Holmes v. Elephant Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Christopher Holmes, Trinity Bias, Jaime Cardenas and Robert Shaw
Defendant: Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc. doing business as Apparent Insurance and Apparent Insurance
Case Number: 3:2022cv00487
Filed: July 12, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: John A Gibney
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Tort/Non-Motor Vehicle
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying Opinion, the Court GRANTS the defendants' motion (EDF #27 ) and DISMISSES the complaint. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to close this case.Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 6/26/2023. (Kat) (Copies sent to counsel, as directed.)
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 34 OPINION. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 6/26/2023. (Kat) (Copies provided to counsel, as directed.)
December 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Apparent Insurance, Platinum General Agency, Inc., Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Elephant Insurance Company. (Dill, Benjamin)
December 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Request for Hearing by Christopher Holmes (Floyd, Lee)
November 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Reply to Motion re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc.. (Dill, Benjamin)
November 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 RESPONSE in Opposition re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Christopher Holmes. (Floyd, Lee)
November 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Request for Hearing by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc. re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Dill, Benjamin)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Memorandum in Support re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc.. (Dill, Benjamin)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim , MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc.. (Dill, Benjamin)
October 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting #24 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Richard Haggerty for Apparent Insurance,Richard Haggerty for Elephant Insurance Company, Richard Haggerty for Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Richard Haggerty for Platinum General Agency, Inc. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 10/3/2022. (asho, )
October 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #23 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Claudia Drennen McCarron for Apparent Insurance,Claudia Drennen McCarron for Elephant Insurance Company,Claudia Drennen McCarron for Elephant Insurance Services, LLC,Claudia Drennen McCarron for Platinum General Agency, Inc. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 10/3/2022. (asho, )
September 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Richard Haggerty and Certification of Local Counsel Benjamin F. Dill Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8593396. by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PHV App and Rider)(Dill, Benjamin)
September 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Claudia Drennen McCarron and Certification of Local Counsel Benjamin F. Dill Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8593369. by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PHV App and Rider)(Dill, Benjamin)
September 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER Upon consideration of Defendants' Motion to Extend Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Consolidated Class Action Complaint, (ECF No. #21 ), it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' Motion is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants will answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Class Action :complaint by October 14, 2022, and that Plaintiffs will file their response to any motion to dismiss by November 14, 2022. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 9/27/2022. (asho, )
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #18 Amended Complaint by Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Dill, Benjamin)
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Charles Nanavati on behalf of Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc. (Nanavati, Mark)
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Franklin Dill on behalf of Apparent Insurance, Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC, Platinum General Agency, Inc. (Dill, Benjamin)
September 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 AMENDED COMPLAINT (Consolidated Class Action Complaint) against All Defendants, filed by Trinity Bias, Jaime Cardenas, Christopher Holmes.(Webster, Steven)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER that Plaintiffs' Motion for Appointment of Interim Class Counsel in Consolidated Action is GRANTED. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The Court concludes that interim co-lead counsel and liaison counsel for Plaintiffs should be appointed in order to achieve efficiency and economy in what is likely to be expensive and complicated litigation, while not jeopardizing fairness to the parties. See Order for details. Signed by Senior United States District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. on 8/30/2022. (sbea)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Waiver of re #11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel in Consolidated Action Waiver of Hearing by Christopher Holmes (Floyd, Lee)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Declaration re #11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel in Consolidated Action Declaration of Lee Adair Floyd in Support of the Motion for Appointment of Interim Class Counsel by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Floyd, Lee)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Declaration re #11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel in Consolidated Action Declaration of M. Anderson Berry in Support of the Motion for Appointment of Interim Class Counsel by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Floyd, Lee)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Declaration re #11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel in Consolidated Action Declaration of Kate M. Baxter-Kauf in Support of the Motion for Appointment of Interim Class Counsel by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Floyd, Lee)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Memorandum in Support re #11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel in Consolidated Action filed by Christopher Holmes. (Floyd, Lee)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel in Consolidated Action by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Floyd, Lee)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER This matter comes before the Court on the parties' joint motions for consolidation of related actions. The Court hereby CONSOLIDATES Trinity Bias et al. v. Elephant Insurance Company et al. (Case No. 3:22cv483) and Christopher Holmes v. Elephant Insurance Company et al. (Case No. 3:21cv487), with the lead case being Case No. 3:21cv487. Hereafter, any filings should only be filed in the lead case (the "Consolidated Action"). All documents filed to date in each of the consolidated cases are deemed a part of the record in the Consolidated Action. The Court DIRECTS the plaintiffs to file a Consolidated Class Action Complaint in the Consolidated Action. The Court will ADJOURN all deadlines for filing answers or responsive pleadings by the defendants until the plaintiffs have filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 8/24/2022. (asho, )
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Waiver of re #7 MOTION to Consolidate Cases Waiver of Hearing by Christopher Holmes (Biniazan, Kevin)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Memorandum in Support re #7 MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Christopher Holmes. (Biniazan, Kevin)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Biniazan, Kevin)
August 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER granting #5 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Gary Michael Klinger for Christopher Holmes. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 8/8/2022. (asho, )
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Gary Michael Klinger and Certification of Local Counsel Lee Floyd Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8502669. by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Court Admissions)(Floyd, Lee)
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER granting #3 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Michael Anderson Berry for Christopher Holmes. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 7/21/2022. (asho, )
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Michael Anderson Berry and Certification of Local Counsel Lee Floyd Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8483946. by Christopher Holmes. (Floyd, Lee)
July 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Christopher Holmes as to Elephant Insurance Company, Elephant Insurance Services, LLC and Platinum General Agency, Inc. Answer due 9/12/2022. (Floyd, Lee)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 Complaint ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AVAEDC-8469570.), filed by Christopher Holmes. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Floyd, Lee)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Initial Case Assignment to District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. (asho, )

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Plaintiff: Christopher Holmes
Represented By: Lee Adair Floyd
Represented By: Jeffrey Arnold Breit
Represented By: Justin Matthew Sheldon
Represented By: Kevin Biniazan
Represented By: Gary M. Klinger
Represented By: Michael Anderson Berry
Represented By: Steven T. Webster
Represented By: Gayle M. Blatt
Represented By: Patricia Camille Guerra
Represented By: Karen Hanson Riebel
Represented By: Kate Baxter-Kauf
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Plaintiff: Trinity Bias
Represented By: Steven T. Webster
Represented By: Gayle M. Blatt
Represented By: Karen Hanson Riebel
Represented By: Kate Baxter-Kauf
Represented By: Patricia Camille Guerra
Represented By: Lee Adair Floyd
Represented By: Gary M. Klinger
Represented By: Kevin Biniazan
Represented By: Jeffrey Arnold Breit
Represented By: Justin Matthew Sheldon
Represented By: Michael Anderson Berry
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Plaintiff: Jaime Cardenas
Represented By: Steven T. Webster
Represented By: Gayle M. Blatt
Represented By: Karen Hanson Riebel
Represented By: Kate Baxter-Kauf
Represented By: Patricia Camille Guerra
Represented By: Kevin Biniazan
Represented By: Lee Adair Floyd
Represented By: Jeffrey Arnold Breit
Represented By: Justin Matthew Sheldon
Represented By: Gary M. Klinger
Represented By: Michael Anderson Berry
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Plaintiff: Robert Shaw
Represented By: Jeffrey Arnold Breit
Represented By: Kevin Biniazan
Represented By: Lee Adair Floyd
Represented By: Steven T. Webster
Represented By: Gayle M. Blatt
Represented By: Justin Matthew Sheldon
Represented By: Gary M. Klinger
Represented By: Karen Hanson Riebel
Represented By: Kate Baxter-Kauf
Represented By: Michael Anderson Berry
Represented By: Patricia Camille Guerra
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Defendant: Elephant Insurance Company
Represented By: Benjamin Franklin Dill
Represented By: Claudia Drennen McCarron
Represented By: Mark Charles Nanavati
Represented By: Richard Haggerty
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Defendant: Elephant Insurance Services, LLC
Represented By: Mark Charles Nanavati
Represented By: Richard Haggerty
Represented By: Benjamin Franklin Dill
Represented By: Claudia Drennen McCarron
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Defendant: Platinum General Agency, Inc. doing business as Apparent Insurance
Represented By: Claudia Drennen McCarron
Represented By: Benjamin Franklin Dill
Represented By: Mark Charles Nanavati
Represented By: Richard Haggerty
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Defendant: Apparent Insurance
Represented By: Benjamin Franklin Dill
Represented By: Mark Charles Nanavati
Represented By: Claudia Drennen McCarron
Represented By: Richard Haggerty
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