National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. Intrawest ULC et al

Filing 264

MINUTE ORDER. ORDERED that plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Law in Support 84 is DENIED without prejudice. ORDERED that Defendant Federal's Opposed Renewed Motion Pursuant to Rule 56(d) 144 is DENIED as moot. ORDERED that National Unions Motion to Strike Federal's Renewed Rule 56(d) Motion 154 is DENIED as moot by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 08/25/14.(jhawk, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-00079-PAB-KMT
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA,
Plaintiff,
v.
INTRAWEST ULC f/k/a Intrawest Corporation,
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,
Defendants,
INTRAWEST ULC f/k/a INTRAWEST CORPORATION,
Third Party Plaintiff,
v.
WILLIS NORTH AMERICA, INC. f/k/a WILLIS CORROON CORPORATION,
WILLIS OF NEW YORK, INC.,
WILLIS INSURANCE BROKERAGE OF UTAH, INC.,
WILLIS OF NEW JERSEY, INC.,
WILLIS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY f/k/a Willis
Corroon Construction Services Corporation of New Jersey,
WILLIS CORROON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORPORATION OF
CONNECTICUT,
WILLIS CORROON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORPORATION,
WILLIS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC. f/k/a Willis Corroon Corporation of New
Hampshire,
WILLIS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC., and
JOHN DOE WILLIS ENTITY,
Third Party Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Judge Philip A. Brimmer

This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment and
Memorandum of Law in Support [Docket No. 84] filed by plaintiff National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d) allows a
court to stay or deny a summary judgment motion in order to permit further discovery if
the nonmovant states by affidavit that it lacks facts necessary to oppose the motion.
Price ex rel. Price v. W. Res., Inc., 232 F.3d 779, 783 (10th Cir. 2000). On March 12,
2014, the magistrate judge granted Intrawest, ULC’s Motion for Continuance of National
Union’s Motion for Summary Judgment Pending Discovery [Docket No. 112] and
extended the deadline for fact discovery until December 31, 2014. Docket No. 224 at
1-2. Plaintiff did not file an objection to the magistrate judge’s ruling. Pursuant to the
magistrate judge’s ruling, the Court finds that denial of plaintiff’s motion for summary
judgment is appropriate under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d). See Hackworth v. Progressive
Cas. Ins. Co., 468 F.3d 722, 732 (explaining that Rule 56(d) grants trial court discretion
to deny summary judgment when the nonmovant establishes that it possesses
insufficient facts to oppose a summary judgment motion). It is, therefore,
ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of
Law in Support [Docket No. 84] is DENIED without prejudice. It is further
ORDERED that Defendant Federal’s Opposed Renewed Motion Pursuant to
Rule 56(d) [Docket No. 144] is DENIED as moot. It is further
ORDERED that National Union’s Motion to Strike Federal’s Renewed Rule 56(d)
Motion [Docket No. 154] is DENIED as moot.
Dated August 25, 2014.

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