Cowden v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
Plaintiff: Mary Cowden
Defendant: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
Case Number: 1:2024cv00168
Filed: February 19, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Robert Pitman
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER Setting Initial Pretrial Conference for 4/29/2024 03:30 PM before Judge Dustin M. Howell. Signed by Judge Dustin M. Howell. (bot1)
April 15, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE Concerning Reference to United States Magistrate Judge by Mary Cowden (Placek, R.)
April 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #10 Unopposed Motion for Jury Trial entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that the scheduling order to be set in this case shall include a jury trial. The Clerk of the Court shall add Plaintiff's jury demand to the docket. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
April 12, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE Concerning Reference to United States Magistrate Judge by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (Chakrabarty, Saheli)
April 12, 2024 Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION FOR JURY TRIAL UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 39(b) by Mary Cowden. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Placek, R.)
April 3, 2024 Filing 9 Proposed Order , Agreed Scheduling Order, to #8 Rule 26(f) Discovery Report/Case Management Plan by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). (Jubinsky, Andrew)
March 29, 2024 Filing 8 Rule 26(f) Discovery Report/Case Management Plan by Mary Cowden. (Placek, R.)
March 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER GRANTING #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Jonathan Chaltain for Mary Cowden. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (pg)
February 27, 2024 Filing 6 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by R. Scott Placek for Jonathan Chaltain ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-18466841) by on behalf of Mary Cowden. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice)(Placek, R.)
February 21, 2024 Filing 5 SUPPLEMENT to #1 Notice of Removal, by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). (Jubinsky, Andrew)
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER that the removing party, if it has not already done so, shall within ten (10) days from the date of this order supplement the record with state court pleadings. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (kp)
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Order Directing Jonathan Chaltain to File a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice within 14 days. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (kp)
February 20, 2024 Filing 2 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #1 Notice of Removal, the Notice of Removal you filed is deficient because you did not attach the Supplement to the Civil Cover Sheet. This form can be located on our website. Please prepare and electronically submit the supplement using Civil Events - Other Filings - Other Documents - Supplement. This form is required for any Notice of Removal filed in the Western District of Texas. (kp)
February 19, 2024 Case assigned to Judge Robert Pitman. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (kp)
February 19, 2024 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Dustin Howell. (kp)
February 19, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (Filing fee $405 receipt number ATXWDC-18431598), filed by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration, #2 Exhibit Index of State Court Docs, #3 Exhibit List of Parties and Counsel, #4 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Jubinsky, Andrew) (Attachment 4 replaced on 2/20/2024 to flatten document) (kp).

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Plaintiff: Mary Cowden
Represented By: R. Scott Placek
Represented By: Jonathan Louis Chaltain
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Defendant: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
Represented By: Andrew G. Jubinsky
Represented By: Saheli Chakrabarty
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