rec. doc. 6 filed by Allied Trust Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Petition)(Klotz, Donald) Modified text on 11/28/2023 (mmv).
November 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Allied shall have ten (10) days from the date of this Order to file a comprehensive amended notice of removal, without further leave of Court, properly setting forth the citizenship particulars of all of the parties and alleging sufficient facts to show the amount in controversy was satisfied at the time of removal, as required to establish that the Court has diversity jurisdiction over this case under 28 U.S.C. 1332(a). Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 11/27/2023.(cs)
November 22, 2023 Filing 5 HURRICANE IDA CLAIMS Third Amendment to CMO No. 1. Signed by Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on 9/14/2023.(mmv)
November 22, 2023 Filing 4 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Wendy B Vitter and Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld. (cc)
November 22, 2023 Filing 3 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Allied Trust Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Allied Trust Holdings, LLC for Allied Trust Insurance Company (Klotz, Donald)
November 22, 2023 Filing 2 Notice of Compliance by All Defendants re #1 Notice of Removal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447(b) . (Klotz, Donald) Modified text on 11/22/2023 (mmv).
November 22, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with jury demand from 22nd JDC, St. Tammany Parish, case number 23-15076 Div. A (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAEDC-10286301) filed by Allied Trust Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Petition, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Donald Robert Klotz, Jr added to party Allied Trust Insurance Company(pty:dft).(Klotz, Donald) Modified text on 11/22/2023 (mmv).

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Plaintiff: Gary Hoppe
Represented By: Bruce Betzer
Represented By: Deborah Ellen Lavender
Represented By: Grant P. Gardiner
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Plaintiff: Crystal Hoppe
Represented By: Bruce Betzer
Represented By: Deborah Ellen Lavender
Represented By: Grant P. Gardiner
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Defendant: Allied Trust Insurance Company
Represented By: Alan J. Yacoubian
Represented By: Donald Robert Klotz, Jr.
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Interested party: Hurricane Ida Program Administrator
Represented By: Francis Joseph Lobrano
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