United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company v. Rafferty Global Logistics, LLC
Plaintiff: United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company
Defendant: Rafferty Global Logistics, LLC, Elk Trucking, Inc, Karen S Rafferty, MMJ Transportation Inc doing business as Road Legends, Susan McGee, Ron Reynolds, Next Day Funding, Inc., Double R Trucking, LLC, McGee Trucking, LLC, Robin L Mattingly, E.F. Corporation doing business as West Motor Freight of PA, Daniel B Rafferty, West Motor Freight, Transport Distribution Services, Inc, L.I.T. Express Corp and BIR Transport Co., Inc
Case Number: 4:2024cv03383
Filed: September 11, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sim Lake
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 4, 2024 Filing 22 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Next Day Funding, Inc., filed. (Barrette, Matthew)
November 1, 2024 Filing 21 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Transport Distribution Services, Inc, filed. (DeLuca, Bradley)
November 1, 2024 Filing 20 ANSWER to Complaint by Transport Distribution Services, Inc, filed. (DeLuca, Bradley)
October 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 19 AMENDED ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference RESET for 1/17/2025 at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 9B before Judge Sim Lake. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (sra4)
October 16, 2024 Filing 18 ANSWER to Complaint by Next Day Funding, Inc., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Barrette, Matthew)
October 16, 2024 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew P. Barrette on behalf of Next Day Funding, Inc., filed. (Barrette, Matthew)
October 9, 2024 Filing 16 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company identifying General Indemnity Group LLC as Corporate Parent, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 15 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to MMJ Transportation Inc served on 9/20/2024, answer due 10/11/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 14 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to BIR Transport Co., Inc served on 9/20/2024, answer due 10/11/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 13 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to L.I.T. Express Corp served on 9/20/2024, answer due 10/11/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 12 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Rafferty Global Logistics, LLC served on 9/20/2024, answer due 10/11/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 11 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Double R Trucking, LLC served on 9/21/2024, answer due 10/15/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 10 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Next Day Funding, Inc. served on 9/23/2024, answer due 10/15/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 9 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to McGee Trucking, LLC served on 9/23/2024, answer due 10/15/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 8 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Elk Trucking, Inc served on 9/23/2024, answer due 10/15/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 7 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to E.F. Corporation served on 9/23/2024, answer due 10/15/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Filing 6 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Transport Distribution Services, Inc served on 9/24/2024, answer due 10/15/2024, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 11/22/2024 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 9B before Judge Sim Lake. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (sra4)
September 12, 2024 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to BIR Transport Co., Inc, Double R Trucking, LLC, E.F. Corporation, Elk Trucking, Inc, L.I.T. Express Corp, MMJ Transportation Inc, McGee Trucking, LLC, Next Day Funding, Inc., Rafferty Global Logistics, LLC, Transport Distribution Services, Inc. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (mew4)
September 11, 2024 Filing 3 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (bmn4)
September 11, 2024 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (bmn4)
September 11, 2024 Filing 2 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed. (Bains, Brandon)
September 11, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT in Interpleader against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-32168971) filed by United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Bains, Brandon)

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Defendant: Rafferty Global Logistics, LLC
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Defendant: Elk Trucking, Inc
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Defendant: Karen S Rafferty
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Defendant: MMJ Transportation Inc doing business as Road Legends
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Defendant: Susan McGee
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Defendant: Ron Reynolds
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Defendant: Next Day Funding, Inc.
Represented By: Matthew Paul Barrette
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Defendant: Double R Trucking, LLC
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Defendant: McGee Trucking, LLC
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Defendant: Robin L Mattingly
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Defendant: E.F. Corporation doing business as West Motor Freight of PA
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Defendant: Daniel B Rafferty
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Defendant: West Motor Freight
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Defendant: Transport Distribution Services, Inc
Represented By: Bradley Lane DeLuca
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Defendant: L.I.T. Express Corp
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Defendant: BIR Transport Co., Inc
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Plaintiff: United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company
Represented By: Brandon Kevin Bains
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