Fontenot v. Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC
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| Judge: | S Maurice Hicks, Jr |
| Referred: | Carol B Whitehurst |
| Case #: | 6:25-cv-00112 |
| Nature of Suit | 340 Torts - Personal Injury - Marine |
| Cause | 28:1333 Admiralty |
| Case Filed: | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Case in other court: | Louisiana Middle, 3:23-cv-01569 |
| Last checked: Friday Jan 31, 2025 5:10 PM CST |
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Defendant
Rotorcraft Leasing Co L L C
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Intervenor
Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp
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Plaintiff
Jeffrey Chase Fontenot
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Represented By
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| Docket last updated: 02/10/2025 11:59 PM CST |
| Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | ||
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order
Transfer Order
Tue 02/04 3:55 PM
TRANSFER ORDER regarding admission status of counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 2/4/2025. (crt,Whitener, M) |
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| Monday, February 03, 2025 | ||
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motion
Proposed Order (Court User Only/Public Entry No NEF)
Mon 02/03 12:05 PM
PROPOSED TRANSFER ORDER Referred to Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 2/3/2025. (crt,Whitener, M) |
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| Friday, January 31, 2025 | ||
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transfer
District Transfer In
Fri 01/31 2:48 PM
DISTRICT CASE transferred in from District of Louisiana Middle; Case Number 3:23-cv-01569. Original file copy of transfer order and docket sheet received |
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Order
Fri 01/31 9:09 AM
GENERAL ORDER: All pleadings and other papers filed under seal in civil and criminal actions shall be maintained under seal for thirty days following final disposition of the action. After that time, all sealed pleadings and other papers shall be placed in the case record unless a District Judge or Magistrate Judge, upon motion and for good cause shown, orders that the pleading or other paper be maintained under seal. The deadline for filing any motions regarding the unsealing of any document shall be within thirty days of the final disposition of any action and shall contain a concise statement of reasons for maintaining the pleading or other paper under seal. ATTENTION: If a motion to retain documents under seal is NOT filed, all documents shall be placed in the public case record, unless specifically identified in the attached General Order Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 7/8/2019. (JEG) |
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Order on Motion to Transfer Case
Fri 01/31 9:08 AM
RULING AND ORDER granting29 Motion to Transfer Case. This matter is transferred to the USDC Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division. Signed by Judge Brian A. Jackson on 1/30/2025. (JEG) |
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Case Assigned/Reassigned
Mon 02/03 11:55 AM
CASE Assigned to Judge S Maurice Hicks, Jr and Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst. (crt,Whitener, M) |
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| Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | ||
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Joint MOTION to Transfer Venue to Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot(Quackenbos, Andrew) Modified on 12/2/2024 to edit title of document. (JEG). [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Memorandum in Support,
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Exhibit A, Stipulations
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| Monday, August 19, 2024 | ||
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ANSWER to26 Complaint of Intervention by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot.(Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Friday, August 16, 2024 | ||
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ANSWER to26 Complaint of Intervention by Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC.(Perry, Steven) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | ||
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COMPLAINT of Intervention filed by Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.(NLT) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| 25 | 25 ORDER granting the23 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Intervention Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2), filed by Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation ("LWCC"). LWCC seeks leave to intervene as the workers compensation carrier of the employer of Plaintiff Jeffrey Chase Fontenot, based on payments by LWCC to Plaintiff arising out of the injuries for which Plaintiff seeks recovery in this case. The Motion and supporting memorandum represent that no party opposes the intervention and establish that the elements of Rule 24(a)(2) are satisfied. The addition of LWCC does not affect the Court's subject matter jurisdiction in this case, which is based on admiralty (28 U.S.C. 1333). The Clerk of Court is instructed to docket the [23-1] Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation's Intervention Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 24(a)(2) into the record of this matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 7/30/2024. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | |
| Monday, July 29, 2024 | ||
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Certificate of Interested Persons by Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (JEG) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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MOTION for Leave to File Intervention by Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation(Tadros, Sarah) Modified on 7/29/2024 to edit title of document. (JEG). [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Proposed Pleading; Proposed Intervention,
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Att: 2
Attachment Memorandum in Support,
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Att: 3
Attachment Certificate,
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Att: 4
Attachment Proposed Order,
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Att: 5
Attachment Certificate of Interested Parties
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| MOTION(S) REFERRED:23 MOTION for Leave to File Intervention. This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (JEG) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | ||
| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | ||
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VIDEO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER: Settlement Conference set for 8/19/2025 at 01:30 PM in by video before Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 02/27/2024.(ELW) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Attachment Zoom instructions
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SCHEDULING ORDER: In accordance with FRCP 16(b), the following discovery deadlines are established. Amended Pleadings due by 6/1/2024. F.R.C.P. 26(a)(1) disclosures due by 3/1/2024. Discovery due by 12/1/2024. Plaintiff`s Expert Witness List due by 2/1/2025. Defendant`s Expert Witness List due by 3/1/2025. Plaintiff`s Expert Reports due by 5/1/2025. Defendant`s Expert Reports due by 6/1/2025. Discovery from Experts due by 8/1/2025. Motions shall be filed by 9/15/2025. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 1/19/2026. Pretrial Conference set for 2/5/2026 at 01:30 PM in chambers before Judge Brian A. Jackson. Motions In Limine shall be filed by 2/16/2026. Affidavit of Settlement Efforts due by 3/2/2026. Joint jury instructions, voir dire, verdict forms, and trial briefs due by 3/23/2026. Jury Trial set for 4/6/2026 through 4/10/2026 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 2 before Judge Brian A. Jackson. Jury Trial set for 4/13/2026 AND 4/14/2026 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 2 before Judge Brian A. Jackson. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 02/27/2024. (ELW) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | ||
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STATUS REPORT by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot. (Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | ||
| 19 | 19 Notice to Counsel: In light of the18 Order consolidating this matter with Civil Action No. 23-1556 BAJ-EWD, the Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 2/28/2024 is CANCELED. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | |
| Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | ||
| Notice of Reassignment of Case: This matter has been reassigned to Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Any deadlines, hearings, conferences or trial set before the previously assigned Judge have been moved before the newly assigned Judge unless and until reset by the court. (NLT) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | ||
| Monday, January 29, 2024 | ||
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ORDER: Civil Action No. 23-1569 BAJ-SDJ is REASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes and CONSOLIDATED WITH Civil Action No. 23-1556 BAJ-EWD for discovery only. Signed by Judge Brian A. Jackson on 1/26/2024. (LLH) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Case Reassigned to Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson no longer assigned to the case. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (LLH) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | ||
| Monday, January 22, 2024 | ||
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Certificate of Interested Persons by Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Jeffrey Chase Fontenot, Affiliate/Interested Person Bluehenge - RLC, LLC, Affiliate/Interested Person Milke Management, LLC, Affiliate/Interested Person JMC Consulting, LLC, Affiliate/Interested Person Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company for Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC. (Perry, Steven) (Main Document 17 replaced on 1/23/2024) (ELW). Modified on 1/23/2024 to flatten document (ELW). [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| 16 | 16 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY with LR 7.1 as to15 Answer to Amended Complaint, Answer to Complaint. Failure to file a Certificate of Interested Persons REQUIRED CORRECTION: Within one business day, the filer shall file a Certificate of Interested Persons and the interested persons shall be added to CM/ECF by the filer using the event Certificate of Interested Persons. OR Failure to add all listed interested persons to CM/ECF upon filing of Certificate of Interested Persons REQUIRED CORRECTION: Within one business day, the filer shall add all interested persons listed on the certificate using the event Add Interested Person located under Notices in the CM/ECF system. (ELW) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | |
| Friday, January 19, 2024 | ||
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ANSWER to8 Amended Complaint,1 Complaint, with Jury Demand by Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC.(Perry, Steven) Modified on 1/24/2024 (NLT). [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Monday, December 18, 2023 | ||
| 14 | 14 ORDER granting12 and13 Motions for F. David Denny and M. Ross Cunningham to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 12/18/2023. ATTENTION: Local counsel shall provide the following link to those attorneys granted leave to proceed pro hac vice in the Middle District of Louisiana who choose to register for e-file access www.lamd.uscourts.gov/pro-hac-vice-e-filing-registration. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (KAH) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | |
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MOTION for M. Ross Cunningham to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2685494) by Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC(Perry, Steven) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Certificate of Good Standing,
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Affidavit/Oath,
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Proposed Order
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MOTION for F. David Denny to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2685478) by Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC(Perry, Steven) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Certificate of Good Standing,
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Affidavit/Oath,
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Att: 3
Proposed Order
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| MOTION(S) REFERRED:13 MOTION for M. Ross Cunningham to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2685494),12 MOTION for F. David Denny to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2685478). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (LLH) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | ||
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | ||
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SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 2/28/2024 at 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson. Status Report due by 2/14/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 12/12/2023. (KAH) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | ||
| 10 | 10 ORDER granting7 Motion to Enroll Additional Attorney. Added attorney James Harvey Domengeaux, Jr. for Jeffrey Chase Fontenot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 11/28/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (KAH) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | |
| MOTION(S) REFERRED:7 Ex Parte MOTION to Enroll James H. Domengeaux, Jr. as Additional Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (ELW) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.] | ||
| Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | ||
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WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot. Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC waiver sent on 11/21/2023, answer due 1/22/2024. (Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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AMENDED COMPLAINT against Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC, filed by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot.(Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Ex Parte MOTION to Enroll James H. Domengeaux, Jr. as Additional Attorney by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot(Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Attachment Proposed Order
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| Thursday, November 16, 2023 | ||
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SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot. Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC served on 11/10/2023, answer due 12/1/2023. (Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Wednesday, November 08, 2023 | ||
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Summons Issued as to Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC. (NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve both the summons and all attachments in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.) (EDC) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Letter to Attorney Andrew J. Quackenbos regarding James Domengeaux, Jr. who is Co-Counsel for party Jeffrey Fontenot. Attorney is not admitted to practice in LAMD. (EDC) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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NOTICE of Civil Cover Sheet 1 Complaint by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot (Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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| Tuesday, November 07, 2023 | ||
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Certificate of Interested Persons by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot (Quackenbos, Andrew) [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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COMPLAINT against Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAMDC-2666254.), filed by Jeffrey Chase Fontenot.(Quackenbos, Andrew) (Attachments 1 & 2 replaced on 11/8/2023) (EDC). Modified on 11/8/2023 to flatten documents. (EDC). [Transferred from Louisiana Middle on 1/31/2025.]
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Att: 1
Attachment Civil Cover Sheet,
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Attachment Summons
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