Republic Fire and Casualty Insurance Company v. Azlin et al

Filing 206

ORDER denying 198 Motion to Sever. Signed by Jane M Virden on 3/16/2012. (sef)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
REPUBLIC FIRE & CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY

PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT
THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF

v.

No. 4:10CV00037-SA-JMV

MARK AZLIN doing business as
THE BOURBON MALL, ET AL.

DEFENDANTS/COUNTER-PLAINTIFFS

AND
RANDAL R. HENSON, ET AL.

THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Before the court is Republic Fire and Casualty Company’s motion to sever its third-party
claims against Randal R. Henson, Mid-Delta Insurance Agency, Inc., and XYZ
Insurance/Bonding Company/ies into a separate cause of action. The court has considered the
submissions of the parties and the record and finds that the motion should be denied. Because
the trial of this case has been reset to begin on March 11, 2013, there is ample time to develop
any issues related to Republic’s third-party complaint and, thus, no need to sever that portion of
the case. Therefore,
IT IS ORDERED:
1. That Republic’s motion to sever is DENIED;
2. That the stay of proceedings related to Republic’s third-party complaint is LIFTED;
and
3. That with respect to Republic’s third-party complaint only, the following deadlines are
in effect:

a. Third-party plaintiff’s experts must be designated by 5/15/12;
b. Third-party defendants’ experts must be designated by 6/15/12;
c. Discovery shall be completed by 8/15/12; and
d. Any dispositive motions must be filed by 8/30/12.
This, the 16th day of March, 2012.

/s/ Jane M. Virden
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE