Simon et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Filing 28

ORDER & REASONS: ORDERED that 15 Request/Statement of Oral Argument on its Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. Signed by Judge Martin L.C. Feldman.(cml)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MINDY SIMON, wife of/and
TROY LEPINE

CIVIL ACTION

v.

NO. 14-940

STATE FARM
FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

SECTION "F"

ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is the defendant's request for oral argument
on its motion for summary judgment.

The request is DENIED for the

following reasons.
It is the Court’s policy to grant oral argument on motions if
one of the following factors is present:
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There is a need for an evidentiary hearing.

2.

The motion or opposition papers involve a novel or
complex issue of law that is unsettled.

3.

The motion or opposition papers argue for a change in
existing law.

4.

The motion or opposition papers implicate a
constitutional issue.

5.

The case itself is of widespread community interest.

Because the motion does not involve any of the above factors,
IT IS ORDERED:

that the defendant's request for oral argument on

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its motion for summary judgment is DENIED.
New Orleans, Louisiana, October 9, 2014

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MARTIN L. C. FELDMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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