United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc et al v. United States of America et al
| United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, DuPage Aerospace Corporation, SFHI Express, LLC and Whitmore Holdings LLC |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, Samuel Bacon and Kenneth Manning |
| Christina Manning and Kelly Richards |
| William Lacey and Roger Fritzler |
| SB 501 LLC, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, Kenneth Manning, Samuel Bacon, Christina Manning and Kelly Richards |
| SB 501 LLC, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, Kenneth Manning, Samuel Bacon, Christina Manning and Kelly Richards |
| DuPage Aerospace Corporation and Whitmore Holdings LLC |
| 4:2025cv01157 |
| March 11, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
| Charles Eskridge |
| Personal Property: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1345 Property Damage |
| Plaintiff |
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| ***Reset Hearings: Initial Conference set for 9/3/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge. (inadvertently set for 9/2/2025) (jmg4) |
| ***Reset Hearings: Initial Conference set for 9/2/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge. Hearing inadvertently terminated. (jmg4) |
Filing 53
***FILED IN ERROR***ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Peter Bray for Settlement Conference. This matter is also now ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED. It will be reinstated on the active docket upon motion by the parties after completion of mediation. A copy of this order must be attached as an exhibit to any motion to reinstate.The parties must file a joint status report on November 30th and May 31st of each year until reinstated. Case administratively closed on 08/29/2025. (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) Modified on 8/29/2025 (jmg4).
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| Corrective Entry: Disregard docket entry #53 Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge for Mediation/Settlement Conference was recorded on the wrong docket, filed. (jmg4) |
| Filing 52 Unopposed MOTION Order Authorizing Production of Statutorily Protected Documents and Establish Protections by United States of America, filed. Motion Docket Date 9/16/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Janicki, William) |
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Filing 51
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (mmm4).
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| Filing 50 STIPULATION re: Stipulated Protective Order by United States of America, filed. (Janicki, William) |
| Filing 49 REPLY to Response to #46 MOTION to Dismiss 12(B)(6), filed by Roger Fritzler. (Doherty, Brendan) |
| Filing 48 RESPONSE in Opposition to #46 MOTION to Dismiss 12(B)(6), filed by Samuel Bacon, Christina Manning, Kenneth Manning, Kelly Richards. (Claus, Michael) |
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Filing 47
ORDER granting #40 Motion for William D. Janicki to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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| Filing 46 MOTION to Dismiss 12(B)(6) by Roger Fritzler, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/31/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Doherty, Brendan) |
| Filing 45 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Roger Fritzler served on 6/19/2025, answer due 7/10/2025, filed. (Claus, Michael) |
| Motion(s) terminated as moot: #35 Unopposed MOTION for Continuance of Initial Conference July 2 (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) |
| Filing 44 REPLY in Support of #25 MOTION to Dismiss to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)., filed by DuPage Aerospace Corporation, SFHI Express, LLC, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, Whitmore Holdings LLC. (Doherty, Brendan) |
| Filing 43 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference set for 9/3/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge, filed. (jmg4) |
| Filing 42 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference set for 7/3/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge, filed. (jmg4) |
| Filing 41 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel D. Hu on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, filed. (Hu, Daniel) |
| Filing 40 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for William D. Janicki (Fee Exempt) by United States of America, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/16/2025. (Janicki, William) |
| Filing 39 NOTICE of Appearance by Kimberly Fojtik on behalf of DuPage Aerospace Corporation, SFHI Express, LLC, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, Whitmore Holdings LLC, filed. (Fojtik, Kimberly) |
| Filing 38 Unopposed PROPOSED ORDER re: #35 Unopposed MOTION for Continuance of Initial Conference July 2, filed. (Janicki, William) |
| Filing 37 RESPONSE in Opposition to #25 MOTION to Dismiss to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)., filed by Samuel Bacon, Christina Manning, Kenneth Manning, Kelly Richards. (Claus, Michael) |
| Filing 36 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to William Lacey served on 6/4/2025, answer due 6/25/2025, filed. (Claus, Michael) |
| Filing 35 Unopposed MOTION for Continuance of Initial Conference July 2 by United States of America, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/9/2025. (Janicki, William) |
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Filing 33
ORDER granting #14 Motion for John Dubreuil to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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| Filing 32 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference set for 7/2/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge, filed. (jmg4) |
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Filing 34
ORDER granting #20 Motion for Paul Trapani to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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Filing 31
ORDER granting #28 Motion to Substitute Attorney for the initial conference.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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| Filing 30 Summons Issued as to Roger Fritzler. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (cmk4) (Main Document 30 replaced on 6/10/2025) (cmk4). |
| Filing 29 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Roger Fritzler, filed. (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 28 Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Attorney John M. Dubreuil in place of Michael T. Layden by Samuel Bacon, Christina Manning, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, Kelly Richards, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/25/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 27 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by DuPage Aerospace Corporation, SFHI Express, LLC, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, Whitmore Holdings LLC, filed. (Fojtik, Kimberly) |
| Filing 26 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by United States of America, filed. (Janicki, William) |
| Filing 25 MOTION to Dismiss to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). by DuPage Aerospace Corporation, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, Whitmore Holdings LLC, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/20/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Doherty, Brendan) |
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Filing 24
ORDER granting #19 Unopposed MOTION to Intervene. Kelly Richards and Christina Manning are granted permission to intervene as third-party plaintiff's. (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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| Filing 23 ANSWER to #2 Complaint, by United States of America, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, filed. (Janicki, William) |
| Filing 22 Summons Issued as to Roger Fritzler, William Lacey. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (jld4) |
| Filing 21 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Roger Fritzler, William Lacey, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summons) (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 20 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Paul R. Trapani, III (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-33428797) by Samuel Bacon, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/5/2025. (Trapani, Paul) |
| Filing 19 Unopposed MOTION to Intervene by Christina Manning, Kelly Richards, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/4/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order) (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 18 ANSWER to #2 Complaint, with Jury Demand, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against William Lacey, Roger Fritzler, COUNTERCLAIM against DuPage Aerospace Corporation, Whitmore Holdings LLC by SB 501 LLC, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, Kenneth Manning, Samuel Bacon, Christina Manning, Kelly Richards, filed. (McMahon, Michael) |
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Filing 17
ORDER granting #12 Motion for Michael D. Claus to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (glc4)
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Filing 16
ORDER granting #11 Motion for Adam R. Vaught to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (glc4)
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Filing 15
ORDER granting #10 Motion for Michael T. Layden to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (glc4)
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| Filing 14 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for John M. Dubreuil (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-33395481) by Samuel Bacon, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/30/2025. (Dubreuil, John) |
| Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Samuel Bacon, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, filed. (McMahon, Michael) |
| Filing 12 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Michael D. Claus (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-33309465) by Samuel Bacon, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/16/2025. (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 11 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Adam R. Vaught (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-33309435) by Samuel Bacon, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/16/2025. (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 10 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Michael T. Layden (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-33303374) by Samuel Bacon, Kenneth Manning, Rhino Aviation CJ 510 LLC, SB 501 LLC, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/15/2025. (Layden, Michael) |
| Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, filed. (Doherty, Brendan) |
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Filing 8
SCHEDULING and DOCKET CONTROL ORDER. Amended Pleadings due by 8/19/2025. Joinder of Parties due by 7/18/2025 Pltf Expert Report due by 2/18/2026. Deft Expert Report due by 3/20/2026. Discovery due by 5/5/2026. Mediation due by 7/21/2026. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 6/4/2026. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 6/4/2026. Joint Pretrial Order due by 8/20/2026. Docket Call set for 9/22/2026 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge. (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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Filing 7
ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 6/18/2025 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) (Attachments: #1 Attachments) Parties notified. (jmg4)
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| Filing 6 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to All Plaintiffs, filed. (Doherty, Brendan) |
| Filing 5 Summons Issued as to United States of America, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. Issued summons returned to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (gc4) |
| Filing 4 Request for Issuance of Summons as to United States of America, filed. (Doherty, Brendan) |
| Filing 3 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (gc4) |
| Filing 2 COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-33061953) filed by DuPage Aerospace Corporation, United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc, Whitmore Holdings LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Doherty, Brendan) |
| Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y. Ho 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. (gc4) |
| Filing 1 PER FILER, DOCUMENT WAS FILED IN ERROR. COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-33060820) filed by United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Doherty, Brendan) |
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