Centennial Bank v. Powell

Filing 77

ORDER: The one-hour hearing tomorrow on the pending motions with each side allowed 30 minutes to argue. The Court intends to hear argument, and rule from the bench, not take the motions under advisement. Counsel should plan their presentations accord ingly. In the future, though, any moving party may file a reply within seven calendar days of the response. Please keep any reply short, limited to true rebuttal. Centennial's motion to strike, 72 , is denied as moot. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 3/15/2018. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION

CENTENNIAL BANK,
Guardian of the Estate of Mary
Moore Stiny

v.

PLAINTIFF

No. 3:17-cv-226-DPM
DEFENDANT

RENA WOOD
ORDER
1.

We're having a one-hour hearing tomorrow on the pending

motions. Each side will have thirty minutes to argue. This is not an
evidentiary hearing or the trial on the merits. Each side has already
made voluminous filings, which the Court has done its best to review.
The Court required each party to list the papers it planned to argue
from by 14 March 2018, Ng 70. The Court did so to avoid surprises and

because it thought there might be another document or two that one
side or the other would want to argue from. Centennial listed twenty
exhibits yesterday.

Most appear to be new.

It is a practical

impossibility for counsel to use all these materials in thirty minutes or
for the Court to digest them during the hearing. The Court intends to

hear argument, and rule from the bench, not take the motions under
advisement. Counsel should plan their presentations accordingly.
2.

The Court will disregard Wood's reply,

NQ 71,

though she

may use the attachments in her argument tomorrow. The Rules don't
allow a reply without the Court's permission. And this one is belated.
In the future, though, any moving party may file a reply within seven
calendar days of the response. Please keep any reply short, limited to
true rebuttal. Centennial' s motion to strike, Ng 72, is denied as moot.
So Ordered.
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D .P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge

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