Webb et al v. Brandon Express Inc. et al

Filing 54

ORDER: re: Denying 46 MOTION to Compel Defendant Brandon Express, Inc. to file Answer filed by Felita M. Blackmon, Alishea Webb. and Granting 50 First MOTION for Extension of Time to Designate Expert Witness filed by Felita M. Blackmon, Alishea W ebb. The plaintiffs shall designate all experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before November 19, 2009; The defendants shall designate all experts and rebuttal experts and provide opposi ng counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before December 21, 2009; and The plaintiffs shall designate all rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before January 25, 2010, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 11/10/09. (bnbcd, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 09-cv-00792-WYD-BNB ALISHEA WEBB, and FELITA M. BLACKMON, Plaintiffs, v. BRANDON EXPRESS INC., a Michigan corporation, and ZURICH NA INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter arises on the following motions: (1) Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Defendant Brandon Express, Inc. to File an

Answer [Doc. # 46, filed 10/23/2009] (the "Motion for Answer"); and (2) Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for a Ten (10) Day Extension of Time Until

November 19, 2009 to Designate Expert Witness [Doc. # 50, filed 11/9/2009] (the "Motion for Extension"). I held a hearing on the motions this afternoon and made rulings on the record, which are incorporated here. In summary and for the reasons stated on the record: IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Answer ][Doc. # 46] is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Extension [Doc. # 50] is GRANTED, and the case schedule is modified to the following extent:

Expert Disclosures: (a) The plaintiffs shall designate all experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before November 19, 2009; The defendants shall designate all experts and rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before December 21, 2009; and The plaintiffs shall designate all rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before January 25, 2010.

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Dated November 10, 2009. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge

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