Palmer v. Smith et al
Plaintiff: Gardell Palmer
Defendant: Farmland Mutual Insurance Company, R&R M Trucking Company, LLC, ABC Insurance Company, Auto Owners Insurance Company, Demetric Smith, Nationwide Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, R R and M Trucking Company, LLC and ABC Insurers
Not Classified By Court: Cloyd Benjamin, Jr.
Case Number: 3:2021cv00295
Filed: May 19, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Richard L Bourgeois
Referring Judge: John W deGravelles
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1653, that, on or before 8/3/2021, the removing defendant shall file an amended notice of removal providing the citizenship of defendants R & R M Trucking Company, LLC, Nationwide Insurance Company, Farmland Mutual Insurance Company, and Auto Owners Insurance Company by setting forth all citizenship particulars required to sustain federal diversity jurisdiction. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 7/16/2021. (SGO)
July 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING ORDER: In accordance with FRCP 16(b), the following discovery deadlines are established. Amended Pleadings due by 9/15/2021. Discovery due by 5/16/2022. Plaintiff`s Expert Witness List due by 12/15/2021. Defendant`s Expert Witness List due by 1/14/2022. Plaintiff`s Expert Reports due by 2/15/2022. Defendant`s Expert Reports due by 3/15/2022. Discovery from Experts due by 6/15/2022. Motions shall be filed by 8/15/2022. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 12/9/2022. Pretrial Conference set for 1/5/2023 at 01:30 PM in chambers before Judge John W. deGravelles. Motions In Limine shall be filed by 1/13/2023. Affidavit of Settlement Efforts due by 2/3/2023. Joint jury instructions, voir dire, verdict forms, and trial briefs due by 2/17/2023. Jury Trial set for 3/6/2023 - 3/10/2023 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 1 before Judge John W. deGravelles. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 7/14/2021. (SGO)
July 15, 2021 Terminate Hearings - The Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 7/22/2021 is CANCELLED. (SGO)
July 8, 2021 Filing 8 Joint STATUS REPORT by Farmland Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. (Barro, Sarah)
July 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #6 MOTION to Substitute Pleadings. The Clerk's Office shall substitute R. Doc. 6-2 in place of R. Doc. 5. The #5 Motion to Substitute Counsel is GRANTED, as substituted, and attorneys Jared Ryan Dunahoe and Otis Edwin Dunahoe, Jr. are enrolled as counsel for Plaintiff Gardell Palmer replacing Cloyd Benjamin, Jr. Attorney Cloyd Benjamin, Jr. shall be terminated as a noticed party. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 7/7/2021. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO)
July 7, 2021 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #6 First MOTION to Substitute Motion to Substitute Counsel . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)
July 6, 2021 Filing 6 First MOTION to Substitute Motion to Substitute Counsel by Gardell Palmer. (Attachments: #1 Order to Substitute Pleadings, #2 Proposed Pleading;, #3 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order)(Dunahoe, Jared)
June 24, 2021 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #5 First MOTION to Substitute Jared Ryan Dunahoe in place of Cloyd Benjamin, Jr as Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)
June 23, 2021 Filing 5 First MOTION to Substitute Jared Ryan Dunahoe in place of Cloyd Benjamin, Jr as Attorney by Gardell Palmer. (Dunahoe, Jared) Modified on 7/7/2021 to replace document as per Order #7 (LLH).
June 22, 2021 Filing 4 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Farmland Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.(Barro, Sarah)
June 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER: A Telephone Scheduling Conference is set for 7/22/2021 at 10:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Jr. Status Report due by 7/8/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 6/1/2021. (SGO)
May 20, 2021 Filing 2 Letter to Attorney Cloyd Benjamin, Jr who is lead counsel for party Gardell Palmer. Attorney is not admitted to practice in LAMD. (KMW)
May 19, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 18th Judicial District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge, Case Number 46719. (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAMDC-2288869), filed by R&R M Trucking Company, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - State Court Pleadings, #3 Exhibit B - Notice of Filing Notice of Removal)(Grant, Cory) (Attachment 1 replaced on 5/20/2021 to flatten the document) (KMW).

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Defendant: Farmland Mutual Insurance Company
Represented By: Sarah Murphy Barro
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Defendant: R&R M Trucking Company, LLC
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Defendant: ABC Insurance Company
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Defendant: Auto Owners Insurance Company
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Defendant: Demetric Smith
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Defendant: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
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Defendant: R R and M Trucking Company, LLC
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Defendant: ABC Insurers
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Plaintiff: Gardell Palmer
Represented By: Jared Ryan Dunahoe
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