Watson et al v. Dillon Companies, Inc. et al

Filing 489

COURTROOM MINUTES - Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer: Motion Hearing held on 1/21/2010. ORDERED: Birds Eye Foods, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Fourth Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc # 462 , filed 1/8/2010 is GRANTED; Kroger Defendants' and Defendant Gilster-Mary Lee Corporations Motion for Leave to File Third Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc # 463 , filed 1/8/2010 is GRANTED; Bush Boake Allen, Inc.&# 039;s Motion for Leave to File Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc # 466 , filed 1/11/2010 is GRANTED; International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc #[46 7], filed 1/11/2010 is GRANTED. The parties shall submit a schedule of depositions by 5:00 p.m. on JANUARY 25, 2010. Joint Motion of Birds Eye Foods, Inc. And Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation for Extension of Time to Designate Affirmative Experts, doc # 464 is HELD IN ABEYANCE by Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer. (Court Reporter FTR - Linda Kahoe) (cbscd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer
Civil Action No.: 08-cv-00091-WDM-CBS Date: January 21, 2010
WAYNE WATSON, and MARY WATSON, Plaintiffs, v. DILLON COMPANIES, INC., INTER-AMERICAN-PRODUCTS, INC.; THE KROGER CO., BUSH BOAKE ALLEN, INC., GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION, INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INC., BIRDS EYE FOODS, INC., JOHN DOE DEFENDANTS 9-20, Defendants. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INC., BUSH BOAKE ALLEN, INC., Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. BRIDGEPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Third-Party Defendants. CITRUS & ALLIED ESSENCES, LTD., Third-Party Plainiff v. CHEMTURA CANADA CO./CIE, Third-Party Defendant. Dan Jones Richard W. Pruett Jesse O. Brant Tim Schulte

FTR - Reporter Deck - Courtroom A402 Courtroom Deputy: Linda Kahoe
Andrew K. Smith Steven E. Crick Jason Melichar

Richard W. Pruett Jason Melichar Dan Jones Richard W. Pruett Kenneth J. Barish Scott D. Stephenson Darin J. Lang

GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. BRIDGEPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., Jesse O. Brant CARPET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., n/k/a CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., and JOHN DOE DEFENDANTS 1-10, Third-Party Defendants. FLAVOR CONCEPTS, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. BRIDGEPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., CARPET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; BERJE, INC., and JOHN DOE DEFENDANTS 1-10, Third-Party Defendants Fredrick J. Ludwig Jesse O. Brant

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER HEARING: MOTION HEARING Court in session: 3:03 p.m. Court calls case. Appearances of counsel. Discussion and arguments regarding pending motions #462, #463, #466, and #467. ORDERED: Defendant Birds Eye Foods, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Fourth Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc #[462], filed 1/8/2010 is GRANTED. ORDERED: Kroger Defendants' and Defendant Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation's Motion for Leave to File Third Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc #[463], filed 1/8/2010 is GRANTED. ORDERED: Defendant Bush Boake Allen, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc #[466], filed 1/11/2010 is GRANTED. ORDERED: Defendant International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Designation of Non-Parties at Fault Out of Time, doc #[467], filed 1/11/2010 is GRANTED. Discussion regarding Joint Motion of Birds Eye Foods, Inc. And Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation for Extension of Time to Designate Affirmative Experts, doc #[464], filed 1/8/2010.

ORDERED: The parties shall submit a comprehensive and final schedule of depositions,

including the dates the depositions will be taken and completed, no later than 5:00 p.m. on MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010. Based upon those dates, the court will set a new deadline for completing fact depositions. Once the new date for completing fact depositions is determined, the court will set a date certain by which affirmative experts will be designated and disclosures must be produced. The court will set a date certain by which rebuttal experts must be disclosed. No expert depositions will be taken until dispositive motions are filed and ruled on. ORDERED: Joint Motion of Birds Eye Foods, Inc. And Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation for Extension of Time to Designate Affirmative Experts, doc #[464] is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending the court's review of the deposition schedule to be submitted on January 25th. HEARING CONCLUDED. Court in recess: Total time in court: 3:56 p.m. 00:53

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