Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Defendant: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
Case Number: 4:2021cv03118
Filed: June 14, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Presiding Judge: John M Gerrard
Referring Judge: Cheryl R Zwart
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 10, 2021 Filing 24 DEFAULT JUDGMENT granting Motion for Default Judgment #23 against defendant Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $4,241,972.60, together with interest thereon at 0.08 per cent per annum from the date of this judgment, until paid; plus costs in the amount of $710.85. Ordered by Deputy Clerk. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(LKO)
August 10, 2021 Filing 23 MOTION for Default Judgment against Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. by Attorney Audrey R. Svane on behalf of Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Audrey Svane, #2 Affidavit Christopher Young)(Svane, Audrey)
July 27, 2021 Filing 22 CLERK'S ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Defaulted Defendant Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Ordered by Deputy Clerk. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO)
July 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER - The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter the defendant's default. The plaintiff's motion for default judgment (filing #19 ) is denied without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of the Clerk's Entry of Default and a copy of this order to: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., c/o Andrea D. Snowden, 5900 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510. Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copies mailed as directed) (LKO)
July 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 REASSIGNMENT ORDER - that this case is reassigned to District Judge John M. Gerrard for disposition and is assigned to Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart for judicial supervision. Ordered by Chief Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.. (LKO)
July 26, 2021 Filing 19 MOTION for Default Judgment against Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. by Attorney Audrey R. Svane on behalf of Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Audrey Svane, #2 Affidavit Christopher Young)(Svane, Audrey)
July 9, 2021 Filing 18 TEXT STRIKE ORDER that Pursuant to NEGenR 1.3(a)(4), the Notice of Change of Address #17 is stricken for the following reason : document filed in incorrect case. Ordered by Deputy Clerk. (MKR)
July 9, 2021 Filing 17 STRICKEN-NOTICE of Change of Address on behalf of Plaintiff Austin Edward Lightfeather. (MKR) Modified on 7/9/2021 to strike per Text Order 18 (MKR).
June 28, 2021 Filing 16 TEXT ORDER granting Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice #12 for attorney Andrew Dykens. Ordered by Deputy Clerk. (JLS)
June 28, 2021 Filing 15 TEXT ORDER granting Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice #11 for attorney Julius A. Rousseau, III. Ordered by Deputy Clerk. (JLS)
June 28, 2021 Filing 14 TEXT ORDER granting Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice #10 for attorney James M. Westerlind. Ordered by Deputy Clerk. (JLS)
June 24, 2021 Filing 13 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 identifying Corporate Parent WFC Holdings, LLC, Corporate Parent Wells Fargo & Company for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. by Attorney Joel D. Heusinger on behalf of Plaintiffs Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., WFC Holdings, LLC, Wells Fargo & Company.(Heusinger, Joel)
June 22, 2021 Filing 12 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Andrew J. Dykens Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ANEDC-4421427 by Attorney Andrew Dykens on behalf of Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..(Dykens, Andrew)
June 22, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Julius A. Rousseau, III Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ANEDC-4421381 by Attorney Julius A. Rousseau, III on behalf of Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..(Rousseau, Julius)
June 22, 2021 Filing 10 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of James M. Westerlind Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ANEDC-4421312 by Attorney James M. Westerlind on behalf of Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..(Westerlind, James)
June 18, 2021 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed upon defendant Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. on 6/16/2021. (Svane, Audrey)
June 15, 2021 Filing 8 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(CS)
June 15, 2021 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to defendant Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. regarding Complaint #1 . YOU MUST PRINT YOUR ISSUED SUMMONS, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THIS DOCUMENT. PAPER COPIES WILL NOT BE MAILED. (JAB)
June 15, 2021 Filing 6 ATTORNEY LETTER by Clerk that Attorney Julius A. Rousseau, III has not registered for admittance to practice or registered for the system. If the requested action is not taken within fifteen (15) days of the date of this letter, this matter will be referred to the assigned magistrate judge for the entry of a show cause order. (JAB)
June 15, 2021 Filing 5 ATTORNEY LETTER by Clerk that Attorney James M. Westerlind has not registered for admittance to practice or registered for the system. If the requested action is not taken within fifteen (15) days of the date of this letter, this matter will be referred to the assigned magistrate judge for the entry of a show cause order. (JAB)
June 15, 2021 Filing 4 ATTORNEY LETTER by Clerk that Attorney Andrew Dykens has not registered for admittance to practice or registered for the system. If the requested action is not taken within fifteen (15) days of the date of this letter, this matter will be referred to the assigned magistrate judge for the entry of a show cause order. (JAB)
June 15, 2021 Filing 3 TEXT NOTICE OF JUDGES ASSIGNED: Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart assigned as presider. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2), the parties are notified that, if all parties consent, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a jury or nonjury trial, subject to the courts rules and policies governing the assignment of judges in civil cases. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73; NEGenR 1.4. (JAB)
June 15, 2021 Filing 2 Summons Requested as to Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. regarding Complaint #1 . (Heusinger, Joel)
June 14, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANEDC-4417438), by Attorney Joel D. Heusinger on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.(Heusinger, Joel)

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Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Represented By: Audrey R. Svane
Represented By: Joel D. Heusinger
Represented By: Andrew Dykens
Represented By: James M. Westerlind
Represented By: Julius A. Rousseau, III
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