Great American Insurance Company v. May et al
Plaintiff: Great American Insurance Company
Defendant: Rodger May, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Bear Enterprises LLC and Peter Kuttel
Case Number: 2:2021cv01002
Filed: July 27, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Presiding Judge: John C Coughenour
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 DECLARATION of Michael T. Zoretic filed by Defendants Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May re #14 Joint MOTION to Stay Declaratory Judgment Proceeding Pending the Underlying State Court Reasonableness Hearing Involving the Same Parties (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Williams, James)
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 REPLY, filed by Defendants Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May, TO RESPONSE to #14 Joint MOTION to Stay Declaratory Judgment Proceeding Pending the Underlying State Court Reasonableness Hearing Involving the Same Parties (Williams, James)
September 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's #20 Motion for Relief from Deadline for Filing Response and/or to Strike Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Hearing. The Court STAYS consideration of Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. #16 ) pending resolution of Defendants' motion to stay the case (Dkt. No. #14 ). The due date for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. #16 ), as provided under the Local Rules, is hereby VACATED. The Court will issue a revised briefing schedule and hearing date on for Plaintiff's summary judgment motion (Dkt. No. #16 ) once it decides Defendants' motion to stay the case (Dkt. No. #14 ). Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 DECLARATION of Joseph D Hampton filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company re #20 MOTION for Relief from Deadline for Filing Response and/or to Strike Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Hearing (Hampton, Joseph)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE, by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company, to #20 MOTION for Relief from Deadline for Filing Response and/or to Strike Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Hearing. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Hampton, Joseph)
September 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 DECLARATION of Joseph D Hampton filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company re #14 Joint MOTION to Stay Declaratory Judgment Proceeding Pending the Underlying State Court Reasonableness Hearing Involving the Same Parties (Hampton, Joseph)
September 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 RESPONSE, by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company, to #14 Joint MOTION to Stay Declaratory Judgment Proceeding Pending the Underlying State Court Reasonableness Hearing Involving the Same Parties. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Hampton, Joseph)
September 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION for Relief from Deadline for Filing Response and/or to Strike Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Hearing, filed by Defendants Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/24/2021, (Williams, James)
September 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Summons and Complaint on Rodger May on 9/10/2021, filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company. (Hampton, Joseph)
September 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 DECLARATION of Lisa Meier filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company re #16 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Hampton, Joseph)
September 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 DECLARATION of Joseph D. Hampton filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company re #16 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Hampton, Joseph)
September 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION for Summary Judgment , filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 10/1/2021, (Hampton, Joseph)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 DECLARATION of Michael T. Zoretic filed by Defendants Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May re #14 Joint MOTION to Stay Declaratory Judgment Proceeding Pending the Underlying State Court Reasonableness Hearing Involving the Same Parties (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Williams, James)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Joint MOTION to Stay Declaratory Judgment Proceeding Pending the Underlying State Court Reasonableness Hearing Involving the Same Parties, filed by Defendants Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/24/2021, (Williams, James)
August 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE ENTRY SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT DATES All counsel and any pro se parties are directed to meet and confer and to provide the Court with a combined Joint Status Report (the Report) by the deadline set below. This meet-and-confer must be a face-to-face meeting or a telephonic conference. If the parties are unable to agree on any part of the Report, they may answer in separate paragraphs; no separate reports are to be filed. The Report must contain the following information: 1. An estimate of the number of days needed for trial; 2. The date by which the case will be ready for trial; and 3. Whether the parties intend to mediate per LCR 39.1 and, if so, when the parties expect to complete mediation.The deadlines below may be extended only by court order. Any request for extension of these deadlines should be made by email to Courtroom Deputy Clerk Gabriel Traber at gabriel_traber@wawd.uscourts.gov. The parties who have appeared in this matter must meet and confer before contacting the Court to request an extension. If this case involves claims that are exempt from the requirements of FRCP 26(a) and 26(f), please notify the Courtroom Deputy Clerk. Please note: Initial Disclosures are not to be filed. FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is 1/3/2022, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 1/10/2022, Joint Status Report due by 1/18/2022. (GT)
August 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Michael T Zoretic on behalf of Defendants MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May. (Zoretic, Michael)
August 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 In light of the current General Order restricting courtroom capacity to 25 people due to the highly contagious delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, the Status Conference in this matter is hereby stricken. The parties will be directed by separate entry to meet and confer and submit a joint status report. (GT)
August 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company re Add and Terminate Judges, #7 JCC-Set Status Conference,,,,, #6 Discovery and Depositions Order, #1 Complaint, #5 Summons Issued, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Corporate Disclosure Statement, #3 Case/IFP Deficiency Letter ON REGISTERED AGENT FOR DEFENDANT MK SALVAGE (Hampton, Joseph)
August 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company re #7 JCC-Set Status Conference,,,,, #6 Discovery and Depositions Order, #1 Complaint, #5 Summons Issued, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Corporate Disclosure Statement, #3 Case/IFP Deficiency Letter ON REGISTERED AGENT FOR DEFENDANT BEAR ENTERPRISES (Hampton, Joseph)
August 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney James F Williams on behalf of Defendants Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel. (Williams, James)
August 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Attorney Zachary E Davison added for Bear Enterprises LLC and for Peter Kuttel; per #8 Notice of Appearance. (SR)
July 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE ENTRY re: STATUS CONFERENCE. The attorney who will be responsible for trying the case, or that attorney's representative, should attend the conference and be prepared to discuss the following matters at the conference: 1. An estimate of the number of days needed for trial; 2. The date by which the case will be ready for trial; 3. Whether the parties intend to mediate per LCR 39.1 and, if so, when the parties expect to complete mediation; If counsel's office is outside of the Greater Metropolitan Seattle area, local counsel should attend on behalf of non-local counsel. If local counsel is unavailable, non-local counsel may make arrangements to participate telephonically in the conference by contacting the Courtroom Deputy Clerk at Gabriel_Traber@wawd.uscourts.gov at least TEN (10) DAYS in advance of the proceeding. Counsel do NOT need to file a Joint Status Report or Rule 26(f) Report in advance of the Status Conference. Counsel should plan on arriving 10-15 minutes early to check in with the Courtroom Deputy Clerk as the Court's calendar begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. COUNSEL OR THE PRO SE PARTY WHO FILED THIS MATTER SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY ALL PARTIES OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SCHEDULED STATUS CONFERENCE. Status Conference set for 11/2/2021 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 16206 before U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (GT)
July 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (GT)
July 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) All Defendants (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons)(SG)
July 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 CIVIL COVER SHEET re #1 Complaint, #3 Case/IFP Deficiency Letter ; filed by Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company. (Hampton, Joseph)
July 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Notice of Filing Deficiency re #1 Complaint,. ***Action Required*** Civil Cover Sheet Omitted.See attached letter for more information and instructions. (SG)
July 29, 2021 Opinion or Order U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour added. (SG)
July 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent American Financial Group, Inc. for Great American Insurance Company. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1. Filed by Great American Insurance Company (Hampton, Joseph)
July 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT against defendant(s) Bear Enterprises LLC, Peter Kuttel, MK Salvage Venture LLC, Rodger May (Receipt # AWAWDC-7184022), filed by Great American Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Summons)(Hampton, Joseph)

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Plaintiff: Great American Insurance Company
Represented By: Joseph D Hampton
Represented By: Kara A. Tredway
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Defendant: Rodger May
Represented By: Michael T Zoretic
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Defendant: MK Salvage Venture LLC
Represented By: Michael T Zoretic
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Defendant: Bear Enterprises LLC
Represented By: James F Williams
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Defendant: Peter Kuttel
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