Rider v. Allstate Indemnity Company

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ORDER (1) Denying Defendant Allstate Indemnity Company's 15 Motion for Summary Judgment and (2) Requiring Parties to Attend Settlement Conference. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
GEORGE GERALD RIDER, JR.,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 14-cv-11470
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY,
Defendant.
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ORDER (1) DENYING DEFENDANT ALLSTATE INDEMNITY
COMPANY’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #15) AND
(2) REQUIRING PARTIES TO ATTEND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
Defendant Allstate Indemnity Company (“Allstate”) filed a Motion for
Summary Judgment on May 5, 2015 (the “Motion for Summary Judgment”). (See
ECF #15.) The Court held a hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment on
August 26, 2015. For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #15) is
DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is REFERRED to
Magistrate Judge Michael J. Hluchaniuk for the purpose of holding a settlement
conference at a date and time to be set by the Magistrate Judge. In addition to
counsel, both Plaintiff and a representative for Allstate with FULL settlement
authority shall personally attend the settlement conference. Until further order of

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the Court, all currently-scheduled dates, including the previously-scheduled dates
for the Final Pre-Trial Conference and Trial are ADJOURNED. The Court will
revisit the need to reschedule these dates, if necessary, following the settlement
conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: August 31, 2015

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on August 31, 2015, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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