Grisham v. Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company

Filing 42

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Platinum's Motion to Sever and Transfer (Doc. 28) is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company's Third-Party Complaint against Third-Party Defendant Platinum Supplemental Insurance, Inc. is severed from the instant action and transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, where it can be consolidated with the current pending action, Platinum Supplemental Insurance, Inc. v. Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company, Case No. 1:17CV08872. Further, the parties are advised pursuant to Local Rule 83-4.06, that "the transfer of the file to the transferee court will occur no sooner than April 20, 2018, unless: (1) A party requests immediate transfer of the file and all parties consent to the transfer; or(2) The Court, after notice to the parties, specifically orders transfer of the file in less than 14 days; or (3) A party files a motion for reconsideration of the transfer with this Court or a petition for writ of prohibition of the transfer to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit prior to the expiration of the 14 day period, and the Court, on proper motion filed prior to the expiration of the 14 day period, orders a stay pending action on the motion or petition." Case to be transferred due: 4/20/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni on 4/9/18. (CSG)