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Case Information

Filed 2025-02-04
Status Closed
Type Cc Other Tort
Docket 30 entries
Disposition other terminations

Parties

Plaintiff Hecker, Ken
Defendant Zanesville Fire Department|City Of Zanesville|Auto Owners Insurance|Janes, Chad Will
Photo of Hon. COTTRILL KELLY J

Judge

Hon. COTTRILL KELLY J

Muskingum County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. REFUND CHECK ISSUED FROM DEPOSIT TO DOUGLAS J BLUE Check issued: 11/04/2025 Check #67468 $48.20 Payable to: DOUGLAS J BLUE
  2. DEPOSIT ON NEW CIVIL CASE FILED. Receipt: 227802 Date: 02/04/2025
  3. COPIES OF SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, AND THE FOLLOWING SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL (n-DEF)SUMMON ON COMPLAINT Sent On: 02/04/2025 10:55:21 Receipt: 234911 Date: 11/03/2025
  4. CERTIFIED MAIL ISSUED Issue Date: 02/04/2025 Service: INITIAL SERVICE / CIVIL Method: CERTIFIED MAIL/CIVIL Cost Per: 0.0000 CHAD WILL JANES HOME ADDRESS 2921 W. POPLAR RIDGE RD. NW MALTA, OH 43758 Tracking Number: 941472669904220066771 AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE HOME ADDRESS 6101 ANACAPRI BOULEVARD LANSING, MI 48917 Tracking Number: 941472669904220066772 CITY OF ZANESVILLE HOME ADDRESS 401 MARKET STREET ZANESVILLE, OH 43701 Tracking Number: 941472669904220066773 ZANESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOME ADDRESS 332 SOUTH STREET ZANESVILLE, OH 43701 Tracking Number: 941472669904220066774 Receipt: 234911 Date: 11/03/2025
  5. RECEIPT FOR CERTIFIED MAIL RETURNED AND FILED. ZANESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
  6. RECEIPT FOR CERTIFIED MAIL RETURNED AND FILED. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE
  7. RECEIPT FOR CERTIFIED MAIL RETURNED AND FILED. CITY OF ZANESVILLE
  8. RECEIPT FOR CERTIFIED MAIL RETURNED AND FILED. CHAD WILL JANES
  9. ANSWER, CROSSCLAIM AND COUNTERCLAIM OF DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. 02/19/2025 04:06 PM Attorney: BUSH, KEVIN R
  10. ANSWER, CROSSCLAIM AND COUNTERCLAIM OF DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. 02/19/2025 04:06 PM Attorney: BUSH, KEVIN R
  11. ANSWER, CROSSCLAIM AND COUNTERCLAIM OF DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. 02/19/2025 04:06 PM Attorney: BUSH, KEVIN R
  12. ANSWER OF DEFENDANT CHAD WILL JANES, ZANESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CITY OF ZANESVILLE & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. 02/28/2025 08:20 AM Attorney: GLASGOW, AARON M
  13. ANSWER OF DEFENDANTS CHAD WILL JANES ZANESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CITY OF ZANESVILLE TO CROSS CLAIM OF DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 03/19/2025 02:05 PM Attorney: GLASGOW, AARON M
  14. NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. Attorney: MENGE, BRIAN C
  15. DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY'S NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ITS INITIAL DISCLOSURES eFiling submission date: 05/21/2025 03:04 PM Attorney: DENDIS, LORREE
  16. DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY'S NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ITS ANSWER, CROSSCLAIM, AND COUNTERCLAIM eFiling submission date: 05/21/2025 03:05 PM Attorney: DENDIS, LORREE
  17. NOTICE OF DEPOSITION AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. 05/27/2025 10:30 AM Attorney: BUSH, KEVIN R
  18. NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. REVISED NOTICE eFiling submission date: 05/27/2025 02:46 PM Attorney: BUSH, KEVIN R
  19. NOTICE & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY'S NOTICE OF WAIVER OF SERVICE BY DEFENDANT CITY OF ZANESVILLE eFiling submission date: 05/28/2025 02:20 PM Attorney: DENDIS, LORREE
  20. NOTICE & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. DEFENDANT AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY'S NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF COUNTERCLAIM eFiling submission date: 05/28/2025 02:23 PM Attorney: DENDIS, LORREE
  21. AGREED ENTRY AND STIPULATION OF SUBSTITUTION OF DEF. HOME OWNERS TO DEF. AUTO OWNERS eFiling submission date: 06/20/2025 04:00 PM Attorney: BUSH, KEVIN R
  22. ENTRY FILED. STATUS CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS SET FOR AUGUST 22, 2025, AT 1:30 P.M. Receipt: 234911 Date: 11/03/2025
  23. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FILED. 07/22/2025 01:55 PM Attorney: FRASER, J ANDREW
  24. PRE-TRIAL ORDER FILED. 1) FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS SET FOR JANUARY 9, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M. 2) ONE (1) DAY JURY TRIAL SET FOR JANUARY 15, 2026 AT 9:00 A.M. 3) TRIAL BRIEFS MUST BE IN THE COURT'S HANDS NOT LATER THAN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS PRIOR TO TRIAL Receipt: 234911 Date: 11/03/2025
  25. MOTION OF DEFENDANTS CHAD WILLIAM JANES, THE ZANESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT eFiling submission date: 09/17/2025 03:37 PM Attorney: GLASGOW, AARON M
  26. NOTICE OF FILING OF DEPOSITION EXHIBIT 1- VIDEO FILE TO DEPO TRANSCRIPT OF KENNETH D HECKER IN FILE Attorney: GLASGOW, AARON M
  27. ENTRY FILED. OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DUE BY OCTOBER 7, 2025. REPLY BRIEF DUE BY OCTOBER 21, 2025. Receipt: 234911 Date: 11/03/2025
  28. JUDGMENT ENTRY FILED. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF DEFENDANTS CITY OF ZANESVILLE, CHAD WILL JANES, AND THE ZANESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GRANTED, AND THE CLAIMS AGAINST SAID DEFENDANTS ARE HEREBY DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. COPY TO ATTY GLASGOW, ATTY FRASER, ATTY BLUE Receipt: 234911 Date: 11/03/2025
  29. DISTRIBUTION ISSUED TO BOOKKEEPER
  30. REFUND CHECK ISSUED FROM DEPOSIT TO WESTON HURD LLP Check issued: 11/04/2025 Check #67475 $75.00 Payable to: WESTON HURD LLP

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