Standard Bank PLC v. Runge, Inc.

Filing 193

ORDER on Motion to Bifurcate Issues re: 190 . ORDERED that the motion to bifurcate is granted and the brief due from the plaintiff and respondent on February 14, 2012, will address the legal questions of entitlement to attorney's fees and costs related to this litigation by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 02/7/12.(jjhsl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 07-cv-01989-RPM
STANDARD BANK, PLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
RUNGE, INC., f/k/a RUNGE MINING, INC., and d/b/a PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT
Defendant.
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ORDER ON MOTION TO BIFURCATE ISSUES
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On January 20, 2012, the plaintiff Standard Bank and respondent Jones Day filed
a motion to bifurcate the issues presented by the defendant’s motion for fees and costs.
The defendant filed an opposition on January 23, 2012, and the plaintiff filed a reply on
January 25, 2012. Upon the understanding that the motion to bifurcate seeks to
separate the legal question of entitlement to attorney’s fees and costs related to this
litigation from the question of amounts to be awarded and that the question of
entitlement presents only legal issues which can be resolved without any additional
discovery procedures, it is
ORDERED that the motion to bifurcate is granted and the brief due from the
plaintiff and respondent on February 14, 2012, will address the legal questions of
entitlement to attorney’s fees and costs related to this litigation.
DATED: February 7, 2012
BY THE COURT:

s/Richard P. Matsch
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Richard P. Matsch, Senior District Judge