Andalam v. The Trizetto Group

Filing 86

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe: Motion Hearing held on 9/25/2013. Granting 60 Trizetto's Motion to Compel Responses to Written Discovery Requests and for Award of Attorneys ' Fees and Expenses. Granting 64 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(3)(B) (ii) and Motion for Attorneys Fees and Costs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(d)(3). Denying 75 Plaintiff's Motion to Reconsider September 12, 2013, Order and Motion to Amend Scheduling Order to Take Additional Depositions. Denying 76 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Responses to Plaintiff's Second Set of Requests for Discovery. Parties shall file itemized requests for att orneys' fees and costs as outlined on the record on or before 10/18/2013; Responses due 10/25/2013; Replies due 11/1/2013. Denying Defendant's Oral Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs with regard to Plaintiff's Motions 75 and 76 . Court Reporter: FTR - Ellen E. Miller. FTR: Courtroom A502. (mjwcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01679-WYD-MJW

FTR - Courtroom A-502

Date:

Courtroom Deputy, Ellen E. Miller

September 25, 2013

Counsel

Parties

VIJAYKRISHNA ANDALAM,

T. Edward Williams

Plaintiff(s),
v.

THE TRIZETTO GROUP,
a Delaware corporation doing business as a
foreign corporation in Colorado,

Erin A. Webber
Jordan E. Cornett

Defendant(s).

COURTROOM MINUTES / MINUTE ORDER
HEARING:
MOTIONS HEARING
Court in Session:
10:30 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel. Also present is plaintiff, Mr. Andalam.
The Court raises referred pending motions for argument.
Arguments by Mr. Williams and Ms. Webber.
Questions and comments by the Court.
It is ORDERED:

Trizetto’s MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO WRITTEN
DISCOVERY REQUESTS AND FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
AND EXPENSES [Docket No. 60, filed August 01,2013] is GRANTED for
reasons as set forth on the record.

It is ORDERED:

Parties shall meet and confer to discuss reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs in regard to Defendant filing the Motion to Compel [Docket No. 60].
If parties are unable to agree on the amount,
Defendant shall file its itemized request for attorneys’ fees and costs on
or before OCTOBER 18, 2013.
Plaintiff shall file his Response on or before OCTOBER 25, 2013
Defendant shall file its Reply on or before NOVEMBER 01, 2013

It is ORDERED:

Plaintiff’s MOTION TO COMPEL UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 37(a)(3)(B)(ii)
AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS UNDER FED. R.
CIV. P. 37(d)(3) [Docket No. 64, filed August 29, 2013] is GRANTED

for reasons as set forth on the record.
It is ORDERED:

Parties shall meet and confer to discuss reasonable attorney’s fees and
costs in regard to Plaintiff filing the Motion to Compel [Docket No. 64].
If parties are unable to agree on the amount,
Plaintiff shall file his itemized request for attorneys’ fees and costs on or
before OCTOBER 18, 2013.
Defendant shall file his Response on or before OCTOBER 25, 2013
Plaintiff shall file its Reply on or before NOVEMBER 01, 2013

It is ORDERED:

Plaintiff’s MOTION TO RECONSIDER SEPTEMBER 12, 2013, ORDER
AND MOTION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER TO TAKE
ADDITIONAL DEPOSITIONS [Docket No. 75, filed September 16, 2013]
is DENIED as to both Motions for reasons as set forth on the record.

It is ORDERED:

Plaintiff’s MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF’S
SECOND SET OF REQUESTS FOR DISCOVERY [Docket No. 76, filed
September 17, 2013] is DENIED for reasons as set forth on the record.

Defendant makes an Oral Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs with regard to Plaintiff’s Motions
filed as Docket Nos. 75 and 76.
It is ORDERED:

Hearing concluded.
Court in recess:
Total In-Court Time

Defendant’s ORAL MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS with
regard to Plaintiff’s Motions filed as Docket No. 75 and Docket No. 76 is
DENIED for reasons as set forth on the record.

11:55 a.m.
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