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Court

Ingham County

Michigan

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Case Information

Filed 2024-08-27
Status CLOSED
Docket 24 entries
Disposition dismissed

Parties

Plaintiff Auto Owners Insurance Company
Defendant Daniel Smar
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Judge

Hon. Wanda Stokes

Ingham County (MI)

Michigan

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Docket Entries

  1. COMPLAINT FILED RECEIPT: 526562 DATE: 08/27/2024
  2. CASE CLOSED C30
  3. STIPULATED ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE - THIS IS A FINAL ORDER AND CLOSES THE CASE
  4. CASE SETTLED THE FOLLOWING EVENT: PRETRIAL SCHEDULED FOR 09/18/2025 AT 8:30 AM HAS BEEN RESULTED AS FOLLOWS: RESULT: SETTLED JUDGE: STOKES, WANDA M. LOCATION: COURTROOM 7 - VETERANS MEMORIAL RESULT STAFF: STAFF: CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC OP0001
  5. DEF'S FIRST AMENDED EXPERT WITNESS LIST WITH PROOF OF SERVICE
  6. DEFENDANT'S LAY WITNESS LIST WITH PROOF OF SERVICE
  7. DEF'S EXPERT WITNESS LIST WITH POS
  8. HEARING SET: EVENT: PRETRIAL DATE: 09/18/2025 TIME: 8:30 AM JUDGE: STOKES, WANDA M. LOCATION: COURTROOM 7 - VETERANS MEMORIAL RESULT: SETTLED
  9. HEARING SET: EVENT: JURY TRIAL CIVIL DATE: 10/06/2025 TIME: 8:30 AM JUDGE: STOKES, WANDA M. LOCATION: COURTROOM 7 - VETERANS MEMORIAL RESULT: DISMISSED
  10. NOTICE PRETRIAL AND JURY TRIAL
  11. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER
  12. EVENT CANCELLED THE FOLLOWING EVENT: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 02/26/2025 AT 8:30 AM HAS BEEN RESULTED AS FOLLOWS: RESULT: CANCELLED JUDGE: STOKES, WANDA M. LOCATION: COURTROOM 7 - VETERANS MEMORIAL RESULT STAFF: STAFF: CERTI0001
  13. ORDER AND NOTICE OF SCHEDULING CONFERENCE W/PS
  14. HEARING SET: EVENT: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE DATE: 02/26/2025 TIME: 8:30 AM JUDGE: STOKES, WANDA M. LOCATION: COURTROOM 7 - VETERANS MEMORIAL
  15. PROOF OF SERVICE OF DEFS, DANIEL JOHN SMAR, AND REBECCA PAULINA SMAR'S, INITIAL DISCLOSURES
  16. PROOF OF SERVICE RE: PLTF'S INITIAL DISCLOSURES
  17. PROOF OF SERVICE OF DEFS, DANIEL JOHN SMAR AND REBECCA PAULINA SMAR'S, INITIAL DISCLOSURES
  18. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL W/PS
  19. DEFENDANTS ANSWER TO COMPLAINT, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES, RESERVATION OF AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND JURY DEMAND W\PS
  20. APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANTS W/PS
  21. JURY FEE PAID RECEIPT: 528759 DATE: 11/01/2024
  22. PROOF OF SERVICE: SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT VIA PERSONAL SERVICE TO REBECCA SMAR ON 10/11/24
  23. SUMMONS ISSUED
  24. C30 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FEE RECEIPT: 526562 DATE: 08/27/2024

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