McCluskey, Connor et al v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. et al
Plaintiff: Connor McCluskey, Vincent Raines, Jasmine Pennington, Janeace McCluskey, Mani Gole and Budhi Gole
Defendant: American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. and American Family Insurance Company
Case Number: 3:2020cv01002
Filed: November 2, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Presiding Judge: Stephen L Crocker
Referring Judge: James D Peterson
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 2, 2021 Filing 50 Notice of Appearance filed by Larry E. LaTarte for Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (LaTarte, Larry)
February 2, 2021 Filing 49 Notice of Appearance filed by Joshua Nathaniel Turner for Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Turner, Joshua)
February 2, 2021 Filing 48 Notice of Appearance filed by Aaron D. Van Oort for Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Van Oort, Aaron)
January 29, 2021 Filing 47 Joint Preliminary Pretrial Conference Report by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Harrison, Kendall)
January 28, 2021 Filing 46 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Harrison, Kendall)
January 28, 2021 Filing 45 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant American Family Insurance Company. (Harrison, Kendall)
January 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #33 Motion for Leave to File Pleadings Under Seal by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 1/27/2021. (voc)
January 26, 2021 Filing 43 Redaction to #42 Declaration by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. (Snodgrass, Thomas)
January 26, 2021 Filing 42 Declaration of Mark Solheim filed by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey in Support of Opposition re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel. (Sealed Document) (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/27/2021. (lak)
January 26, 2021 Filing 41 Declaration of J. Brandon McWherter filed by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey in Support of Opposition re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel. (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/27/2021. (lak)
January 26, 2021 Filing 40 Redaction to #39 Declaration by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. (Snodgrass, Thomas)
January 26, 2021 Filing 39 Declaration of Stephen Laitinen filed by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey in Support of Opposition re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel. (Sealed Document) (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/27/2021. (lak)
January 26, 2021 Filing 38 Redaction to #37 Declaration, by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - emails) (Snodgrass, Thomas)
January 26, 2021 Filing 37 Declaration of John Bjorkman filed by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey in Support of Opposition re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Sealed Document) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - emails) (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/27/2021. (lak)
January 26, 2021 Filing 36 Declaration of T. Joseph Snodgrass filed by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey in Support of Opposition re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - estimates, #2 Exhibit B - AmFam Counsel LinkedIn, #3 Exhibit C - PACER search, #4 Exhibit D - Viking Sq SJ Order & Memo, #5 Exhibit E - LK emails, #6 Exhibit F - ConstantContact log, #7 Exhibit G - NYSBA ethics opinion) (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/27/2021. (lak)
January 26, 2021 Filing 35 Redaction to #34 Brief in Opposition, by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey (Snodgrass, Thomas)
January 26, 2021 Filing 34 Brief in Opposition by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel filed by American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., American Family Insurance Company (Sealed Document) (Snodgrass, Thomas)
January 26, 2021 Filing 33 Motion for Leave to File Pleadings Under Seal by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/27/2021. (lak)
January 26, 2021 Filing 32 Brief in Reply by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. in Support of #27 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer, (Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion for a Stay of Proceedings on the Merits Pending Resolution of Disqualification Motion) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 21, 2021 Filing 31 Brief in Opposition by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey re: #27 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer, filed by American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., American Family Insurance Company Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion for Stay of Proceedings on the Merits Pending Resolution of Disqualification Motion (McWherter, James)
January 20, 2021 Judge update in case. Case randomly reassigned to District Judge James D. Peterson and Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (lak)
January 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #29 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Motion for Stay of Proceedings. Further, defendants may file a reply within seven days of plaintiffs' filing their response. Brief in Opposition due 1/21/2021. Brief in Reply due 1/28/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 1/12/2021. (voc)
January 11, 2021 Filing 29 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Motion for Stay of Proceedings by Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. (Snodgrass, Thomas) Modified on 1/12/2021. (lak)
January 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER ** Defendants' January 8, 2021 deadline to answer/respond is struck and will be reset by the court after plaintiff has responded to defendants' motion to stay. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 1/8/2021. (voc)
January 7, 2021 Filing 27 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer re #3 Amended Complaint, and for Stay of Proceedings on the Merits Pending Resolution of Disqualification Motion by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. Response due 1/14/2021. (Harrison, Kendall) Modified on 2/2/2021 (voc/jm).
January 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #15 Motion for Leave to File Pleadings Under Seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 1/6/2021. (jls)
January 6, 2021 Set/Reset Briefing Deadlines as to #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel Larson King, LLP. Brief in Opposition due 1/26/2021. Brief in Reply due 2/5/2021. (jls)
January 5, 2021 Filing 25 Redaction to #23 Brief in Support, of Defendants' Motion to Disqualify by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 24 Redaction to #20 Declaration, by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Harrison, Kendall) Modified on 1/6/2021. (lak)
January 5, 2021 Filing 23 Brief in Support of #15 Motion to Seal Document, #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel Larson King, LLP by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Sealed Document) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 22 Declaration of Allan E. Wallace filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Letter to Plaintiff (2011-3-23), #2 Exhibit B-Stipulation for Protective Order, #3 Exhibit C-Wallace Quarantine Email 11-5-2020, #4 Exhibit D-Wallace Quarantine Email 11-16-2020) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 21 Declaration of Elaine F. Ross filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 20 Declaration of Reggie Plac filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #15 Motion to Seal Document, #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel, (Sealed Document) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Legal Services Agreement with Pricing) (Harrison, Kendall) Modified on 1/6/2021. (lak)
January 5, 2021 Filing 19 Declaration of Kendall W. Harrison filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Larson King home screen, #2 Exhibit B-Larson King insurance, #3 Exhibit C-Larson King attorneys, #4 Exhibit D-Larson King Solheim, #5 Exhibit E-Email from Keith Dotseth (2020-12-15), #6 Exhibit F-Letter to Keith Dotseth (2020-12-23), #7 Exhibit G-Letter from Keith Dotseth (2020-12-29), #8 Exhibit H-Letter to Keith Dotseth (2020-12-30)) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 18 Declaration of Mignon R. Coyne-Uselman filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Larson King Matter Report, #2 Exhibit B-Larson King Timekeeper Report) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 17 Declaration of Beth K. Bussian filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Bussian Quarantine Email 11-5-20, #2 Exhibit B-Bussian Quarantine Email 11-16-20) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 16 Declaration of Troy A. Bachmann filed by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. re: #14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Larson King email (2020-11-05), #2 Exhibit B-Larson King Client Alert email (2020-11-16)) (Harrison, Kendall)
January 5, 2021 Filing 15 Motion for Leave to File Pleadings Under Seal by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Harrison, Kendall) Modified on 1/6/2021. (lak)
January 5, 2021 Filing 14 Motion to Disqualify Counsel Larson King, LLP by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. Response due 1/12/2021. (Harrison, Kendall)
December 17, 2020 Action Requested: If you have not already provided your #Consent to Magistrate/Request for Reassignment form, please do so by 1/20/2021. (lak)
December 14, 2020 Filing 13 Notice of Appearance filed by James Brandon McWherter for Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. (McWherter, James)
December 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting #11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #1 Complaint, American Family Insurance Company and American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. answers due 1/8/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 12/11/2021. (voc)
December 11, 2020 Set Telephone Pretrial Conference: Telephone Pretrial Conference set for 2/3/2021 at 01:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Counsel for Plaintiff responsible for setting up the call to chambers at (608) 264-5153. [#Standing Order Governing Preliminary Pretrial Conference attached] (voc)
December 10, 2020 Filing 11 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #3 Amended Complaint, by Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Reimann, Allison)
December 10, 2020 Filing 10 Notice of Appearance filed by Allison W Reimann for Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Reimann, Allison)
December 10, 2020 Filing 9 Notice of Appearance filed by Todd G. Smith for Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Smith, Todd)
December 10, 2020 Filing 8 Notice of Appearance filed by Kendall W. Harrison for Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Harrison, Kendall)
November 30, 2020 Filing 7 Summons Returned Executed. American Family Insurance Company served on 11/20/2020, answer due 12/11/2020; American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. served on 11/20/2020, answer due 12/11/2020. (Attachments: #1 summons returned executed (American Family)) (Snodgrass, Thomas)
November 30, 2020 Filing 6 Notice of Appearance filed by Thomas Joseph Snodgrass for Plaintiffs Budhi Gole, Mani Gole, Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey. (Snodgrass, Thomas)
November 17, 2020 Filing 5 Summons Reissued as to Defendants American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.. (Attachments: #1 Summons American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.) (voc)
November 16, 2020 Filing 4 Notice by Plaintiffs Connor McCluskey, Janeace McCluskey, Jasmine Pennington, Vincent Raines of Partial Dismissal Without Prejudice. (Linder, David)
November 16, 2020 Filing 3 AMENDED COMPLAINT against American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Summons to American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., #2 Summons to American Family Insurance Company) (Linder, David) Modified on 11/17/2020. (lak)
November 3, 2020 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (Attachments: #1 Summons American Family Insurance Company) (voc)
November 3, 2020 Case randomly assigned to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (voc)
November 3, 2020 Standard attachments for Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker required to be served on all parties with summons or waiver of service: #Corporate Disclosure Statement, #Order Regarding Assignment of Cases, #Notice of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge and Consent/Request for Reassignment, #Order on Dispositive Motions. (voc)
November 2, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against American Family Insurance Company, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0758-2776686.), filed by Jasmine Pennington, Janeace McCluskey, Connor McCluskey, Vincent Raines. (Attachments: #1 JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons to American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., #3 Summons to American Family Insurance Company) (Linder, David) Modified on 11/3/2020. (lak)

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Plaintiff: Connor McCluskey
Represented By: David Charles Linder
Represented By: Thomas Joseph Snodgrass
Represented By: James Brandon McWherter
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Plaintiff: Vincent Raines
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Plaintiff: Jasmine Pennington
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Plaintiff: Janeace McCluskey
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Plaintiff: Mani Gole
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Defendant: American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
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