Giacometto Ranch Inc. et al v. Denbury Onshore LLC. et al

Filing 273

ORDER, IT IS ORDERED: Denbury's 199 MOTION in Limine on Alleged Air Quality Violations is GRANTED. Denbury's 201 MOTION in Limine on Evidence that A Leak in Minnelusa 3 Well Casing is GRANTED AND DENIED IN PART. Denbury's 203 MOTION in Limine on Evidence Regarding Groundwater Monitoring is DENIED. Denbury's 210 MOTION in Limine on Evidence that Leaks at Minnelusa 3 Disposal Well Contaminated Formation is DENIED. Signed by Judge Susan P. Watters on 2/27/2024. (EMH)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION

GIACOMETTO RANCH INC., et al.,
CV 16-145-BLG-SPW

Plaintiffs,
ORDER

vs.

DENBURY ONSHORE LLC,et al..
Defendants.

On August 25,2023,Defendant Denbury Onshore,LLC("Denbury")filed 10
motions in limine. (Docs. 196, 199, 201, 203, 205, 208, 210, 213, 215, 217). On
October 18, 2023, Plaintiffs Robert Giacometto, Thomas Giacometto, and
Giacometto Ranch,Inc. filed a combined response to Docs. 199, 201,203, and 210

(Doc. 237); a combined response to Docs. 205, 213, and 215 (Doc. 238); and
individual responses to Docs. 196, 208, and 217 (Docs. 239, 240, 241). On

November 9,2023,Denbury filed 10 replies corresponding to each original motion.
(Docs. 244-253).

The Court finds Plaintiffs' grouping of the motions makes sense given the
facts each concerns, and thus the Court will issue orders on the motions according

to how Plaintiffs organized them. This order will address the motions at Docs. 199,
201, 203, and 210. Successive orders will address the other motions.