Butler, III et al v. Unified Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 373

ORDER DENYING 339 Motion to Clarify; GRANTING 348 Motion to Strike ; DENYING 361 Motion for Leave to File. Unified's expert report (343-1) is stricken from the record. Signed by Judge Susan P. Watters on 3/24/2021. (AMC)

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

CHARLES M.BUTLER,III, and

Cause No. CV 17-50-SPW-TJC

CHOLE BUTLER,

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO

RECONSIDER,FOR
CLARIFICATION,AND TO

vs.

STRIKE
UNIFIED LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY,etal..
Defendants

Before the Court is Defendant Unified Life Insurance Co.'s("Unified")

Motion for Leave to File Reconsideration Motion(Doc. 361); Unified's Motion
for Clarification(Doc. 339); and Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike(Doc. 348). The
motions are fully briefed and ripe for adjudication. For the following reasons, the
Court denies Unified's motions for leave for reconsideration and clarification, and

the Court grants Plaintiffs' motion to strike.
I.

RELEVANT BACKGROUND

On August 9,2019, Magistrate Judge Cavan filed his Findings and
Recommendations on several motions filed by Plaintiffs and Defendants.(Doc.

225). Those motions included Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment
and Unified's cross-motion for summary judgment on Count I ofPlaintiffs'

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