Stillwater Mining Company v. Power Mount Incorporated

Filing 80

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer: Telephone Status Conference held on 9/28/2015. Granting 72 Motion for Leave. Amended Complaint (exhibit 1) is deemed as filed today. New defendants&# 039; obligation to respond under Rule 12 is STAYED. Granting in part and denying in part 75 Motion to Stay. Telephone Status Conference set for 1/4/2016 09:00 AM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer. Parties participating in the hearing shall initiate a conference call among themselves and call the court (303.844.2117) at the scheduled time. FTR: Courtroom A-402. (amont, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer
Civil Action: 14-cv-02475-WYD-CBS
Courtroom Deputy: Amanda Montoya

Date: September 28, 2015
FTR – Reporter Deck-Courtroom A402

Parties:

Counsel:

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY,

Daniel Spivey
Jordan Lipp

Plaintiff,
v.
POWER MOUNT INCORPORATED,

Matthew Johnson
Habib Nasrullah
Matthew Johnson
Robert Burk

Defendant.

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER
HEARING: TELEPHONE STATUS CONFERENCE
Court in session: 08:00 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel.
Power Mount does not oppose the motion for leave to amend.
ORDERED:  [72] Plaintiff Stillwater Mining Company’s Renewed Motion for Leave to File 
Amended Complaint is GRANTED.  The Amended Complaint (exhibit 1) is deemed 
as filed today.
The Plaintiff shall serve the new defendants. The new defendants’ obligation to respond under
Rule 12 is STAYED pending the completion of briefing on motions for summary judgment
relative to the breach of contract claim and the Status Conference set for January 4, 2016.
The court wants to make clear that in granting the motion for leave to amend, it is not
expressing any views on the merits of the Amended Complaint, nor is it restricting the new
defendants’ rights to assert any defenses or motions they may deem appropriate.
ORDERED: Defendant Power Mount Inc.’s Motion to Stay Discovery and All Proceedings,
Including the Filing of Its Answer, Pending Decision on Its Motion to Certify

Order Regarding Motion to Dismiss for Interlocutory Appeal is GRANTED in
part and DENIED in part. All discovery relative to the current breach of
contract claim against Power Mount MUST be completed on or before November
13, 2015. Motions for Summary Judgment related to the current breach of
contract claim against Power Mount MUST be filed on or before November 30,
2015.
A Telephone Status Conference is set for January 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.
(Mountain Time) to discuss with all parties how to proceed with this case.
Parties participating in the hearing shall initiate a conference call among
themselves and call the court (303.844.2117) at the scheduled time.
Hearing Concluded.
Court in recess: 08:11 a.m.
Time in court: 00:11
To order transcripts of hearings please contact Stevens‐Koenig Reporting at (303) 988‐8470.