Lichtenstein v. Reassure America Life Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Joseph Lichtenstein
Defendant: Reassure America Life Insurance Company, Disability Management Services, Inc. and Robert D. Hoffman, Jr.
Case Number: 1:2007cv01653
Filed: April 20, 2007
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office: Brooklyn Office
County: Kings
Presiding Judge: Lois Bloom
Presiding Judge: Dora Lizette Irizarry
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 20, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND EXTENDING TIME TO FILE APPEAL re (84 in 1:07-cv-01680-DLI -LB) Letter, (87 in 1:07-cv-01653-DLI -LB) Letter - For the reasons set forth in the ATTACHED WRITTEN SUMMARY ORDER, pro se Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration as to both of the above referenced matters is DENIED. However, Plaintiff is granted an extension of time in which to file an appeal of the courts March 1, 2011 Summary Order; Plaintiff must file his appeal fourteen (14) d ays after the date of this Order, i.e. NO LATER THAN MAY 4, 2011. The court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and, therefore, in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of any appeal. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a copy of this Electronic Order and the Attached Written Summary Order to pro se plaintiff. This case was previously ordered closed by the court. SO ORDERED by Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry on 4/20/2011. (Irizarry, Dora)
March 1, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom issued a Report and Recommendation ("R & R"), dated November 8, 2010, recommending dismissal of this action. Pro se plaintiff objected. For the reasons set forth in the ATTACHED WRITTEN SUMMARY ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AS TO BOTH DOCKETS, 07-cv-1653 and 07-cv-1680, the R & R is adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, defendant's motions are granted and both actions are DISMISSED in their entirety. The court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of any appeal. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-4 5 (1962). The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail to pro se plaintiff a copy of this Electronic Order and of the Attached Written Summary Order Adopting Report and Recommendations and to close this case. SO ORDERED by Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry on 3/1/2011. (Irizarry, Dora)
March 26, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 65 ORDER denying (37) Motion for Reconsideration in case 1:07-cv-01653-DLI -LB -- For the reasons set forth in the ATTACHED WRITTEN SUMMARY ORDER, pro se plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of this court's decision issued June 9, 2009 is DENIED in its entirety. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a copy of this Electronic Order and the Attached Written Summary Order to pro se plaintiff. SO ORDERED by Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry on 3/26/2010. (Irizarry, Dora)
January 13, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 60 ORDER, On 12/15/09, the Second Circuit dismissed pltff's 8/11/09 interlocutory appeals in these cases. The Court therefore lifts the previously imposed stay and sets 4/26/10 as the new deadline for the parties to complete all discovery. Since 4/ 26/10 is the deadline for the completion of all discovery, requests to the opposing party must be serve at least 30 days before that deadline. The parties may conduct depositions upon oral examination pursuant to FRCP 30. If defts intend to file a motion for summary judgment, defts' counsel shall write to Judge Irizarry by 5/24/10 to request a pre-motion conference. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom on 1/11/2010) c/m (Galeano, Sonia)
March 23, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting (27) Motion to Partially Dismiss in case 1:07-cv-01653-DLI-LB; granting (22) Motion to Partially Dismiss in case 1:07-cv-01680-DLI-LB -- For the reasons set forth in the ATTACHED WRITTEN OPINION AND ORDER, the two cases are designated as related, and, as to both cases under Dockets Numbered 07-cv-1653 and 07-cv-1680, the defendants' partial motions to dismiss all other causes of action apart from the breach of contract claim are GRANTED. The parties shall proceed forth with discovery on the remaining breach of contract claim as to each case, under the supervision of United States Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a copy of this Electronic Order and the Attached Written Opinion and Order to pro se plaintiff. SO ORDERED by Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry on 3/23/2009. (Irizarry, Dora)
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Defendant: Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Mark Ostrowski
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Defendant: Disability Management Services, Inc.
Represented By: Andrew M Zeitlin
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Defendant: Robert D. Hoffman, Jr.
Represented By: Andrew M Zeitlin
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Plaintiff: Joseph Lichtenstein
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