Beall v. SST Energy Corporation

Filing 61

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for Status Conference held on 1/12/2016 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Motion to Quash Defective Service of Process 8 is DENIED as MOOT. Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Certain Affirmative Defenses Under Rul e 12(f) 31 is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. Plaintiff's Opposed Emergency Motion for Protective Order 45 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART. A further Status Conference is set for 3/11/2016 09:00 AM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang to address further scheduling issues, discovery issues, and any pending motions. FTR: Courtroom C-204. (bsimm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
MAGISTRATE JUDGE NINA Y. WANG

Civil Action:
Courtroom Deputy:

15-cv-01741-MSK-NYW
Brandy Simmons

Date: January 12, 2016
FTR: NYW COURTROOM C-204*

Parties

Counsel

SHANNON R. BEALL, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated,

Lindsay R. Itkin

Plaintiffs,
v.
SST ENERGY CORPORATION,

Brett Norman Huff
MaryBeth Schroeder

Defendant.

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER

STATUS CONFERENCE
Court in Session: 10:01 a.m.
Appearance of counsel.
Discussion held regarding pending motions.
Discussion and argument held on Motion to Quash Defective Service of Process [8] filed
September 11, 2015.
ORDERED: Motion to Quash Defective Service of Process [8] is DENIED as MOOT.
Discussion and argument held on Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Certain Affirmative Defenses
Under Rule 12(f) [31] filed October 26, 2015.
ORDERED: Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Certain Affirmative Defenses Under Rule 12(f)
[31] is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.

Discussion and argument held on Plaintiff’s Opposed Emergency Motion for Protective Order
[45] filed November 6, 2015.
For the reasons stated on the record, it is
ORDERED: Plaintiff’s Opposed Emergency Motion for Protective Order [45] is
GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART. All communication regarding
overtime pay and bonuses at issue (including “bottom hole” bonuses,
completion bonuses, or curve bonuses) involving Plaintiff Shannon Beall, or
the currently identified opt-in Plaintiffs Robert McComus and Darwin
Lyndon, will be directed through Plaintiffs’ counsel. In addition, Defendant
will be restricted from holding any general staff meetings or sending out
memoranda discussing the lawsuit involving putative class members. No
other restrictions will be imposed on Defendant’s communications at this
time. Plaintiff may raise any future concerns to the court through the
informal discovery procedure, and if appropriate, through formal motions.
ORDERED: A further Status Conference is set for March 11, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. to address
further scheduling issues, discovery issues, and any pending motions. Parties
shall contact chambers within five (5) days of any determination of Plaintiff’s
Opposed Amended Emergency Motion for Conditional Certification and
Notice to Putative Class members [49] to set an earlier Status Conference, if
appropriate.
Court in Recess: 10:40 a.m.

Hearing concluded.

Total time in Court: 00:39

* To obtain a transcript of this proceeding, please contact Stevens-Koenig Reporting at [phone].