Carpenter et al v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company

Filing 113

MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer: Motion Hearing held on 9/4/2014. ORDERED: Plaintiffs Second Motion to Amend Scheduling Order to Supplement Rule 26(a)(2) Disclosures 96 is DENIED. A Telephonic Status Conference is set for September 8, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. to discuss whether defense counsel is withdrawing their Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Robert Dietz Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 702 89 . Counsel participating in the Telephone Conference sha ll initiate a conference call among themselves and then call the court at [phone] at the scheduled time. Plaintiff's counsel must provide a supplemental report regarding the specific opinions they intend to illicit from Robert Dietzs rep ort by 12:00 p.m. on September 10, 2014. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery of John Haberland 102 is DENIED. This ruling is made from the bench and the time in which to file an objection starts from today's date. (amont) Modified on 9/4/2014 to add phone number for conference call (amont).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer 

Civil Action: 13‐cv‐01986‐REB‐CBS   

Date: September 4, 2014 
Courtroom Deputy: Amanda Montoya 

FTR – Reporter Deck‐Courtroom A402 

Parties:
Counsel:
KIMBERLY CARPENTER,
KENNETH CARPENTER,

Richard Kaudy
Cajardo Lindsey

Plaintiff,
v.
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE, Scott James
Aaron Goldman
Defendant.

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER
HEARING:  MOTIONS HEARING 
Court in session: 01:55 p.m. 
Court calls case.  Appearances of counsel. 

The Court addresses Plaintiff’s Second Motion to Amend Scheduling Order to Supplement Rule 
26(a)(2) Disclosures [96]. 

ORDERED:  Plaintiff’s Second Motion to Amend Scheduling Order to Supplement Rule 
26(a)(2) Disclosures [96] is DENIED. 

The Court addresses Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Robert Dietz Pursuant  
to Fed. R. Evid. 702 [89].  The Court asks counsel if they view this motion as a dispositive  
motion.  Defense counsel does not view this as a dispositive motion.  Plaintiff’s counsel views  
this motion as a dispositive motion.   

Plaintiff’s counsel retracts opinion about Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony as  
being a dispositive motion. 

The Court recommends defense counsel withdraw Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Testimony of  
Robert Dietz Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 702 [89] and that Plaintiff provide a supplemental report  
regarding the specific opinions they intend to illicit from Robert Dietz’s report.  

ORDERED: 

A Telephonic Status Conference is set for September 8, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. to 
discuss whether defense counsel is withdrawing their Motion to Exclude Expert 
Testimony of Robert Dietz Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 702 [89]. 
Plaintiff’s counsel must provide a supplemental report regarding the specific 
opinions they intend to illicit from Robert Dietz’s report by 12:00 p.m. on 
September 10, 2014. 
Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery of John Haberland [102] is DENIED.  This 
ruling is made from the bench and the time in which to file an objection starts 
from today’s date. 

HEARING CONCLUDED. 

Court in recess: 03:22 p.m. 
Total time in court: 01:27 

To order transcripts of hearings with Magistrate Judge Shaffer, please contact Avery Woods Reporting at 
(303) 825‐6119 or toll free at 1‐800‐962‐3345.