Howard v. Offshore Liftboats, LLC et al

Filing 755

ORDER denying Calvin Howard's 735 Motion for Reconsideration Regarding Deposition Designations. FURTHER ORDER denying as moot the 736 Motion to Expedite. Signed by Judge Susie Morgan on 1/24/2016. (Reference: All Cases) (tsf)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
CALVIN HOWARD, ET AL.

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO. 13-4811
c/w 13-6407 and 14-1188

OFFSHORE LIFTBOATS, LLC,
ET AL.

SECTION "E" (5)
ORDER

The Plaintiffs have filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s order regarding
deposition designations. 1 Plaintiffs’ counsel have brought this situation on themselves.
Plaintiffs’ counsel should never have deleted deposition designations without conferring
with defense counsel. Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration is DENIED. The parties are
reminded that they must comply with the Court’s Order in Record Document 731.
The Court reminds Plaintiffs’ counsel that they must be ready to proceed with
witnesses either by deposition or live testimony on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at
9:00 a.m. Any time during a regular trial day for which Plaintiffs do not have witnesses
present and ready to testify will be charged to them.
Accordingly;
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration 2 is hereby DENIED.
IT

IS

FURTHER

ORDERED that

Plaintiffs’

consideration 3 is hereby DENIED AS MOOT.

R. Doc. 731 (Court’s Order); R. Doc. 735 (Motion for Reconsideration).
R. Doc. 735.
3 R. Doc. 736.
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2

motion for

expedited

New Orleans, Louisiana, this 24th day of January, 2016.
________________________________
SUSIE MORGAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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