Pacific Indemnity Company v. Hofmann et al
Plaintiff: Pacific Indemnity Company
Defendant: George B Hofmann, III, Sara Jane Hofmann, Elizabeth Triolo and Lawrence Triolo
Case Number: 2:2025cv00894
Filed: October 8, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: Jared C Bennett
Referring Judge: Jill N Parrish
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Injunctive & Declaratory Relief
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 30, 2026 Filing 27 MOTION for Scheduling Conference and Memorandum in Support filed by Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Attorney Planning Meeting Report) Motions referred to Jared C. Bennett.(Hepworth, Justin)
March 19, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Lind Stapley for Pacific Indemnity Company.Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register to efile and receive electronic notification of case activity in the District of Utah at #https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/cmecf/dcbk.html. Instructions are available at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions#PHV.A Pro Hac Vice Attorney who fails to register for CM/ECF access will not receive notifications of electronic filings.Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice may download a copy of the District of Utahs local rules from the courts web site at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/rules-practice. Signed by Judge Jill N. Parrish on 3/19/2026. (dle)
March 19, 2026 Filing 25 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Lind Stapley , Registration fee $ 50, receipt number AUTDC-5732334,Attorneys awaiting Pro Hac Vice admission should immediately register to efile and receive electronic notification of case activity in the District of Utah at #https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/cmecf/dcbk.html.Registration requests will not be approved until the court has granted the pro hac vice motion. Instructions are available on the court's website at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/cmecf-electronic-case-filing. filed by Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Hepworth, Justin)
March 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 DOCKET TEXT ORDER TO COMPLY WITH ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE. The deadline to comply with Paragraph 3 of #3 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE has expired. The court HEREBY ORDERS the parties to comply on or before 03/30/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 03/09/2026. (docket text order; no attached document) (jcd)
March 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 DOCKET TEXT ORDER LIFTING STAY. On 12/02/2025, the court entered #13 ORDER granting #11 Motion to Stay, which stayed this case until 03/02/2026. Because that date has passed, the court HEREBY ORDERS that the stay of this case is lifted. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 03/09/2026. (docket text order; no attached document) (jcd)
February 24, 2026 Filing 22 RESPONSE re #21 Order,, filed by Pacific Indemnity Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Hepworth, Justin)
February 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER to Provide More Information Regarding the Trust. Signed by Judge Jill N. Parrish on 2/17/2026. (Copies sent by U.S. Mail to George B Hofmann, III, Sara Jane Hofmman at addresses of record (dle) Modified on 2/17/2026 by editing docket text (dle).
February 5, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE OF NON-CONSENT Consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge under DUCivR 72-3 has not been obtained. Case randomly assigned to Judge Jill N. Parrish and Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett. Magistrate Judge is automatically referred under 28 U.S.C636(b)(1)(A). Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett no longer assigned as the presiding judge to the case. (mh)
January 27, 2026 Filing 19 RECEIVED Consent/Reassignment Form from Defendants George B Hofmann, III and Sara Jane Hofmann. (mh)
January 14, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. For the benefit of the public and the bar, the District of Utah offers judicial settlement conference as an alternative for dispute resolution assistance in all civil cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. The court offers this alternative because, when compared with litigation, it can resolve a dispute faster, at less expense, and with solutions that are better able to meet the parties' needs and interests. Parties may file a stipulated motion for judicial settlement conference. A form #motion is available on the court's website. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Defendants George B Hofmann, III, Sara Jane Hofmann, Elizabeth Triolo, Lawrence Triolo, Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company. (mh)
January 14, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE OF PRESIDING MAGISTRATE JUDGE ASSIGNMENT - This case is assigned to a magistrate judge. Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at [email protected] or mail to the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed or mailed to Defendants George B Hofmann, III, Sara Jane Hofmann, Elizabeth Triolo, Lawrence Triolo, Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company. Form due by 2/4/2026. (mh)
January 13, 2026 Filing 16 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand filed by Elizabeth Triolo, Lawrence Triolo. Attorney Randy M. Andrus added to party Elizabeth Triolo(pty:dft), Attorney Randy M. Andrus added to party Lawrence Triolo(pty:dft)(Andrus, Randy)
December 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #14 Motion for Extension of Time - The court HEREBY ORDERS that the deadline for Plaintiff to serve a summons and the complaint on the Triolo Defendants extended by 90 days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 12/17/2025. (sg)
December 16, 2025 Filing 14 MOTION for Extension of Time Enlarge Time to Effectuate Service on Triolo Defendants and Memorandum in Support filed by Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K)(Hepworth, Justin)
December 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #11 Motion to Stay until 03/02/2026, For the reasons set forth in the motion, for good cause shown, and based upon Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Companys stipulation to the relief requested in the motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 12/02/2025. (sg)
November 20, 2025 Filing 12 STIPULATION re #11 MOTION to Stay by Pacific Indemnity Company. (Hepworth, Justin)
November 7, 2025 Filing 11 MOTION to Stay Case filed by Defendants George B Hofmann, III, Sara Jane Hofmann. (sg)
October 28, 2025 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Filed by Pacific Indemnity Company. Summons as to Sara Jane Hofmann. (Hepworth, Justin)
October 28, 2025 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Filed by Pacific Indemnity Company. Summons as to George B Hofmann, III. (Hepworth, Justin)
October 23, 2025 Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint filed by George B Hofmann, III, Sara Jane Hofmann. (Despite the caption, the court construes the filing as an Answer to the complaint due to the body of the document. Per J.D)(sg)
October 22, 2025 Filing 7 Summons Issued Electronically as to Lawrence Triolo. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kec)
October 22, 2025 Filing 6 Summons Issued Electronically as to Elizabeth Triolo. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kec)
October 9, 2025 Filing 5 Summons Issued Electronically as to George B Hofmann, III. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
October 9, 2025 Filing 4 Summons Issued Electronically as to Sara Jane Hofmann. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
October 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE - See order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 10/08/2025. (sg)
October 8, 2025 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under FRCP 7.1 filed by Plaintiff Pacific Indemnity Company identifying Chubb Limited as Corporate Parent. (Hepworth, Justin)
October 8, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory Relief against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AUTDC-5579774) filed by Pacific Indemnity Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Civil Cover Sheet) (Hepworth, Justin)
October 8, 2025 Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett added. Case number will now read 2:25-cv-00894-JCB. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (kop)

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