The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America v. Cortes

Federal Civil Lawsuit New Mexico District Court, Case No. 2:16-cv-00438
District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales, presiding
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No Logo The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America, Plaintiff

Represented by McDowell Hetherington LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Thomas F A Hetherington +1 713 337 5582 +1 713 337 8842 tom.hetherington@mhllp.com
Space Blaire Bruns Johnson +1 713 339 5580 +1 713 337 8850 Blaire.Johnson@mhllp.com
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No Logo Anonymized Party [89769AE], Defendant

Represented by Law Offices of Shane C Youtz

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Gabrielle M Valdez +1 505 244 1200 gabrielle@youtzvaldez.com
No Logo Anonymized Party [CF7D668], Defendant
Attributes
Citation Section 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Nature of Suit Insurance
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
Anonymization By SCALES
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 29 Filed: 6/10/2019, Entered: 6/10/2019 Court Filing
Clerk's Minutes for proceedings held before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales: Status Conference held on 6/10/2019. (Court Reporter Danna Schutte Everett) (jn)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 6/6/2019, Entered: 6/6/2019 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales setting a telephonic status conference on 6/10/2019 at 01:30 PM in Las Cruces - Telephonic Hearing/Conference before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)
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Blank 27 Filed: 4/29/2019, Entered: 4/30/2019 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales giving Ms. CF7D668 fourteen (14) days from today to oppose in writing Ms. Valdez' recommendation to the Court that the insurance funds should be distributed 50% to A.C. and 50% to Ms. CF7D668. If no opposition filed within 14 days from today, Ms. Valdez will submit to the Court a proposed order adopting her Report (Doc. 25) filed on April 23, 2019, including the provisions that were discussed in Court. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 4/29/2019, Entered: 4/29/2019 Court Filing
Clerk's Minutes for proceedings held before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales: Telephonic Status Conference held on 4/29/2019. (Court Reporter Danna Schutte Everett) (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 24 Filed: 3/1/2019, Entered: 3/1/2019 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales setting deadline for status report due by 4/22/2019, and setting a telephonic status conference for 4/29/2019 at 01:30 PM in Las Cruces - Telephonic Hearing/Conference before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 3/1/2019, Entered: 3/1/2019 Court Filing
Clerk's Minutes for proceedings held before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales: Telephonic Status Conference held on 3/1/2019. (Court Reporter Danna Schutte Everett) (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 2/27/2019, Entered: 2/27/2019 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales setting a telephonic status conference for 3/1/2019 at 10:00 AM in Las Cruces - Telephonic Hearing/Conference before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 3/28/2017, Entered: 3/28/2017 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales dismissing Plaintiff from this lawsuit. (tah)
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Blank 20 Filed: 3/28/2017, Entered: 3/28/2017 Court Filing
ORDER VACATING STATUS CONFERENCE SET FOR 3/28/2017 at 1:30 PM by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 3/16/2017, Entered: 3/16/2017
NOTICE by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America of Deposit of Interpleader Fund (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (Johnson, Blaire)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 3/16/2017, Entered: 3/16/2017 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales setting a telephonic status conference for 3/28/2017 at 01:30 PM in Las Cruces - Telephonic Hearing/Conference before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 1/10/2017, Entered: 1/10/2017 Court Filing
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales granting in part 8 Plaintiff The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Combined Motion to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem, for Leave to Deposit Interpleader Funds, and for Dismissal with Prejudice. (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 12/2/2016, Entered: 12/2/2016
MEMORANDUM in Support re 8 MOTION to Appoint Guardian ad Litem , For Leave to Deposit Interpleader Funds, and for Dismissal With Prejudice filed by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Blaire B. Johnson) (Johnson, Blaire)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 11/15/2016, Entered: 11/15/2016 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales granting in part 8 Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Guardian ad Litem, For Leave to Deposit Interpleader Funds, and for Dismissal with Prejudice. Gabrielle Valdez appointed Guardian ad Litem for Defendant A.C., a minor child. (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 11/10/2016, Entered: 11/10/2016 Court Filing
Clerk's Minutes for proceedings held before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales: Telephonic Status Conference held on 11/10/2016. (Court Reporter Vanessa Alyce) (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 11/1/2016, Entered: 11/1/2016 Court Filing
AMENDED ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales setting a telephonic status conference set for 11/10/2016 at 01:30 PM in Las Cruces - Telephonic Hearing/Conference before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. [Amended to change time only]. (tah)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 11/1/2016, Entered: 11/1/2016 Court Filing
ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales setting a telephonic status conference for 11/10/2016 at 11:00 AM in Las Cruces - Telephonic Hearing/Conference before District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)
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Blank 11 Filed: 10/25/2016, Entered: 10/25/2016 Court Filing
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been reassigned to District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales as the trial judge. Under D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.1, the first page of each document must have the case file number and initials of the assigned judges.Accordingly, further documents filed in this matter must bear the case number and the judges' initials shown in the case caption and the NEF for this document. Kindly reflect this change in your filings. Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth no longer assigned to this case.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (kdh)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 10/4/2016, Entered: 10/4/2016
NOTICE OF CONSENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(2), the parties are reminded that a magistrate judge was assigned as the trial judge in this matter under 28 U.S.C. 636(c). The parties are advised that the Clerk will reassign this matter to a district judge as the trial judge no later than 14 days from the entry of this notice unless consents from all parties have been filed. The parties are free to withhold consent. If you have already entered your consent, you need not resubmit. (kls)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 10/3/2016, Entered: 10/3/2016
MOTION to Appoint Guardian ad Litem , For Leave to Deposit Interpleader Funds, and for Dismissal With Prejudice by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. (Johnson, Blaire) Modified termed date on 12/5/2016 (yc).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 9/12/2016, Entered: 9/13/2016
Letter to Plaintiff by Matthew J. Dykman, Clerk of Court (arn)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 7/2/2016, Entered: 10/12/2016
CM/ECF Pro Se Notification Form to receive notification via E-Mail by CF7D668 (vh)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 6/7/2016, Entered: 6/7/2016
SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. CF7D668 served on 5/29/2016, answer due 6/20/2016. (Johnson, Blaire)
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Blank  Filed: 5/16/2016, Entered: 5/16/2016
Summons Issued as to 89769AE, CF7D668. (med)
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Blank 4 Filed: 5/13/2016, Entered: 5/13/2016 Court Filing
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth to conduct dispositive proceedings in this matter, including motions and trial. Appeal from a judgment entered by a Magistrate Judge will be to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. It is the responsibility of the case filer to serve a copy of this Notice upon all parties with the summons and complaint. Consent is strictly voluntary, and a party is free to withhold consent without adverse consequences. Should a party choose to consent, notice should be made no later than 21 days after entry of the Order setting the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference. For e-filers, visit our Web site at www.nmd.uscourts.gov for more information and instructions.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (med)
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Blank  Filed: 5/13/2016, Entered: 5/13/2016
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth and U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory J. Fouratt assigned. (med)
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Office code correction. Case office code has been changed from 1 (Albuquerque) to 2 (Las Cruces). (med)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 5/13/2016, Entered: 5/13/2016
Corporate Disclosure Statement by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Johnson, Blaire)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 5/13/2016, Entered: 5/13/2016
NOTICE of Appearance by Blaire Bruns Johnson on behalf of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Johnson, Blaire)
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Filing and Administrative Fees Received: $ 400 receipt number 1084-4587176 re 1 Complaint, filed by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Payment made via Pay.gov)(Johnson, Blaire)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 5/13/2016, Entered: 5/13/2016
COMPLAINT in Interpleader against All Defendants ( Filing Fee - Online Payment), filed by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Johnson, Blaire)
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