Lawson v. American Security Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Anthony Lawson
Defendant: American Security Insurance Company
Interested Party: Hurricane Ida Program Administrator
Case Number: 2:2024cv00276
Filed: January 31, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Ivan LR Lemelle
Referring Judge: Janis van Meerveld
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER GRANTING #11 Motion Regarding MMA Claim to Fees. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the law firm McClenny, Moseley & Associates shall not be entitled to any fees, costs, expenses, and/or any portion of the pending appraisal award and/or from any other funds issued in settlement or judgment in this matter and, therefore, need not be included as a payee on any checks remitting payment to plaintiff. Signed by Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle on 3/22/2024. (pp)
March 21, 2024 Filing 11 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Attorney Fees by Anthony Lawson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Melchi, Kevin) (Main Document 11 replaced on 3/22/2024) (pp). (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/22/2024) (pp). Modified text on 3/22/2024 (pp).
March 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER GRANTING #8 Motion to Reopen Case for Limited Purpose. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court provide electronic notice of this Order to McClenny, Moseley & Associates through its counsel: William P. Gibbens of the law firm of Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC, 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112, billy@semmlaw.com. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that at the conclusion of the specified period for MMA's intervention, but no later than March 29, 2024, plaintiff file into the record an appropriate request for relief. Signed by Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle on 3/4/2024. (pp)
March 4, 2024 Filing 9 Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #8 MOTION to Reopen Case. **1. Filing attorney did not include a proposed order. Proposed Order subsequently provided to Clerk and has now been attached to the motion. 2. All documents should be 8-1/2" x 11". Clerk has corrected the image.** (pp)
March 1, 2024 Filing 8 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Reopen Case by Anthony Lawson. (Melchi, Kevin) (Main Document 8 replaced on 3/4/2024) (pp). (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/4/2024: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Proposed Order) (pp).
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court having been advised by counsel for the parties that all of the parties to this action have firmly agreed upon a compromise, R. Doc. #6 ; IT IS ORDERED that the action be and it is hereby dismissed without costs and without prejudice to the right, upon good cause shown, to reopen the action or to seek summary judgment enforcing the compromise if settlement is not consummated. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT ALL PENDING MOTIONS BETWEEN SETTLING PARTIES ARE DISMISSED AS MOOT. Signed by Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle on 2/20/2024. (dw)
February 16, 2024 Filing 6 NOTICE by American Security Insurance Company and by Plaintiff, of Agreement to Settle. (Serou, Gordon)
February 1, 2024 Filing 5 HURRICANE IDA CLAIMS Fourth Amendment to Ida CMO No. 1. Signed by Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on 12/12/2023.(lb)
January 31, 2024 Filing 4 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle and Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld. (kls)
January 31, 2024 Filing 3 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by American Security Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Assurant, Inc. for American Security Insurance Company (Burtchaell, Roy)
January 31, 2024 Filing 2 Notice of Compliance by American Security Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Answer)(Burtchaell, Roy)
January 31, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 40th Judicial District Court, Parish of St. John, case number 80669 Division "A" (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ALAEDC-10383688) filed by American Security Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 State Court Pleadings, #2 Exhibit B - Policy, #3 Exhibit C - Direct Loss Payments, #4 Exhibit D - Plaintiff's Estimate, #5 Exhibit E - Plaintiff's Disclosures, #6 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Roy A. Burtchaell added to party American Security Insurance Company(pty:dft).(Burtchaell, Roy) Modified text on 2/1/2024 (lb).

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Plaintiff: Anthony Lawson
Represented By: Kevin M. Melchi
Represented By: Matthew M. Mize
Represented By: Rajan Pandit
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Defendant: American Security Insurance Company
Represented By: Roy A. Burtchaell
Represented By: Gordon P. Serou, Jr.
Represented By: Brian Jacob D'Angelo
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Interested party: Hurricane Ida Program Administrator
Represented By: Francis Joseph Lobrano
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