Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Trotter et al
Plaintiff: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Defendant: Carolyn D Trotter and Cierra J Trotter
Case Number: 2:2022cv02041
Filed: January 26, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: John T Fowlkes
Referring Judge: Tu M Pham
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1132 E.R.I.S.A.
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 PRO SE ANSWER to #1 Complaint by Cierra J Trotter. (Attachments: #1 envelope)(btg)
February 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as to Cierra J Trotter. (Spore, Caroline)
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as to Carolyn D Trotter. (Spore, Caroline)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent MetLife, Inc. for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.. (Spore, Caroline)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Carolyn D Trotter, Cierra J Trotter. The filer has been notified electronically that the summons has been issued, and the new docket entry reflects this. Upon notification of the new docket entry, the filer is to print the issued summons in order to effect service. (Attachments: #1 summons)(jae)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF CIVIL JURISDICTION BY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P.73, and Local Rule 72.1, this Court has designated the Magistrate Judges of this District to conduct trials and otherwise dispose of any civil case that is filed in this Court. Your decision to consent, or not consent, to the referral of your case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and entry of a final judgment must be entirely voluntary. The judge or magistrate judge to whom the case has been assigned will not be informed of your decision unless all parties agree that the case may be referred to a magistrate judge for these specific purposes. A less than unanimous decision will not be communicated by this office to either the judge or magistrate judge. The consent form is available on the courts website at https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/forms-and-applications.php (jae)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN FOR ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): Pursuant to Section to 2.1 of the ADR Plan, all civil cases filed on or after Sept. 1, 2014, shall be referred automatically for ADR. For compliance requirements, refer to the ADR Plan at: http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/ADRPlan.pdf (jae)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE OF CASE TRACKING ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.2: Pursuant to Local Rule 16.2, this case has been assigned to the Standard track. http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/LocalRules.pdf (jae)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr and Chief Magistrate Judge Tu M. Pham added. (jae) (csf).
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT Complaint in Interpleader against Carolyn D Trotter, Cierra J Trotter (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATNWDC-3795867), filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Carolyn D. Trotter Summons to be Issued, #3 Summons Cierra J. Trotter Summons to be Issued, #4 Exhibit Exhibit A - Plan Certificate, #5 Exhibit Exhibit B - 2021.06.07 - Beneficiary Designation - Carolyn Trotter, #6 Exhibit Exhibit C - 2015.07.08 - Beneficiary Designation - Cierra Trotter, #7 Exhibit Exhibit D - Death Certificate, #8 Exhibit Exhibit E - Claimant Statement - Carolyn Trotter, #9 Exhibit Exhibit F - 2021.08.04 - Cierra Trotter Letter, #10 Exhibit Exhibit G - 2021.08.02 - Ford Acceptance Corp. - Carolyn Trotter Assignment of Plan Benefits for Funeral, #11 Exhibit Exhibit H - 2021.08.10 - Association Statement, #12 Exhibit Exhibit I - 2021.11.15 - Trotters' Letter re Ford Acceptance Corp. Entitled to Payment Covering Funeral Bills, #13 Exhibit Exhibit J - 2021.10.29 - MetLife Letter to Trotters re Opportunity to resolve to preserve remaining Plan Benefits)(Spore, Caroline)

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Plaintiff: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Caroline Dare Spore
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