Washington Western District Court
Judge:Tiffany M Cartwright
Case #: 2:24-cv-01709
Nature of Suit110 Contract - Insurance
Cause28:1441 Petition for Removal- Declaratory Judgment
Case Filed:Oct 17, 2024
Case in other court:King County Superior Court, 24-00002-19410-0
Last checked: Tuesday Apr 15, 2025 2:04 AM PDT
Defendant
GuideOne Insurance
Represented By
Katharine Miller
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs Pllc (sea)
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Eliot M Harris
Williams Kastner (sea)
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Defendant
Steve Cooper
Plaintiff
Aleta Haskins
Represented By
Lawand Anderson
La Law & Associates, PLLC
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Lincoln C Beauregard
Connelly Law Offices PLLC
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Plaintiff
New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ
Represented By
Vicky J Currie
Currie Law Office
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William Scott Clement
Clement & Drotz PLLC
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Docket last updated: 04/22/2025 11:59 PM PDT
Monday, April 21, 2025
23 23 notice Notice of Appearance Mon 04/21 4:36 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Jennifer E Aragon on behalf of Defendant GuideOne Insurance. (Aragon, Jennifer)
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Friday, March 28, 2025
22 22 notice Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel Fri 03/28 4:18 PM
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Katharine Miller for Defendant GuideOne Insurance. (Harris, Eliot)
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
21 21 1 pgs order Order Referring Case Tue 02/11 9:56 AM
MINUTE ORDER: This case is hereby transferred to the Honorable Tiffany M. Cartwright, United States District Judge. All future documents filed in this case must bear cause numbers ending in "TMC" and must bear the new Judge's name in the upper right-hand corner of the document. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (MJV)
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Monday, February 10, 2025
20 20 order JHC Minute Order Setting Trial Date and Related Dates (FORM) Mon 02/10 12:32 PM
MINUTE ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES by Judge John H. Chun; Length of Trial: *6-8 days*. Bench Trial is set for 5/4/2026 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 14106 before Judge John H. Chun. Joinder of Parties due by 3/10/2025, Amended Pleadings due by 10/6/2025, Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 10/6/2025, Discovery Motions due by 11/5/2025, Discovery completed by 12/5/2025, Dispositive motions due by 1/5/2026, Attorney settlement conference to be held by 3/5/2026, Motions in Limine due by 3/23/2026, Pretrial Order due by 4/13/2026, Deposition Designations due by 4/15/2026, Pretrial Conference set for 4/20/2026 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 14106 before Judge John H. Chun. Trial briefs to be submitted by 4/27/2026, Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to be submitted by 4/27/2026. (AD)
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Friday, January 10, 2025
19 19 misc Joint Status Report Fri 01/10 10:37 AM
JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Estimated Trial Days: 6 to 8. Filed by All Parties.(Beauregard, Lincoln)
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Monday, December 16, 2024
18 18 order Joint Status Report Order Form for District Judges Mon 12/16 2:27 PM
ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND JOINT STATUS REPORT by Judge John H. Chun. Joint Status Report due by 1/21/2025, FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is 12/30/2024, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 1/13/2025. (AD)
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Friday, November 22, 2024
17 17 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Remand Fri 11/22 9:15 AM
ORDER re Plaintiff's4 Motion to Remand. The Court STRIKES the Amended Complaint at Dkt. #6 . See McGrath v. Home Depot USA, Inc., 298 F.R.D. 601, 607 (S.D. Cal. 2014) (adopting approach of "cases applying 28 U.S.C. § 1447(e) to scrutinize the propriety of diversity destroying amendment"). Plaintiff Haskins may timely move to amend the complaint. The Court DENIES the motion to remand without prejudice. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
16 16 1 pgs order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Tue 11/12 4:17 PM
ORDER granting Defendant's5 Motion to Realign Defendant New Jerusalem as Plaintiff. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)
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15 15 respm Reply to Response to Motion Tue 11/12 11:36 AM
REPLY, filed by Plaintiff Aleta Haskins, TO RESPONSE to4 MOTION to Remand (Beauregard, Lincoln)
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Friday, November 08, 2024
14 14 respm Reply to Response to Motion Fri 11/08 4:46 PM
REPLY, filed by Defendant GuideOne Insurance, TO RESPONSE to5 MOTION Motion to Realign Defendant New Jerusalem as Plaintiff (Miller, Katharine)
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Monday, November 04, 2024
13 13 misc Praecipe-Other Mon 11/04 3:24 PM
PRAECIPE re10 Response to Motion for Remand by Defendant GuideOne Insurance(Harris, Eliot)
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Att: 1 Corrected Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Remand
Friday, November 01, 2024
12 12 respm Response to Motion Fri 11/01 4:30 PM
RESPONSE, by Plaintiff Aleta Haskins, to5 MOTION Motion to Realign Defendant New Jerusalem as Plaintiff . (Beauregard, Lincoln)
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11 11 respm Declaration Fri 11/01 4:00 PM
DECLARATION of Eliot M. Harris filed by Defendant GuideOne Insurance re4 MOTION to Remand(Harris, Eliot)
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10 10 respm Response to Motion Fri 11/01 3:52 PM
RESPONSE, by Defendant GuideOne Insurance, to4 MOTION to Remand .(Harris, Eliot)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Friday, October 25, 2024
9 9 discov Corporate/Diversity Disclosure Statement Fri 10/25 11:08 AM
CORPORATE AND DIVERSITY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT indicating no Corporate Parents and/or Affiliates. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1) and (2). Filed by New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ. (Clement, William)
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
8 8 service Summons Issued Wed 10/23 9:14 AM
Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) Steve Cooper. (SB)
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
7 7 misc Praecipe for a Summons Tue 10/22 3:44 PM
PRAECIPE TO ISSUE SUMMONS by Plaintiff Aleta Haskins (Beauregard, Lincoln)
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6 6 cmp Amended Complaint Tue 10/22 3:35 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant(s) Aleta Haskins filed by Aleta Haskins.(Beauregard, Lincoln)
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Friday, October 18, 2024
5 5 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 10/18 12:17 PM
MOTION Motion to Realign Defendant New Jerusalem as Plaintiff , filed by Defendant GuideOne Insurance. Noting Date 11/8/2024, (Harris, Eliot)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
4 4 motion Remand Fri 10/18 10:46 AM
MOTION to Remand , filed by Plaintiff Aleta Haskins. Noting Date 11/22/2024, (Beauregard, Lincoln)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
3 3 utility Judge Assignment Letter (Removal & Transfer cases only) Fri 10/18 9:06 AM
LETTER from Clerk re receipt of case from King County Superior Court and advising of WAWD case number and judge assignment. (HH)
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utility Add and Terminate Judges Fri 10/18 9:00 AM
Judge John H. Chun added. (HH)
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utility Disclosure Statement - Notice of Deadlines Fri 10/18 9:07 AM
NOTICE: Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1), Defendant New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ must file a Corporate Disclosure Statement by 10/25/2024. 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.(HH)
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
2 2 discov Corporate/Diversity Disclosure Statement Thu 10/17 5:23 PM
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent GuideOne Mutual Holding Company, Corporate Parent GuideOne Insurance Group, Inc. for GuideOne Insurance. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1(a)(1). Filed by GuideOne Insurance. (Harris, Eliot)
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1 1 cmp Notice of Removal Thu 10/17 4:01 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from King County Superior Court, case number 24 2-19410 0; Related [+] Attorney Eliot M Harris added to party GuideOne Insurance(pty:dft) filed by GuideOne Insurance.(Harris, Eliot)
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