Alexander v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Plaintiff: Katherine Alexander
Defendant: Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Case Number: 1:2023cv05437
Filed: July 18, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office: Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge: Ann M Donnelly
Referring Judge: Vera M Scanlon
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 31, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER denying #26 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney without prejudice. The application fails to comply with EDNY Local Civil Rule 1.4, Withdrawal or Displacement of Attorney of Record, which is available on the Court's website for review by counsel. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 8/31/2023. (MG)
August 30, 2023 Filing 26 Letter Motion to Withdraw as Co-Counsel for Defendant Unum Life Insurance Company of America by Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Xia, Jenny)
August 25, 2023 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Byrne Decker on behalf of Unum Life Insurance Company of America (aty to be noticed) (Decker, Byrne)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #24 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The attorney shall register for ECF, registration is available online at www.pacer.gov. Once registered, the attorney shall file a notice of appearance and ensure that s/he receives electronic notification of activity in this case. Also, the attorney shall ensure the $150 admission fee be submitted to the Clerk's Office via filing the event Pro Hac Vice Filing Fee. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 8/23/2023. (MG)
August 9, 2023 Filing 24 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice Byrne J. Decker Filing fee $ 150, receipt number ANYEDC-16975818 by Unum Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit in Support, #2 Admission Information, #3 Proposed Order) (Xia, Jenny)
August 9, 2023 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark D. DeBofsky on behalf of Katherine Alexander (notification declined or already on case) (DeBofsky, Mark)
August 7, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #22 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The attorney shall register for ECF, registration is available online at www.pacer.gov. Once registered, the attorney shall file a notice of appearance and ensure that s/he receives electronic notification of activity in this case. Also, the attorney shall ensure the $150 admission fee be submitted to the Clerk's Office via filing the event Pro Hac Vice Filing Fee. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 8/7/2023. (MG)
August 2, 2023 Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number ANYEDC-16954898 by Katherine Alexander. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit in Support) (DeBofsky, Mark)
July 31, 2023 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Jenny Haeok Wang on behalf of Unum Life Insurance Company of America (notification declined or already on case) (Wang, Jenny)
July 28, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The attorney shall register for ECF, registration is available online at www.pacer.gov. Once registered, the attorney shall file a notice of appearance and ensure that s/he receives electronic notification of activity in this case. Also, the attorney shall ensure the $150 admission fee be submitted to the Clerk's Office via filing the event Pro Hac Vice Filing Fee. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 7/28/2023. (MG)
July 20, 2023 Filing 20 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice Jenny H. Wang Filing fee $ 150, receipt number ANYEDC-16910428 by Unum Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Admission Information, #3 Proposed Order) (Xia, Jenny)
July 19, 2023 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Jenny Xia on behalf of Unum Life Insurance Company of America (aty to be noticed) (Xia, Jenny)
July 18, 2023 Filing 18 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (SR)
July 18, 2023 Filing 17 Case transferred in from District of California Northern; Case Number 3:23-cv-02237. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
July 18, 2023 The case of Alexander v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, has been transferred from California Northern District to the Eastern District of New York. The new case number is 23-cv-5437. PLEASE NOTE: if you plan to continue representing your client(s), you must be admitted to practice before this court. You must do so by applying for Pro Hac Vice or permanent admission. To apply for Pro Hac Vice admission, you must first register for an ECF login and password. Please visit the Court's website at www.nyed.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions for guidance. Once registered, you must electronically file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You must pay the required pro hac vice fee online. (SR)
July 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER GRANTING #15 STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO TRANSFER CASE. Signed by Judge James Donato on 7/17/2023. (jdlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
July 17, 2023 Transferring case electronically to the Eastern District of New York. (gba, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
July 10, 2023 Filing 15 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Unum Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Wang, Jenny) (Filed on 7/10/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
July 10, 2023 Filing 14 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Unum Life Insurance Company of America identifying Corporate Parent Unum Group for Unum Life Insurance Company of America. re #13 Answer to Complaint and Notice of Interested Parties (Wang, Jenny) (Filed on 7/10/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
July 10, 2023 Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint byUnum Life Insurance Company of America. (Wang, Jenny) (Filed on 7/10/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER by Judge James Donato granting #11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Mark DeBofsky. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 16, 2023 Filing 11 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18270497.) filed by Katherine Alexander. (DeBofsky, Mark) (Filed on 5/16/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 15, 2023 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Katherine Alexander. Service waived by Unum Life Insurance Company of America waiver sent on 5/12/2023, answer due 7/11/2023. (Kantor, Glenn) (Filed on 5/15/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/10/2023 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 11, 19th Floor. Case Management Statement due by 8/3/2023. Signed by Judge James Donato on 8/15/2023. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge James Donato for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 5/11/2023. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/11/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 11, 2023 Filing 6 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/11/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 9, 2023 Filing 5 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Katherine Alexander.. (Kantor, Glenn) (Filed on 5/9/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 9, 2023 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 5/23/2023. (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 9, 2023 Filing 3 Civil Cover Sheet by Katherine Alexander . (Kantor, Glenn) (Filed on 5/9/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 9, 2023 #Electronic filing error. Civil Cover Sheet Nature of suit different than docket. If Nature of suit is incorrect on docket file a corrected civil cover sheet. No judge assignment will be made until the document is e-filed. Civil Cover sheet does not match docket. Submit your document using Civil Events > Other Filings > Other Documents > This filing will not be processed by the clerks office. Re: #1 Complaint filed by Katherine Alexander (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 8, 2023 Filing 8 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 7/31/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/7/2023 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom C, 15th Floor. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 8, 2023 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Kantor, Glenn) (Filed on 5/8/2023) [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]
May 8, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Breach of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act against Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-18244154.). Filed by Katherine Alexander. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Kantor, Glenn) (Filed on 5/8/2023) Modified on 5/15/2023 (gba, COURT STAFF). [Transferred from California Northern on 7/18/2023.]

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Plaintiff: Katherine Alexander
Represented By: Glenn R. Kantor
Represented By: Brent Dorian Brehm
Represented By: Mark D. DeBofsky
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Defendant: Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Represented By: Jenny Haeok Wang
Represented By: Jenny Xia
Represented By: Byrne Decker
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