Francis et al v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Filing 81

MINUTE ORDER. Defendant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.s Opposed Motion to Vacate and/or Postpone Settlement Conference on 6/29/2011 79 is GRANTED. The Settlement Conference set for 6/29/2011 at 1:30 p.m. is vacated and will be RESET upon joint motion of the parties. By Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 5/23/2011.(sah, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 10-cv-02105-REB-KLM
HAROLD M. “MICKEY” FRANCIS,
TOMMIE H. FRANCIS, and
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, as subrogee of the Petroleumplace, Inc.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC., a Maryland corporation d/b/a Le
Meridian Heliopolis, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Management Company, Inc., The
Sheraton, LLC, Starwood International Licensing Company SARL, Starwood France
Holdings SAS, Meridien SAS, and Societes Des Hotels Meridien SAS,
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Maryland corporation,
THE SHERATON, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
STARWOOD INTERNATIONAL LICENSING COMPANY SARL, a Belgium company doing
business in the United States c/o Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,
STARWOOD FRANCE HOLDINGS SAS, a French corporation operating for tax purposes,
SOCIETES DES HOTELS MERIDIEN SAS, a French corporation operating for tax
purposes, and
MERIDEN SAS, a French corporation operating for tax purposes,
Defendant.
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MINUTE ORDER
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ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.’s Opposed Motion to Vacate and/or Postpone Settlement Conference
on June 29, 2011 [Docket No. 79; Filed May 20, 2011] (the “Motion”). Despite the fact that
the Motion is opposed, in the Court’s experience, it is unproductive to hold a settlement
conference when even one party does not believe that it would be helpful to do so.
Moreover, the Court notes that the deadline for service of the remaining foreign Defendants
is not until June 15, 2011, a mere two weeks prior to the date of the conference [Docket
No. 77]. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. The Settlement
Conference set for June 29, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. is vacated and will be RESET upon joint
motion of the parties.
Dated: May 23, 2011