Louisiana Middle District Court
Judge:John W Degravelles
Referred: Scott D Johnson
Case #: 3:24-cv-00582
Nature of Suit110 Contract - Insurance
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract
Case Filed:Jul 18, 2024
Last checked: Sunday Sep 01, 2024 4:31 AM CDT
Defendant
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Represented By
Walter Frederick Metzinger, III
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, L.L.C.
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Douglas Jay Cochran
Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, Llc - B.R.
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Plaintiff
David Yarbro
Represented By
L. Adam Thames
Dampf Thames, LLC
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Benjamin Howard Dampf
Dampf Thames
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Docket last updated: 09/30/2024 11:59 PM CDT
Monday, September 30, 2024
9 9 order Scheduling Order 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings Mon 09/30 4:53 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER: The scheduling conference presently set for October 10, 2024, is CANCELED. In accordance with FRCP 16(b), the following discovery deadlines are established. Amended Pleadings due by 11/1/2024. Discovery due by 5/15/2025. Plaintiff's Expert Witness List due by 2/3/2025. Defendant's Expert Witness List due by 3/3/2025. Plaintiff's Expert Reports due by 3/3/2025. Defendant's Expert Reports due by 4/3/2025. Discovery from Experts due by 6/6/2025. Motions shall be filed by 7/11/2025. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 10/31/2025. Pretrial Conference before the District Judge set for 11/13/2025 at 02:00 PM in chambers before Judge John W. deGravelles. Motions In Limine shall be filed by 11/24/2025. Affidavit of Settlement Efforts due by 12/8/2025. Joint jury instructions, voir dire, verdict forms, and trial briefs due by 1/5/2026. Jury Trial set for 1/20/2026 - 1/22/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 1 before Judge John W. deGravelles. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 9/30/2024. (KAH)
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
8 8 misc Status Report Wed 09/18 8:53 AM
Joint STATUS REPORT by David Yarbro. (Thames, L.)
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Wednesday, August 07, 2024
7 7 order 90 Day Conference Order Wed 08/07 10:33 AM
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Scheduling Conference set for 10/10/2024 at 03:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson. Status Report due by 9/26/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 8/7/2024. (KAH)
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
6 6 answer Answer to Complaint Thu 07/25 1:44 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.(Metzinger, Walter)
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utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Thu 07/25 10:42 AM
Case assigned to Judge John W. deGravelles. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (DCB)
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utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Thu 07/25 10:44 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (DCB)
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notice Notice to Counsel - Consent Declined Thu 07/25 10:45 AM
NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Considering there is no unanimous Consent to Proceed before a Magistrate Judge and pursuant to General Order 2024-02, the Clerk of Court shall randomly assign this matter to a District Judge and the referral judge will be the currently assigned Magistrate Judge. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (DCB)
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Monday, July 22, 2024
4 4 notice Notice to Counsel - Appearance of Counsel in Designated Consent Case Mon 07/22 8:50 AM
NOTICE TO COUNSEL: As previously noticed, this case has been assigned to a United States Magistrate Judge for all purposes, including trial, final entry of judgment and direct review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. See General Order 2024-02 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. Consent to a Magistrate Judge is voluntary. Any party may decline consent by indicating such on the attached form and emailing, faxing, or mailing the form back to the court as stated herein. The form must be received no later than 14 days from the filing of this notice. DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY FILE THIS FORM. If a party does not return the form by the designated deadline, that party is deemed to have knowingly and voluntarily consented to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. If any party declines consent, then a district judge will be randomly assigned to the matter. (DCB)
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notice Notice to Counsel - Initial Designation of Consent Case Mon 07/22 8:47 AM
NOTICE TO COUNSEL: This case has been assigned to a United States Magistrate Judge for all purposes, including trial, final entry of judgment, and direct review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. See General Order 2024-02 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. Consent to a Magistrate Judge is voluntary. Any party may decline consent. Once all parties have appeared in this matter, a Consent Form will be noticed to the parties and a deadline set for the form to be returned to the court. The form will not be part of the court record and the identity of any party declining consent will not be communicated to any judge. (DCB)
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
2 2 notice Certificate of Interested Persons Thu 07/18 12:37 PM
Certificate of Interested Persons by State Farm Fire & Casualty Company identifying Corporate Parent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company for State Farm Fire & Casualty Company.. (Metzinger, Walter) (Main Document 2 replaced on 7/18/2024) (EDC). Modified on 7/18/2024 to flatten document. (EDC)
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1 1 cmp Notice of Removal (Complete Case Opening First) Thu 07/18 12:34 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Case Number C-749634. (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ALAMDC-2779027), filed by State Farm Fire & Casualty Company.(Metzinger, Walter)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Petition,
Att: 2 Exhibit B - State Court Record,
Att: 3 Exhibit C - Premier South Roofing Estimate,
Att: 4 Exhibit D - State Farm's Estimate,
Att: 5 Exhibit E - Certificate of Compliance,
Att: 6 Civil Cover Sheet