Chorak v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Filing 17

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer: Motion Hearing held on 2/26/2014. ORDERED: 11 Motion to Sever Claimed Interest of Veterans Administration and for Order that Veterans Administration Obtain Own Legal Representation is DENIED. FTR: Courtroom A402 - C. Covington. (ccovi)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer
Civil Action: 13-cv-02438-WYD-CBS
Date:
February 26, 2014

FTR - Reporter Deck - Courtroom A402
Courtroom Deputy: Courtni Covington

Parties:

Counsel:

JEFFREY CHORAK,

Donald F. D’Antuono

Plaintiff,
v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,

Torriano N. Garland

Defendant.

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER
HEARING: MOTION HEARING
Court in Session:
10:10 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel. Government counsel representing the Veterans
Administration, Mark Pestal, is present by telephone.
Discussion held between the court and counsel regarding Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Sever
Claimed Interest of Veterans Administration and for Order that Veterans Administration
Obtain Own Legal Representation [Doc. No. 11] and the Supplement [Doc. No. 16] to that
Motion. The court notes it cannot force the Veterans Administration to enter as a party in the case.
For the reasons stated on the record, it is
ORDERED:

Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Sever Claimed Interest of Veterans
Administration and for Order that Veterans Administration Obtain Own
Legal Representation [Doc. No. 11, filed 1/17/2014] is DENIED.

HEARING CONCLUDED.
Court in recess:
10:26 a.m.
Total time in court: 00:16
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