Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company et al

Filing 24

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer: Scheduling Conference held on 1/31/2014. ORDERED: 15 Motion for Extension of Time is DENIED as moot. ORDERED: 19 Motion to Vacate is DENIED as moot. ORDERED: All written discovery must be completed on or before 5/30/2014. A further Status/Scheduling Conference is set for 6/17/2014 at 9:15 AM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer. 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-02470-MSK-CBS
Date:
January 31, 2014

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

Parties:

Counsel:

EMPLOYERS
COMPANY,

MUTUAL

CASUALTY

Jerad A. West

Plaintiff,
v.
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,

Kasi G. Schuelke
Lyndsay K. Arundel

Defendants.

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER
HEARING: RULE 16(b) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
Court in session:
9:17 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel.
Discussion between the court and the parties regarding what motions in the case are now moot,
which are still pending, and Plaintiff filing a motion for summary judgment.
For the reasons stated on the record, it is
ORDERED:

Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Motions for Summary
Judgment re: Duty to Defend [Doc. No. 15, filed 1/16/2014] is DENIED as
moot.

ORDERED:

Unopposed Motion to Vacate and Reset the Scheduling Conference or in the
Alternative to Extend the time for Filing the Proposed Scheduling Order by
[Doc. No. 19, filed 1/23/2014] is DENIED as moot.

Discussion between the court and the parties regarding the proposed discovery deadlines, Defendant
adding parties to the case, and deferring discovery pending ruling on the Motions for Summary
Judgment.
The court proposes it set a deadline for completing all written discovery and then set the matter for

a Status Conference. That would give counsel time to evaluate the results of that discovery, whether
parties will be joined, and allow counsel to then make an informed decision with respect to what
depositions will be needed. At that time, the parties can come back to the court to discuss more
realistic deadlines. Counsel are in agreement with the court.
ORDERED:

Deadline for Amendment of pleadings/Joinder of parties:

April 1, 2014

All written discovery must be completed on or before May 30, 2014.
A further Status/Scheduling Conference is set for June 17, 2014 at 9:15 a.m.
The court notes it will not set further pretrial deadlines until the parties reconvene at the hearing on
June 17, 2014.
The court addresses Plaintiffs’ counsel regarding filing his own summary judgment motion and
instead suggests counsel address that argument in his Response briefs to their Motions.
Counsel for Plaintiff advises the court that he will be requesting an extension of time to file his
Responses. The court directs counsel to check with opposing counsel and file a motion.
A scheduling order will not be entered at this time.
HEARING CONCLUDED.
Court in recess:
9:39 a.m.
Total time in court: 00:22
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