Polaris Engineering, Inc. v. Texas International Terminals, Ltd.
Plaintiff: Polaris Engineering, Inc.
3Rd Party Plaintiff: Texas International Terminals, Ltd.
3Rd Party Defendant: Westchester Fire Insurance Company and Westchester Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Westchester Fire Insurance Company
Case Number: 4:2020cv03389
Filed: October 1, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Gray H Miller
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 20, 2021 Intradistrict Transfer to Galveston Division, filed. (rguerrero, 4)
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 66 Memorandum Opinion and ORDER TO TRANSFER CASE to Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division.(Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rguerrero, 4)
March 8, 2021 Filing 65 ANSWER to #57 Amended Answer,, Third Party Complaint,, Counterclaim, by Westchester Fire Insurance Company, filed.(Pemberton, Phillip)
March 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 64 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
March 5, 2021 Filing 63 REPLY to Response to #46 Amended MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PLEAD FRAUD WITH PARTICULARITY, AND MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT, filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
March 2, 2021 Filing 62 OBJECTIONS to #52 Affidavit in Support of Application for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
March 2, 2021 Filing 61 REPLY to #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1_Second Declaration of Nodier, #2 Exhibit A to Second Declaration of Nodier)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 26, 2021 Filing 60 RESPONSE to #46 Amended MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PLEAD FRAUD WITH PARTICULARITY, AND MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Ross, Timothy)
February 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 59 ORDER DENYING #47 MOTION to Strike, GRANTING IN PART MOTION to Continue Related Deadlines. Plaintiff shall have up to and including March 2, 2021 to file any supplemental briefing in response to the application for preliminary injunction. No further briefing shall be submitted by either party unless specifically requested by this court.(Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
February 24, 2021 Filing 58 REPLY to Response to #47 MOTION to Strike #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction or, In the Alternative, to Stay or Continue Related Deadlines, #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ross, Timothy)
February 22, 2021 Filing 57 Third AMENDED ANSWER to #44 Amended Complaint/Counterclaim/Crossclaim etc. with Jury Demand, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Westchester Fire Insurance Company, COUNTERCLAIM against Polaris Engineering, Inc. by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Ross, Timothy)
February 17, 2021 ***Due to the current weather and power outages, defendant's response to plaintiff's second amended complaint is due close of business 2/22/2021. (rkonieczny, 4)
February 17, 2021 Filing 56 SEALED RESPONSE re: #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1_Nodier Decl) (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 17, 2021 Filing 55 RESPONSE to #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1_Nodier Decl)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 16, 2021 ***Due to the current weather and power outages, plaintiff's request to extend response to motion to transfer and for preliminary injunction is extended to close of business 2/17/2021. (rkonieczny, 4)
February 16, 2021 Filing 54 RESPONSE to #48 Brief re Public and Private Interest Venue Factors, filed by Westchester Fire Insurance Company. (Pemberton, Phillip)
February 16, 2021 Filing 53 SEALED EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 re: #52 Affidavit by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Ross, Timothy)
February 16, 2021 Filing 52 AFFIDAVIT of Todd Sullivan re: #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Ross, Timothy)
February 16, 2021 Filing 51 SEALED EXHIBITS re: #50 Response, by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Zimmermann Declaration, #2 Exhibit B to Zimmermann Declaration, #3 Exhibit C to Zimmermann Declaration) (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 16, 2021 Filing 50 RESPONSE to #48 Brief re Public and Private Interest Venue Factors, filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Lee Zimmerman, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 9, 2021 Filing 49 ANSWER to #42 Amended Answer, Third Party Complaint, Counterclaim by Westchester Fire Insurance Company, filed.(Pemberton, Phillip)
February 9, 2021 Filing 48 BRIEF Regarding Public and Private Interest Venue Factors by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Attachments: #1 Verification)(Ross, Timothy)
February 5, 2021 Filing 47 MOTION to Strike #43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction or, In the Alternative, to Stay or Continue Related Deadlines by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/26/2021. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 5, 2021 Filing 46 Amended MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PLEAD FRAUD WITH PARTICULARITY, AND MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/26/2021. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
February 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER - Plaintiff is ORDERED to file its response to defendant's motion for preliminary injunction no later than close of business Tuesday, February 16, 2021. (Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
January 26, 2021 Filing 44 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Texas International Terminals, Ltd. filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. Related document: #7 First Amended Complaint. (ltien, 4)
January 26, 2021 Filing 43 Application/MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/16/2021. This document is a duplicate of #42 ; this entry was made for case management purposes. (ltien, 4)
January 26, 2021 Filing 42 SECOND AMENDED ANSWER to #7 First Amended Complaint, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Westchester Fire Insurance Company, COUNTERCLAIM against Polaris Engineering, Inc. by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (ltien, 4)
January 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER GRANTAING #34 MOTION for Leave to File Amended Pleading, GRANTING #37 MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint, DENYING #35 MOTION to Supplement Motion to Transfer Venue. TXIT isORDERED to submit its briefing no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this order. Polaris and third-party defendant Westchester Fire Insurance Company (WFIC) are ORDEREDto submit their responses no later than twenty-one (21) days from the date of this order. Eachparty's submission must not exceed ten (10) pages, and no replies will be accepted. (Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
January 26, 2021 Filing 40 REPLY to #35 MOTION to Supplement Motion to Transfer Venue as to #25 Reply, #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division , filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Ross, Timothy)
January 25, 2021 Filing 39 RESPONSE in Opposition to #35 MOTION to Supplement Motion to Transfer Venue as to #25 Reply, #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
January 25, 2021 Filing 38 RESPONSE to #34 MOTION for Leave to File Amended Pleading filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
January 25, 2021 Filing 37 MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/16/2021. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Second Amended Complaint, #2 Proposed Order)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
January 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER - Plaintiff is ORDERED to file its response to defendant's #34 motion for leave to amend and #35 motion to supplement no later than close of business Monday, January 25, 2021.(Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
January 15, 2021 Filing 35 MOTION to Supplement Motion to Transfer Venue as to #25 Reply, #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/5/2021. (Ross, Timothy)
January 15, 2021 Filing 34 MOTION for Leave to File Amended Pleading by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/5/2021. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order)(Ross, Timothy)
January 14, 2021 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan T. Sink on behalf of Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. (Sink, Jonathan)
December 30, 2020 Filing 32 SURREPLY to #22 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Ross, Timothy)
December 29, 2020 Filing 31 RESPONSE to #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division , filed by Westchester Fire Insurance Company. (Pemberton, Phillip)
December 28, 2020 Filing 30 REPLY to Response to #22 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
December 21, 2020 Filing 29 RESPONSE to #22 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Ross, Timothy)
December 15, 2020 Filing 28 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Westchester Fire Insurance Company identifying Chubb Limited as Corporate Parent, filed.(Pemberton, Phillip)
December 15, 2020 Filing 27 ANSWER to #16 Amended Answer,, Third Party Complaint,, Counterclaim, by Westchester Fire Insurance Company, filed.(Pemberton, Phillip)
December 9, 2020 Filing 26 SURREPLY to #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
December 4, 2020 Filing 25 REPLY to #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division , filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Ross, Timothy)
November 30, 2020 Filing 24 RESPONSE in Opposition to #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Chandler Declaration, #2 Proposed Order)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
November 30, 2020 Filing 23 ANSWER to #16 Amended Answer,, Third Party Complaint,, Counterclaim, by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed.(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
November 30, 2020 Filing 22 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 12/21/2020. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
November 25, 2020 Filing 21 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Westchester Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Westchester Fire Insurance Company served on 11/13/2020, answer due 12/4/2020, filed.(mmapps, 4)
November 24, 2020 Filing 20 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN A REMOVED ACTION by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certified Mail receipt)(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
November 24, 2020 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Hunter M. Barrow on behalf of Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Barrow, Hunter)
November 24, 2020 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew J. Clark on behalf of Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Clark, Andrew)
November 24, 2020 Filing 17 Amended CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed.(Ross, Timothy)
November 24, 2020 Filing 16 First AMENDED ANSWER to #7 Amended Complaint/Counterclaim/Crossclaim etc. with Jury Demand, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Westchester Fire Insurance Company, COUNTERCLAIM against Polaris Engineering, Inc. by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Ross, Timothy)
November 24, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE of Dismissal as to Westchester Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Westchester Fire Insurance Company by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Ross, Timothy)
November 13, 2020 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed.(Ross, Timothy)
November 12, 2020 Filing 13 Summons Issued as to Westchester Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Westchester Fire Insurance Company. Issued summons delivered to third- party plaintiff by NEF, filed.(DawnWaggoner, 4)
November 11, 2020 Filing 12 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Westchester Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Westchester Fire Insurance Company, filed.(Ross, Timothy)
November 9, 2020 Filing 11 ANSWER to #7 Amended Complaint/Counterclaim/Crossclaim etc. with Jury Demand, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Westchester Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. d/b/a Westchester Fire Insurance Company, COUNTERCLAIM against Polaris Engineering, Inc. by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Ross, Timothy)
November 9, 2020 Filing 10 SEALED EXHIBITS re: #9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Ross, Timothy)
November 9, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 11/30/2020. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Ross, Timothy)
November 9, 2020 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Polaris Engineering, Inc., filed.(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
November 8, 2020 Filing 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Texas International Terminals, Ltd. filed by Polaris Engineering, Inc..(Klingensmith, Elizabeth)
October 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Scheduling Order Deadline date 12/11/2020(Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
October 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER GRANTING #4 Agreed MOTION for Approval of of Stipulation to Extend Time to File Response to Plaintiff's Pleading (response due 11/9/20)(Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
October 15, 2020 Filing 4 Agreed MOTION for Approval of of Stipulation to Extend Time to File Response to Plaintiff's Pleading by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 11/5/2020. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ross, Timothy)
October 12, 2020 Filing 3 STATEMENT Regarding Removal by Texas International Terminals, Ltd., filed.(Ross, Timothy)
October 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Order in Removed Cases. Statement due within ten days. (Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(JosephWellsadi, 4)
October 1, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 281st District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 2020-60505 (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-25286881) filed by Texas International Terminals, Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Ross, Timothy)

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3rd party plaintiff: Texas International Terminals, Ltd.
Represented By: Timothy Christian Ross
Represented By: Andrew James Clark
Represented By: Hunter M Barrow
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Plaintiff: Polaris Engineering, Inc.
Represented By: Elizabeth Ellen Klingensmith
Represented By: Anthony M Guerino, II
Represented By: Jonathan Tyler Sink
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3rd party defendant: Westchester Fire Insurance Company
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