Great American E & S Insurance Company v. Houston Casualty Company et al
Plaintiff: Great American E & S Insurance Company
Defendant: Houston Casualty Company, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, Sinars Slowikowski Tomasaka LLC, J. Scott Wood, Christopher Furman and J Scott Wood
Case Number: 2:2023cv01695
Filed: November 6, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Presiding Judge: Thomas S Zilly
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 4, 2024 Filing 30 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT indicating no Corporate Parents and/or Affiliates. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1). Filed by Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, J Scott Wood. (Bowers, Todd)
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MINUTE ORDER: The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of record and to REMAND this case to King County Superior Court. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. Per LCR 3(i), case will be remanded on the 15th day following the date of this Order, on 1/19/2024. (MJV)
December 28, 2023 Filing 28 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint by Defendant Houston Casualty Company. (Caplow, Steven)
December 22, 2023 Filing 27 ANSWER to Complaint; by Houston Casualty Company.(Caplow, Steven)
December 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER re #23 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Edward B Parks, II for PLAINTIFF Great American E & S Insurance Company, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (MG)
December 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER re #22 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney James P. Ruggeri for PLAINTIFF Great American E & S Insurance Company, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (MG)
December 19, 2023 Filing 24 DEMAND for JURY TRIAL by Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company (Johnson, Mark)
December 18, 2023 Filing 23 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Edward B. Parks, II FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8283413 (Johnson, Mark)
December 18, 2023 Filing 22 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY James Ruggeri FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8283376 (Johnson, Mark)
December 15, 2023 Filing 21 REPLY by Defendant Houston Casualty Company to #10 Response (non motion) to the Court's Order to Show Cause (AMENDED) (Caplow, Steven)
December 14, 2023 Filing 20 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company to Houston Casualty Company's Reply in Support of Response to the Court's Order to Show Cause (Johnson, Mark)
December 14, 2023 Filing 19 DECLARATION of Mark Johnson by Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - 6/21/23 Order, #2 Exhibit 2 - 6/21/23 Order, #3 Exhibit 3 - 5/12/23 Order)(Johnson, Mark)
December 14, 2023 Filing 18 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company to Defendants Wood and Gordon Rees's Memorandum of Supplemental Authority (Johnson, Mark)
December 14, 2023 Filing 17 REPLY by Defendant Houston Casualty Company to #10 Response (non motion) to the Court's Order to Show Cause (Caplow, Steven)
December 7, 2023 Filing 16 J. SCOTT WOOD'S ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) re: #1 Notice of Removal by J Scott Wood.(Bowers, Todd)
December 7, 2023 Filing 15 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP's ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) re: #1 Notice of Removal by Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.(Bowers, Todd)
December 6, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE of Supplemental Authority by Defendants Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, J Scott Wood (Bowers, Todd)
December 6, 2023 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Todd A Bowers on behalf of Defendants Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, J Scott Wood. (Bowers, Todd)
November 29, 2023 Filing 12 DECLARATION of Mark Johnson by Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. 1)(Johnson, Mark)
November 29, 2023 Filing 11 REPLY by Plaintiff Great American E & S Insurance Company to #10 HCC Response to #5 Show Cause Minute Order (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Johnson, Mark)
November 21, 2023 Filing 10 RESPONSE by Defendant Houston Casualty Company re #5 Minute Order,, Set Deadlines, (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Caplow, Steven)
November 14, 2023 Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT indicating no Corporate Parents and/or Affiliates. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1). Filed by Sinars Slowikowski Tomasaka LLC. (Keller, Bradley)
November 14, 2023 Filing 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENT/ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint by Bradley S. Keller, on behalf of Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska LLC and Christopher Furman, on 11/10/2023. (Keller, Bradley)
November 14, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Bradley S Keller on behalf of Defendants Christopher Furman, Sinars Slowikowski Tomasaka LLC. (Keller, Bradley)
November 13, 2023 Filing 6 CORPORATE AND DIVERSITY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent Great American Insurance Company, Corporate Parent American Financial Group Inc for Great American E & S Insurance Company. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1) and (2). Filed by Great American E & S Insurance Company. (Johnson, Mark)
November 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MINUTE ORDER: Defendants shall show cause within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Minute Order why this case should not be remanded back to King County Superior Court as unremovable because two defendants, J. Scott Wood and Christopher Furman, are citizens of Washington. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (LC)
November 7, 2023 Filing 4 LETTER from Clerk re receipt of case from King County Superior Court and advising of WAWD case number and judge assignment. (RE)
November 7, 2023 Filing 3 CORPORATE AND DIVERSITY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Corporate Parent Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., Corporate Parent HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., Corporate Parent Illium, Inc. for Houston Casualty Company. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1) and (2). Filed by Houston Casualty Company. (Jack, Everett)
November 7, 2023 Judge Thomas S. Zilly added. (RE)
November 7, 2023 NOTICE: Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1), Plaintiff(s)Great American E & S Insurance Company must file a Corporate Disclosure Statement by 11/14/2023. If applicable, a Diversity Disclosure Statement may be required pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(2). In order to properly notify the Court, use the event Corporate/Diversity Disclosure Statement located in CM/ECF under Other Filings, Other Documents. (RE)
November 6, 2023 Filing 2 VERIFICATION OF STATE COURT RECORDS re #1 Notice of Removal by Defendant Houston Casualty Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit King County Summons, #2 Exhibit King County Case Information Sheet, #3 Exhibit King County Complaint, #4 Exhibit King County Case Scheduling Order)(Jack, Everett)
November 6, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from King County Superior Court, case number 23-2-16817-8-SEA; (Receipt # AWAWDC-8231006) filed by Houston Casualty Company. (Attachments: #1 Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Jack, Everett)

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Plaintiff: Great American E & S Insurance Company
Represented By: Mark Alan Johnson
Represented By: Michael Sprangers
Represented By: James P. Ruggeri
Represented By: Edward B Parks, II
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Defendant: Houston Casualty Company
Represented By: Everett W Jack, Jr.
Represented By: Steven P Caplow
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Defendant: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Represented By: Todd A Bowers
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Defendant: Sinars Slowikowski Tomasaka LLC
Represented By: Bradley S Keller
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Defendant: J. Scott Wood
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Defendant: Christopher Furman
Represented By: Bradley S Keller
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