Bhandari v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Samarth Bhandari
Defendant: Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan, Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and Henry Ford Health System
Case Number: 1:2024cv00784
Filed: July 31, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Sally J Berens
Referring Judge: Robert J Jonker
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 10/25/2024 at 03:00 PM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Robert J. Jonker; joint status report due by 10/18/2024; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (elam)
September 9, 2024 Filing 14 ANSWER to complaint, #1 with affirmative defenses and Reliance on Jury Demand by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plonka, Cinnamon) Modified text on 9/10/2024 (slk).
September 9, 2024 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Cinnamon Plonka on behalf of defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plonka, Cinnamon)
August 22, 2024 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Samarth Bhandari as to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company waiver sent on 8/5/2024, answer due 10/4/2024 (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 21, 2024 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Stephen James van Stempvoort on behalf of defendants Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan (van Stempvoort, Stephen)
August 21, 2024 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Richard E. Hillary, II on behalf of defendants Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan (Hillary, Richard)
August 20, 2024 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Samarth Bhandari as to Health Alliance Plan of Michigan waiver sent on 8/5/2024, answer due 10/4/2024 (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 20, 2024 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Samarth Bhandari as to Henry Ford Health System waiver sent on 8/5/2024, answer due 10/4/2024 (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 20, 2024 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Samarth Bhandari as to Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company waiver sent on 8/5/2024, answer due 10/4/2024 (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 20, 2024 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Samarth Bhandari as to Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan waiver sent on 8/5/2024, answer due 10/4/2024 (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 5, 2024 Filing 8 REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service sent to Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan on 08/05/2024 by plaintiff Samarth Bhandari waiver of service due by 9/4/2024 (Attachments: #1 Waiver of Service of Summons (unsigned)) (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 5, 2024 Filing 7 REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service sent to Henry Ford Health System on 08/05/2024 by plaintiff Samarth Bhandari waiver of service due by 9/4/2024 (Attachments: #1 Waiver of Service of Summons (unsigned)) (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 5, 2024 Filing 6 REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service sent to Health Alliance Plan of Michigan on 08/05/2024 by plaintiff Samarth Bhandari waiver of service due by 9/4/2024 (Attachments: #1 Waiver of Service of Summons (unsigned)) (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 5, 2024 Filing 5 REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service sent to Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company on 08/05/2024 by plaintiff Samarth Bhandari waiver of service due by 9/4/2024 (Attachments: #1 Waiver of Service of Summons (unsigned)) (Jilek, Jonathan)
August 5, 2024 Filing 4 REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service sent to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company on 08/05/2024 by plaintiff Samarth Bhandari waiver of service due by 9/4/2024 (Attachments: #1 Waiver of Service of Summons (unsigned)) (Jilek, Jonathan)
July 31, 2024 Filing 3 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendants Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (slk)
July 31, 2024 Filing 2 NOTICE that this case has been assigned to Robert J. Jonker (slk)
July 31, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company filed by Samarth Bhandari (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Summons Alliance Health & Life Insurance Company, #4 Summons Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, #5 Summons Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan, #6 Summons Henry Ford Health System, #7 Summons State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company) (Jilek, Jonathan)
July 31, 2024 FILING FEE PAID re #1 by plaintiff Samarth Bhandari in the amount of $405, receipt number AMIWDC-7442947 (Jilek, Jonathan)

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Plaintiff: Samarth Bhandari
Represented By: Jonathan Neal Jilek
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Defendant: Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefits Plan
Represented By: Stephen James van Stempvoort
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Defendant: Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Stephen James van Stempvoort
Represented By: Richard E. Hillary, II
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Defendant: Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
Represented By: Stephen James van Stempvoort
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Defendant: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Represented By: Cinnamon Plonka
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