Fields v. Ashford et al
Plaintiff: Angela Fields
Defendant: Pierre Octavius Ashford, Corr Transport, Inc., Dakota Lines, Inc., Progressive Marathon Insurance Company, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company and CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company
Case Number: 2:2017cv11812
Filed: June 8, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Office: Detroit Office
County: Oakland
Presiding Judge: Matthew F. Leitman
Presiding Judge: R. Steven Whalen
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 1001
Jury Demanded By: Defendant

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June 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 164 ORDER Terminating Defendants' 161 Emergency Motion for Protective Order Regarding Plaintiff's Trial Depositions as Moot. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
October 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 154 ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' 150 Motion to Exclude the Expert Opinion Testimony of Ronald Smolarski. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
June 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 149 ORDER (1) Granting Plaintiff's Counsel's Oral Motion to Adjourn Trial Date and (2) Adjourning Trial Date. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
June 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 148 ORDER (1) Granting Outstanding Component of Defendants' 113 Motion in Limine and (2) Precluding Plaintiff from Eliciting Expert Opinion Testimony from Police Witnesses. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
May 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 144 ORDER Resolving 111 , 112 , 113 , 119 and 121 Motions in Limine. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER on Status Conference. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
April 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER (1) Granting Plaintiff's 116 Motion to Amend Witness List and Substitute Expert Witness and (2) Defendants' 118 Motion to Take Deposition. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
March 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 108 ORDER Denying Defendants' 106 Motion to Bifurcate First and Third Party Claims for Trial. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HRya)
April 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 95 ORDER Denying Defendants' 89 Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
November 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER Granting Defendants' 81 Motion to Exclude Expert Opinion Testimomy of Gary McDonald. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
June 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ORDER (1) Denying Defendant's 71 Motion for Summary Judgment Without Prejudice and (2) Permitting Defendant to File Daubert Motion to Challenge Plaintiff's Expert Gary J. McDonald. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
August 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER (1) Denying Defendants' 57 MOTION to Exclude Expert Witnesses and (2) Amending Dates in Case Management and Scheduling Order. (Expert Discovery due by 1/19/2019, Dispositive Motion Cut-off RESET for 2/19/2019, Final Pretrial Conference RESET for 6/24/2019 at 1:30 PM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman, Jury Trial RESET for 7/9/2019 at 9:00 AM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman.) Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
July 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 67 ORDER (1) Granting Defendant UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company's Unopposed 60 Motion to Dismiss and (2) Granting UnitedHealtcare's Unopposed 61 Motion for Leave to File Medical Invoices Under Seal. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
May 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER Granting Life Insurance Company of North America's 32 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
February 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER GRANTING 31 Defendant UnitedHealthCare Insurance Company's Motion to Amend to Add an Affirmative Defense. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (AChu)
August 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER to Attend Scheduling Conference and Notice of Requirements for Submission of Discovery Plan. (Scheduling Conference set for 9/7/2017 at 11:00 AM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. **PLEASE SEE ORDER FOR IMPORTANT DEADLINE**) Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
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Defendant: Pierre Octavius Ashford
Represented By: Eric P. Conn
Represented By: David J. Yates
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Defendant: Corr Transport, Inc.
Represented By: Eric P. Conn
Represented By: David J. Yates
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Defendant: Dakota Lines, Inc.
Represented By: Eric P. Conn
Represented By: David J. Yates
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Defendant: Progressive Marathon Insurance Company
Represented By: Timothy P. Brady
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Defendant: Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company
Represented By: Robert H. Ellis
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Defendant: CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Kevin M. Blair
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Plaintiff: Angela Fields
Represented By: Edmund O. Battersby
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