Appalachian Land Company v. Equitable Production Company

Filing 77

OPINION AND ORDER: parties' joint motion (DE 76 ) is GRANTED. The deadlines set forth in the December 23 Scheduling Order (DE 72 ), as well as any outstanding obligations to respond to discovery are STAYED pending further Or der of this Court. The parties shall submit a joint status report within thirty (30) days of entry of this order apprising Court of progress of settlement negotiations and of parties' belief regarding necessity of a telephonic status conference. Signed by Judge Karen K. Caldwell on 5/20/2016. (RCB)cc: COR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN DIVISION AT PIKEVILLE
APPALACHIAN LAND COMPANY,

CIVIL ACTION NO. 7:08-cv-139-KKC

Plaintiff,
V.

OPINION AND ORDER

EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, f/k/a
EQUITABLE PRODUCTION
COMPANY,
Defendant.

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This matter is before the Court on the parties’ joint motion (DE 76) to stay the
deadlines set forth in this Court’s December 23, 2015, Scheduling Order. (DE 72.)
The parties represent that settlement would be facilitated by a stay, and certify
that settlement negotiations would be productive toward reaching a final resolution in this
matter whether or not a settlement is ever reached. This Court finds that the parties have
provided an adequate basis for the requested stay.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ joint motion (DE 76) is
GRANTED. The deadlines set forth in the December 23 Scheduling Order (DE 72), as well
as any outstanding obligations to respond to discovery are STAYED pending further Order
of this Court. The parties shall submit a joint status report within thirty (30) days of the
entry of this order apprising the Court of the progress of settlement negotiations and of the
parties’ belief regarding the necessity of a telephonic status conference.
Dated May 20, 2016.