Northern Natural Gas Company v. Tract No. 1062710 et al

Filing 927

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 925 Motion for Leave to File. Signed by District Judge Monti L. Belot on 9/26/2014. (smg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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APPROXIMATELY 9117 ACRES IN PRATT, )
KINGMAN, AND RENO COUNTIES,
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KANSAS, AND AS FURTHER DESCRIBED
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HEREIN;
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TRACT NO. 1062710
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CONTAINING 80.00 ACRES MORE OR
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LESS, LOCATED IN KINGMAN COUNTY,
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KANSAS, AND AS FURTHER DESCRIBED
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HEREIN; ET AL.,
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION
No.

10-1232-MLB-DWB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the court on Northern’s motion for leave
to file consolidated response briefs. (Doc. 925).
Northern’s motion seeks leave to file three response briefs of
varying lengths in lieu of “10 pages each in response to the eight
filings by Defendants.” Doc. 925 at 2.
The court’s order on briefing said that any party could “file a
response brief to objections” -- as in one response brief -- not
separate briefs as to each and every party that filed objections. The
court is not about to unleash that sort of round-robin briefing in a
case where the parties have already made their positions abundantly
clear on the record.
In recognition of the fact that Northern’s position as condemnor
means its interests are more or less opposed to all other parties in

the case, the court will grant Northern leave to file one response
brief of up to 25 pages in length. All other parties are limited to
one brief of ten pages.
Northern’s motion for leave (Doc. 925) is granted in part.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 26th day of September 2014, at Wichita, Kansas.

s/Monti Belot
Monti L. Belot
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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