Copeland v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The

Michigan Western District Court
Judge:	Jane M Beckering
Referred:	Ray Kent
Case #:	1:19-cv-01033
Nature of Suit	791 Labor - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Cause	28:1132 E.R.I.S.A.

Case Filed:	Dec 09, 2019
Terminated:	Oct 11, 2024

Last checked: Saturday Jun 06, 2020 5:58 AM EDT

defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The 601 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823	Represented By Byrne J. Decker Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart Pc (me) contact info Tina M. Bengs Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart Pc (valparaiso) contact info
plaintiff Angela Copeland 64794 Winterwoods Drive Lawton, MI 49065	Represented By Robert A. Soltis Ford Kriekard Soltis & Wise PC contact info

GPO Oct 11 2024
OPINION: the administrative decision is affirmed; judgment to enter; signed by District Judge Jane M. Beckering (lep)

Docket last updated: 11/17/2024 11:59 PM EST

Friday, November 08, 2024
32		32 appeal Letter from CCA Regarding Appeal Fri 11/08 12:20 PM LETTER FROM CCA regarding appeal31 assigning CASE NUMBER 24-1986 indicating Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Ms. Angela Copeland (jjm) Related: [-]
31		31 appeal Notice of Appeal Fri 11/08 9:28 AM NOTICE OF APPEAL re30 by plaintiff Angela Copeland (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
		appeal Appeal Fee - Credit Card Payment Fri 11/08 9:31 AM APPEAL FEE PAID re31 by plaintiff Angela Copeland in the amount of $605, receipt number AMIWDC-7536031 (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
Friday, October 11, 2024
30		30 order Judgment Fri 10/11 11:08 AM JUDGMENT in favor of Defendant against Plaintiff; signed by District Judge Jane M. Beckering (lep) Related: [-]
29		29 12 pgs order Opinion Fri 10/11 11:06 AM OPINION: the administrative decision is affirmed; judgment to enter; signed by District Judge Jane M. Beckering (lep) Related: [-]
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
28		28 misc Notice Regarding Reassignment (JTN) Tue 10/01 12:59 PM NOTICE that this case is reassigned to District Judge Jane M. Beckering under[LINK:Administrative Order No. 24-CA-079] ; Judge Janet T. Neff is no longer assigned to the case (krv) Related: [-]
Monday, March 15, 2021
27		27 misc Brief (Related Document) Mon 03/15 10:49 AM BRIEF by plaintiff Angela Copeland re26 (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
Monday, March 01, 2021
26		26 misc Brief (Non-Motion) Mon 03/01 4:35 PM BRIEF in Opposition to23 by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Pomeroy, Scott) Modified text and document link on 3/2/2021 (pjw) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Exhibit A - Table of Medical Evidence
Thursday, February 25, 2021
25		25 1 pgs order Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages Thu 02/25 8:57 AM ORDER granting to an extent24 joint motion to exceed page limits; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) Related: [-]
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
24		24 motion File Excess Pages Wed 02/24 10:18 AM JOINT MOTION for leave to file excess pages with respect to dispositive briefing by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The; (Pomeroy, Scott) Related: [-]
Monday, February 01, 2021
23		23 misc Brief (Non-Motion) Mon 02/01 2:03 PM BRIEF by plaintiff Angela Copeland Plaintiff's Brief Challenging Defendant's Administrative Decision (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
Monday, January 04, 2021
22		22 misc Administrative Record Mon 01/04 5:25 PM ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD from The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (Pomeroy, Scott) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Administrative Record Part 1 (LIN000001-LIN000593),
		Att: 2 Administrative Record Part 2 (LIN000594-LIN000600),
		Att: 3 Administrative Record Part 3 (LIN000601-LIN000621),
		Att: 4 Administrative Record Part 4 (LIN000622-LIN001090),
		Att: 5 Administrative Record Part 5 (LIN001091-LIN001453),
		Att: 6 Administrative Record Part 6 (LIN001454-LIN001695),
		Att: 7 Administrative Record Part 7 (LIN001696-LIN001720),
		Att: 8 Administrative Record Part 8 (LIN001721-LIN001755),
		Att: 9 Administrative Record Part 9 (LIN001756-LIN001949),
		Att: 10 Administrative Record Part 10 (LIN001950-LIN002010)
21		21 motion Stipulation Mon 01/04 3:59 PM STIPULATION Regarding Standard of Review by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (Pomeroy, Scott) Related: [-]
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
20		20 adr Facilitative Mediation Report Tue 12/08 9:42 AM REPORT of facilitative mediation held 12/7/2020; mediation is complete; (Jack, William) Related: [-]
Monday, November 02, 2020
19		19 1 pgs order Order on Motion for Extension of Time Mon 11/02 4:20 PM ORDER granting18 joint motion to amend case management order deadlines; cancelling settlement conference set for 11/12/2020 at 1:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; signed by Magistrate Judge Ray Kent (fhw) Related: [-]
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
18		18 motion Extension of Time Wed 10/28 2:59 PM JOINT MOTION for extension of time to allow completion of private mediation (Joint Motion to Amend Case Management Order) by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The; (Pomeroy, Scott) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order
		order Order Referring Motion to Magistrate Judge (Non-Document) Wed 10/28 3:15 PM (NON-DOCUMENT) ORDER REFERRING JOINT MOTION to amend case management order18 to Magistrate Judge Ray Kent under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A); signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) Related: [-]
Monday, August 24, 2020
17		17 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Continue Mon 08/24 2:19 PM ORDER granting16 motion to amend case management order; Amended Case Management Order issued, settlement conference rescheduled to 11/12/2020 at 1:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; signed by Magistrate Judge Ray Kent (fhw) Related: [-]
Friday, August 21, 2020
		order Order Referring Motion to Magistrate Judge (Non-Document) Fri 08/21 7:49 AM (NON-DOCUMENT) ORDER REFERRING JOINT MOTION to amend case management order16 to Magistrate Judge Ray Kent under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A); signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) Related: [-]
Thursday, August 20, 2020
16		16 motion Continue Thu 08/20 3:56 PM JOINT MOTION to continue - Amend Case Management Order by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The; (Bengs, Tina) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Proposed Order
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
15		15 order Case Management Order Wed 03/04 11:22 AM CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: discovery to be completed by 6/1/2020; administrative record due 7/1/2020; settlement conference set for 9/9/2020 at 01:30 PM at 584 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; signed by Magistrate Judge Ray Kent (fhw) Related: [-]
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
14		14 minutes Scheduling Conference - Rule 16 By Telephone Tue 03/03 10:56 AM MINUTES of scheduling conference by telephone held before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; case management order to issue (Proceedings Not Digitally Recorded) (sjc) Related: [-]
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
13		13 misc Joint Status Report (Rule 16) Wed 02/26 10:26 AM JOINT STATUS REPORT (Bengs, Tina) Related: [-]
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
		notice Attorney Appearance Wed 02/19 5:46 PM (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Tina M. Bengs on behalf of defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (Bengs, Tina) Related: [-]
Friday, February 07, 2020
12		12 4 pgs order Order Setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference Fri 02/07 1:14 PM ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 3/3/2020 at 10:00 AM at 584 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; status report due by 2/27/2020; signed by Magistrate Judge Ray Kent (fhw) Related: [-]
Thursday, February 06, 2020
11		11 notice Corporate Disclosure Statement Thu 02/06 11:15 AM CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The identifying Corporate Parent Lincoln National Corporation for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (Decker, Byrne) Related: [-]
10		10 answer Answer to Complaint Thu 02/06 11:14 AM ANSWER to complaint4 with affirmative defenses by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (Decker, Byrne) Related: [-]
Thursday, January 02, 2020
9		9 1 pgs order Order on Stipulation and Proposed Order Thu 01/02 10:00 AM ORDER granting STIPULATION8 ; answer due on or before February 6, 2020; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb) Related: [-]
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
8		8 motion Stipulation and Order (Proposed-one document) Tue 12/31 2:50 PM PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The [Attorney Byrne J. Decker added to party Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The(pty:dft)] (Decker, Byrne) Related: [-]
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
7		7 misc Notify Attorney Notice Wed 12/18 11:44 AM NOTICE to attorney Robert Soltis regarding recent filing6 (pjw) Related: [-]
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
6		6 service Proof of Service Tue 12/17 9:36 AM PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Angela Copeland re complaint4 , Summons Issued5 (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
		service Summons Returned Executed Wed 12/18 11:41 AM SUMMONS returned executed; Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The served on 12/16/2019, answer due 1/6/2020 (as taken from6 ) (pjw) Modified text on 12/18/2019 (pjw) Related: [-]
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
5		5 service Summons Issued Tue 12/10 2:09 PM SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (pjw) Related: [-]
4		4 cmp Complaint Tue 12/10 11:39 AM COMPLAINT CORRECTED against Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The filed by Angela Copeland (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
		misc Filing Fee (Civil Case) - Credit Card Payment Tue 12/10 11:42 AM FILING FEE PAID re1 ,4 by plaintiff Angela Copeland in the amount of $400, receipt number AMIWDC-4689904 (Soltis, Robert) Related: [-]
Monday, December 09, 2019
3		3 misc Notify Attorney Notice Mon 12/09 3:24 PM NOTICE to attorney Robert A. Soltis regarding recent filing1 (kw) Related: [-]
2		2 misc Notice Regarding Assignment of Case Mon 12/09 3:23 PM NOTICE that this case has been assigned Janet T. Neff ; with NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re filing fee (kw) Related: [-]
1		1 cmp Complaint Mon 12/09 11:15 AM COMPLAINT against Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The filed by Angela Copeland (Soltis, Robert) Modified text on 12/9/2019 (kw) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
		Att: 2 Exhibit 2,
		Att: 3 Exhibit 3,
		Att: 4 Exhibit 4,
		Att: 5 Exhibit 5,
		Att: 6 Exhibit 6,
		Att: 7 Exhibit 7,
		Att: 8 Exhibit 8,
		Att: 9 Exhibit 9,
		Att: 10 Exhibit 10,
		Att: 11 Proposed Summons
		service Summons Not Issued Mon 12/09 3:25 PM SUMMONS NOT ISSUED as to defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The (filing fee due) (kw) Related: [-]

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