Crista, Jill v. Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation et al

Filing 50

Transmission of Notice of Appeal, Order, Judgment and Docket Sheet to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals re: 48 Notice of Appeal, (Attachments: # 1 Order, # 2 Judgment, # 3 Docket Sheet) (lak)

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APPEAL, BGW, CLOSED,

U.S. District Court
Western District of Wisconsin (Madison)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:18-cv-00365-wmc
Crista, Jill et al v. Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation et al
Assigned to: District Judge William M. Conley
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker
Cause: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A. - Employee Benefits

Date Filed: 05/16/2018
Date Terminated: 08/10/2021
Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 791 Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Plaintiff
Jill Crista

represented by Charles J. Crueger
Crueger Dickinson LLC
4532 N. Oakland Ave.
Whitefish Bay, WI 53211
414.210.3900
Email: [e-mail]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Erin K. Dickinson
Crueger Dickinson LLC
4532 N. Oakland Ave.
Whitefish Bay, WI 53211
414.210.3767
Email: [e-mail]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Krista Kay Baisch
Crueger Dickinson LLC
4532 N. Oakland Ave.
Whitefish Bay, WI 53211
414-210-4367
Email: [e-mail]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Benjamin A. Kaplan
Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 3300
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-271-6560
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

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Plaintiff
Torin Hignell

represented by Charles J. Crueger
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Benjamin A. Kaplan
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Plaintiff
Kaelan Hignell

represented by Charles J. Crueger
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Benjamin A. Kaplan
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

V.
Defendant
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation

represented by Todd G. Smith
Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
One East Main Street
Suite 500
P.O. Box 2719
Madison, WI 53701-2719
608-257-3911x2653
Email: [e-mail]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Adam Reed Prinsen
Godfrey & Kahn
One East Main Street
Ste. 500
Madison, WI 53701
920-318-6021
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
TERMINATED: 09/09/2019

Defendant
Aspirus Arise Health Plan of Wisconsin,
Inc.
TERMINATED: 06/20/2018

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Docket Text

05/16/2018

1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number
0758-2247675.), filed by Jill Crista, (Attachments:
# 1 JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet,
# 2 Summons - WPS,
# 3 Summons - Aspirus) (Crueger, Charles) Modified on 5/17/2018. (lak) (Entered:
05/16/2018)

05/17/2018

Case randomly assigned to District Judge William M. Conley and Magistrate Judge
Stephen L. Crocker. (jat) (Entered: 05/17/2018)

05/17/2018

Standard attachments for Judge William M. Conley required to be served on all
parties with summons or waiver of service: NORTC, Corporate Disclosure Statement.
(jat) (Entered: 05/17/2018)

05/17/2018

2 Summons Issued as to Aspirus Arise Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., Wisconsin
Physicians Service Insurance Corporation. (jat) (Entered: 05/17/2018)

06/14/2018

3 Affidavit of Service by Plaintiff. Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation
served on 6/8/2018, answer due 6/29/2018. (Baisch, Krista) (Entered: 06/14/2018)

06/14/2018

4 Affidavit of Service by Plaintiff. Aspirus Arise Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc. served
on 6/5/2018, answer due 6/26/2018. (Baisch, Krista) (Entered: 06/14/2018)

06/20/2018

5 Stipulation for Extension of Time to Plead in Response to Complaint by Defendant
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation. (Smith, Todd) Modified on
6/20/2018. (lak) (Entered: 06/20/2018)

06/20/2018

6 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiff Jill Crista. (Baisch, Krista) (Entered:
06/20/2018)

06/20/2018

7 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **
ORDER accepting and granting 5 Stipulation for extension of time to plead in
response to complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 6/20/18.
(jat) (Entered: 06/20/2018)

06/20/2018

Reset Deadlines: Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation answer due
7/20/2018. (jat) (Entered: 06/20/2018)

06/20/2018

Party Aspirus Arise Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc. is terminated pursuant to Fed. R.
Civ. P. 15(a) without further order of the court. (jat) (Entered: 06/20/2018)

07/19/2018

8 ANSWER by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation.
(Smith, Todd) (Entered: 07/19/2018)

07/19/2018

9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service
Insurance Corporation. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 07/19/2018)

07/19/2018

08/10/2018

Set Telephone Conference: Telephone Pretrial Conference set for 8/16/2018 at 02:00
PM before Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Counsel for Plaintiff responsible for
setting up the call to chambers at [phone]. [Standing Order Governing
Preliminary Pretrial Conference attached] (jat) (Entered: 07/19/2018)
10 Joint Preliminary Pretrial Conference Report by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians
Service Insurance Corporation. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 08/10/2018)

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Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker:
Telephone Preliminary Pretrial Conference held on 8/16/2018 [:15] (cak) (Entered:
08/16/2018)

08/17/2018

11 Pretrial Conference Order - Preliminary Pretrial Packet in cases assigned to District
Judge William M. Conley attached. Amendments to Pleadings due 9/7/2018.
Dispositive Motions due 11/9/2018. Settlement Letters due 4/26/2019. Motions in
Limine due 5/3/2019. Response to Motion due 5/17/2019. Final Pretrial Conference
set for 5/28/2019 at 04:00 PM. Court Trial set for 6/10/2019 at 09:00 AM. Signed by
Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 8/17/18. (jat) (Entered: 08/17/2018)

09/06/2018

12 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation, filed by All Plaintiffs, (Attachments:
# 1 Exhibit A - Group Master Policy) (Crueger, Charles) Modified on 9/6/2018. (lak)
(Entered: 09/06/2018)

09/20/2018

13 ANSWER to Amended Complaint by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service
Insurance Corporation. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 09/20/2018)

10/22/2018

14 Unopposed Motion to Seal Document by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin
Hignell. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (Crueger, Charles)
(Entered: 10/22/2018)

10/22/2018

15 Administrative Record from Defendant. (Sealed Document) (Attachments:
# 1 Admin Record - WPS505-1008,
# 2 Admin Record - WPS1009-1516,
# 3 Admin Record - WPS1517-2014) (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 10/22/2018)

10/22/2018

16 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell,
Torin Hignell. Brief in Opposition due 11/13/2018. Brief in Reply due 11/23/2018.
(Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 10/22/2018)

10/22/2018

17 Brief in Support of 16 Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan
Hignell, Torin Hignell. (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 10/22/2018)

10/22/2018

18 Proposed Findings of Fact filed by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell
re: 16 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 10/22/2018)

10/23/2018

Reset Deadlines as to 16 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Brief in
Opposition due 11/19/2018. Brief in Reply due 12/3/2018. (See Pretrial Conference
Order 11 ) (jat) (Entered: 10/23/2018)

10/23/2018

19 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **
ORDER granting 14 Unopposed Motion to Seal Administrative Record. Signed by
Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 10/23/18. (jat) (Entered: 10/23/2018)

11/09/2018

20 Notice of Appearance filed by Adam Reed Prinsen for Defendant Wisconsin
Physicians Service Insurance Corporation. (Prinsen, Adam) (Entered: 11/09/2018)

11/09/2018

21 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians
Service Insurance Corporation. Brief in Opposition due 11/30/2018. Brief in Reply
due 12/10/2018. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 11/09/2018)

11/09/2018

22 Brief in Support of 21 Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendant Wisconsin
Physicians Service Insurance Corporation. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 11/09/2018)

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23 Proposed Findings of Fact filed by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service
Insurance Corporation re: 21 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Smith, Todd) (Entered:
11/09/2018)

11/13/2018

Reset Deadlines as to 21 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Brief in
Opposition due 12/7/2018. Brief in Reply due 12/21/2018. (See Pretrial Conference
Order 11 ). (jat) (Entered: 11/13/2018)

11/13/2018

Reset Deadlines as to 16 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Brief in
Opposition due 11/19/2018. Brief in Reply due 12/3/2018. (See Pretrial Conference
Order 11 ). (jat) (Entered: 11/13/2018)

11/13/2018

24 Notice by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation of Filing
Flash Drive Under Seal. (Smith, Todd) Modified on 11/13/2018. (lak) (Entered:
11/13/2018)

11/13/2018

25 Notice of Appearance filed by Benjamin A. Kaplan for Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan
Hignell, Torin Hignell. (Kaplan, Benjamin) (Entered: 11/13/2018)

11/19/2018

26 Brief in Opposition by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation re: 16 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Kaelan Hignell, Torin
Hignell, Jill Crista. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 11/19/2018)

11/19/2018

27 Response to Proposed Findings of Fact filed by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians
Service Insurance Corporation re: 16 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Smith, Todd)
(Entered: 11/19/2018)

12/03/2018

28 Motion to Strike 24 Notice of Filing Flash Drive Under Seal, by Plaintiffs Jill Crista,
Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell. Brief in Opposition due 12/17/2018. Brief in Reply
due 12/24/2018. (Crueger, Charles) Modified on 12/4/2018. (lak) (Entered:
12/03/2018)

12/03/2018

29 Declaration of Benjamin A. Kaplan filed by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell,
Torin Hignell re: 28 Motion to Strike, (Attachments:
# 1 Exhibit 1 - Discovery Request,
# 2 Exhibit 2 - Email) (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 12/03/2018)

12/03/2018

30 Brief in Reply by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell in Support of 16
Motion for Summary Judgment. (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 12/03/2018)

12/05/2018

31 Disregard. Modified on 12/6/2018. (lak) (Entered: 12/05/2018)

12/05/2018

32 Motion for Extension of Time by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Response due
12/12/2018. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 12/05/2018)

12/05/2018

33 Response Stating No Opposition by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin
Hignell re: 32 MOTION for Extension of Time filed by Wisconsin Physicians Service
Insurance Corporation. (Kaplan, Benjamin) (Entered: 12/05/2018)

12/06/2018

34 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **
Defendant's request to extend its response deadline 32 is GRANTED. The new
deadline is December 21, 2018. Plaintiff's reply deadline is extended to January 2,
2019. (jat) (Entered: 12/06/2018)

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12/07/2018

35 Brief in Opposition by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell re: 21
Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation. (Kaplan, Benjamin) (Entered: 12/07/2018)

12/07/2018

36 Response to Proposed Findings of Fact filed by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell,
Torin Hignell re: 21 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Kaplan, Benjamin) (Entered:
12/07/2018)

12/21/2018

37 Brief in Reply by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation in
Support of 21 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Smith, Todd) (Entered: 12/21/2018)

12/21/2018

38 Reply in Support of Proposed Findings of Fact filed by Defendant Wisconsin
Physicians Service Insurance Corporation re: 21 Motion for Summary Judgment.
(Smith, Todd) (Entered: 12/21/2018)

12/21/2018

39 Brief in Opposition by Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation re: 28 Motion to Strike filed by Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell, Jill Crista.
(Smith, Todd) (Entered: 12/21/2018)

12/31/2018

40 Brief in Reply by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell in Support of 28
Motion to Strike. (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 12/31/2018)

04/16/2019

41 Joint Motion to Amend Case Schedule by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin
Hignell. (Kaplan, Benjamin) Modified on 4/16/2019. (lak) (Entered: 04/16/2019)

04/17/2019

42 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **
The parties' joint request to amend the schedule 41 is granted. All dates and deadlines
are struck except for the June 10, 2019 bench trial. Signed by Magistrate Judge
Stephen L. Crocker on 4/17/19. (jat) (Entered: 04/17/2019)

06/03/2019

43 Joint Motion for Scheduling Clarification by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell,
Torin Hignell. Response due 6/10/2019. (Kaplan, Benjamin) (Entered: 06/03/2019)

06/03/2019

44 ** TEXT ONLY ORDER **
The court is in receipt of a joint motion for clarification as to the June 10, 2019, trial
date. (Dkt. # 43 .) The motion is GRANTED, and the trial date is STRICKEN. The
court will endeavor to issue a decision on the parties' cross-motions for summary
judgment shortly. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 6/3/2019. (jls)
(Entered: 06/03/2019)

09/06/2019

45 Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel by Adam Reed Prinsen re: Defendant Wisconsin
Physicians Service Insurance Corporation. (Prinsen, Adam) (Entered: 09/06/2019)

08/10/2021

46 ORDER granting 28 Motion to Strike 24 Notice of Filing Flash Drive Under Seal;
denying 16 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 21 Motion for Summary
Judgment. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 8/10/2021. (rks) (Entered:
08/10/2021)

08/10/2021

47 JUDGMENT entered in favor of Defendant Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance
Corporation dismissing the case. (rks) (Entered: 08/10/2021)

09/07/2021

48 NOTICE OF APPEAL by Plaintiffs Jill Crista, Kaelan Hignell, Torin Hignell as to 47
Judgment, 46 Order on Motion to Strike, Order on Motion for Summary Judgment,.
Filing fee of $ 505, receipt number 0758-2932166 paid. No Docketing Statement
filed. (Crueger, Charles) (Entered: 09/07/2021)

09/07/2021

49 Appeal Information Packet. (lak) (Entered: 09/07/2021)

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