Brizo et al v. National Interstate Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Luis Vargas Brizo and Julissa Vargas Brizo
Defendant: National Interstate Insurance Company, DS Bus Lines, Inc., DS Bus Lines, LLC and Martina Smith
Not Yet Classified: Cristian Zamora-Leonardo, Edgar Giron Orellana and Eliesar Alfaro
Consolidated Defendant: DS Bus South, LLC
Case Number: 3:2023cv00286
Filed: April 14, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Richard L Bourgeois
Referring Judge: Brian A Jackson
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on May 24, 2023. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
May 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 GENERAL ORDER: All pleadings and other papers filed under seal in civil and criminal actions shall be maintained under seal for thirty days following final disposition of the action. After that time, all sealed pleadings and other papers shall be placed in the case record unless a District Judge or Magistrate Judge, upon motion and for good cause shown, orders that the pleading or other paper be maintained under seal. The deadline for filing any motions regarding the unsealing of any document shall be within thirty days of the final disposition of any action and shall contain a concise statement of reasons for maintaining the pleading or other paper under seal. ATTENTION: If a motion to retain documents under seal is NOT filed, all documents shall be placed in the public case record, unless specifically identified in the attached General Order Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 7/8/2019. (NLT)
May 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 REMAND ORDER AND JUDGMENT granting #12 Motion to Remand, and this matter is Remanded immediately to the 18th JDC for the Parish of West Baton Rouge (certified copy mailed to appropriate judicial district court). Signed by Judge Brian A. Jackson on 5/22/2023. (JEG)
May 19, 2023 Filing 16 Consent to Remand re #12 MOTION to Remand filed by DS Bus Lines, Inc., DS Bus South, LLC, National Interstate Insurance Company. (Gaudet, Nathan) Modified on 5/19/2023 to edit title of document (JEG).
May 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #14 Ex Parte Motion to Designate Attorney as Lead and Trial Counsel. The Clerk's Office shall update the designation of attorney Mark G. Tauzier to lead counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 5/2/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO)
April 28, 2023 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #13 MOTION for Oral Argument on #12 MOTION to Remand , #14 Ex Parte MOTION Designate Mark Tauzier as Lead Attorney and Trial Counsel , #12 MOTION to Remand . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
April 27, 2023 Filing 14 Ex Parte MOTION Designate Mark Tauzier as Lead Attorney and Trial Counsel by Julissa Vargas Brizo, Luis Vargas Brizo (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order)(Melucci, Michael)
April 27, 2023 Filing 13 MOTION for Oral Argument on #12 MOTION to Remand by Julissa Vargas Brizo, Luis Vargas Brizo (Melucci, Michael)
April 27, 2023 Filing 12 MOTION to Remand by Julissa Vargas Brizo, Luis Vargas Brizo (Attachments: #1 Attachment Memorandum In Support of Motion to Remand)(Melucci, Michael)
April 21, 2023 Filing 11 Certificate of Interested Persons by Julissa Vargas Brizo, Luis Vargas Brizo identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Luis Vargas Brizo, Affiliate/Interested Person Julissa Vargas Brizo, Affiliate/Interested Person Cristian Zamora-Leonardo, Affiliate/Interested Person Edgar Giron Orellana, Affiliate/Interested Person Eliesar Alfaro, Affiliate/Interested Person Yeager LaNasa Tauzier LLC, Affiliate/Interested Person Rozas Law Firm, LLC for Julissa Vargas Brizo, Luis Vargas Brizo.. (Melucci, Michael) (Main Document 11 replaced on 4/24/2023) (ELW). Modified on 4/24/2023 to flatten document (ELW).
April 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 6/29/2023 at 04:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Jr. Counsel for Plaintiff(s) shall initiate the call to all parties then contact the Court at (225) 389-3602. Status Report due by 6/15/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 4/20/2023. (SGO)
April 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #8 Ex Parte MOTION to Substitute Pleading. The Clerk's Office shall substitute R. Doc. 8-2 in place of R. Doc. 1. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 4/20/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO)
April 18, 2023 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #8 Ex Parte MOTION to Substitute Pleading . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (JEG)
April 17, 2023 Filing 8 Ex Parte MOTION to Substitute Pleading by DS Bus Lines, Inc., DS Bus South, LLC, National Interstate Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Attachment Proposed Order, #2 Proposed Pleading; Revised Notice of Removal)(Gaudet, Nathan)
April 17, 2023 Filing 7 Letter to Attorney Anthony V. LaNasa, Jr. regarding Jon M. Yeager who is Co-Counsel for Plaintiffs. Attorney is not admitted to practice in LAMD. (JEG)
April 17, 2023 Filing 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by National Interstate Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Great American Insurance Group, Corporate Parent American Financial Group Inc for National Interstate Insurance Company. (Gaudet, Nathan) Modified on 4/17/2023 to edit Corporate Parents (JEG).
April 17, 2023 Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement by DS Bus South, LLC identifying Corporate Parent by DS Bus South, LLC identifying Corporate Parent DS Bus Lines, Inc., Corporate Parent Kincaid Group Holdings, Inc., Corporate Parent Van Pool Transportation, LLC for DS Bus South, LLC. (Gaudet, Nathan) Modified on 4/17/2023 to add Corporate Parents (JEG).
April 17, 2023 Filing 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by DS Bus Lines, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Kincaid Group Holdings, Inc. for DS Bus Lines, Inc... (Gaudet, Nathan)
April 17, 2023 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Persons by DS Bus Lines, Inc., DS Bus Lines, LLC, National Interstate Insurance Company identifying Affiliate/Interested Person National Interstate Corporation, Affiliate/Interested Person National Interstate Insurance Company, Affiliate/Interested Person American Financial Group, Inc. for National Interstate Insurance Company; Affiliate/Interested Person DS Bus Lines, Inc., Affiliate/Interested Person DS Bus South, LLC, Affiliate/Interested Person Kincaid Group Holdings, Inc., Affiliate/Interested Person Van Pool Transportation, LLC for DS Bus Lines, Inc. ; Affiliate/Interested Person DS Bus South, LLC for DS Bus Lines, LLC.. (Gaudet, Nathan)
April 14, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY with LR 7.1 as to #1 Notice of Removal. Failure to file a Certificate of Interested Persons REQUIRED CORRECTION: Within one business day, the filer shall file a Certificate of Interested Persons and the interested persons shall be added to CM/ECF by the filer using the event Certificate of Interested Persons. (JEG)
April 14, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 18th Judicial District Court, Case Number 1047914 c/w 1048026. (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAMDC-2569340), filed by National Interstate Insurance Company, DS Bus Lines, Inc., DS Bus Lines, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Attachment Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Attachment Verification, #3 Attachment Certificate of Filing State Court Record, #4 Exhibit A - Petition for Damages, #5 Exhibit B - Citation, #6 Exhibit C - Citation, #7 Exhibit D - Secretary of State Search, #8 Exhibit E - Answer to Petition, #9 Exhibit F - Petition for Damages, #10 Exhibit G - Notice of Service, #11 Exhibit H - Notice of Service, #12 Exhibit I - Notice of Service, #13 Exhibit J - Agreed Motion to Consolidate, #14 Exhibit K - Signed Order, #15 Exhibit L - Death Certificate, #16 Exhibit M - Email Correspondence, #17 Exhibit N - Medical Bills and Records, #18 Exhibit O - Ruling, #19 Exhibit P - Petition for Damages, #20 Exhibit Q - Civil Case Cover Sheet)(Gaudet, Nathan) Modified on 4/21/2023 to replace document as per Order #9 (LLH).

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Louisiana Middle District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Brizo et al v. National Interstate Insurance Company et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Luis Vargas Brizo
Represented By: Anthony Vincent LaNasa, Jr.
Represented By: Mark G. Tauzier
Represented By: Melissa Myhanh Ha
Represented By: Michael Kevin Melucci
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Julissa Vargas Brizo
Represented By: Anthony Vincent LaNasa, Jr.
Represented By: Mark G. Tauzier
Represented By: Melissa Myhanh Ha
Represented By: Michael Kevin Melucci
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Not yet classified: Cristian Zamora-Leonardo
Represented By: Greg Allen Rozas, I
Represented By: Christopher Jude Roy, III
Represented By: Paul J Tanner, I
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Not yet classified: Edgar Giron Orellana
Represented By: Greg Allen Rozas, I
Represented By: Christopher Jude Roy, III
Represented By: Paul J Tanner, I
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Not yet classified: Eliesar Alfaro
Represented By: Greg Allen Rozas, I
Represented By: Christopher Jude Roy, III
Represented By: Paul J Tanner, I
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: National Interstate Insurance Company
Represented By: Guy D. Perrier
Represented By: Nathan Gaudet
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: DS Bus Lines, Inc.
Represented By: Guy D. Perrier
Represented By: Nathan Gaudet
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: DS Bus Lines, LLC
Represented By: Guy D. Perrier
Represented By: Nathan Gaudet
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Martina Smith
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Consolidated defendant: DS Bus South, LLC
Represented By: Nathan Gaudet
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?