Baker v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Filing 22

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. IT IS ORDERED: The deadlines set in the Court's earlier CMO entered by Judge Dale 17 are hereby adopted by the undersigned Judge. Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by (st)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO

CLAY SCOTT BAKER,
Case No. 4:14-CV-00209-BLW
Plaintiff,
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
TRACK: (Legal)

v.
HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

IT IS ORDERED:
1.

The deadlines set in the Court’s earlier CMO entered by Judge Dale are hereby
adopted by the undersigned Judge.

2.

Additionally, the following provisions shall govern this case:
a.

Scheduling of Trial and Pretrial Conference: Plaintiff’s counsel shall
contact In-Court Deputy Jamie Gearhart within one week following the
entry of a decision on the cross-motions for summary judgment to make
arrangements for a telephone scheduling conference between counsel and
me in which the trial and pretrial conference shall be set if this matter is not
fully resolved by the decision on the motions.

e.

Law Clerk: If counsel has a procedural or legal question that needs to be
brought to my attention, please contact Jeff Severson, the law clerk
assigned to this case at [phone].

f.

Handling of Discovery Disputes and Non-disposition Motion:
i.

I will not refer this case to a magistrate judge for resolution of
discovery disputes and non-dispositive motions. I will keep these
motions on my own docket.

ii.

The parties will strictly comply with the meet and confer
requirements of Local Rule 37.1 prior to filing any discovery
motions.

iii.

In addition, I will not entertain any written discovery motions until
the Court has been provided with an opportunity to informally
mediate the parties’ dispute. To facilitate that mediation, the
attorneys will first contact Jeff Severson, the law clerk assigned to
this case, and shall provide him with a brief written summary of the
dispute and the parties’ respective positions. Mr. Severson may be
able to offer suggestions that will resolve the dispute without the
need of my involvement. If necessary, an off-the-record telephonic
conference with me will then be scheduled as soon as possible. I
will seek to resolve the dispute during that conference and may enter
appropriate orders on the basis of the conference. I will only

authorize the filing of a discovery motion and written briefing if we
are unable to resolve the dispute during the conference.
iv.

Prior to filing any discovery motions, counsel must certify, not only
that they have complied with Local Rule 37.1, but that they have
complied with the foregoing procedures.

g.

Calendaring Clerk: With regard to any scheduling matters or calendar
issues, please contact my deputy clerk, Jamie Gearhart at [phone].

h.

Docketing Clerk: If you have a docketing question, please contact a docket
clerk at [phone].

DATED: October 1, 2014

B. LYNN WINMILL
Chief U.S. District Court Judge