Porch et al v. Ochoa's Construction, Inc. et al

Filing 46

ORDER DENYING as moot 41 Defendants' Motion to Stay Pretrial Proceedings and Motion for Protective Order Pending the Court's Ruling on Def's Objections to the Fndings and Recommendations. Signed by Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan on 4/2/2018. (JDR)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION
KELLY D. PORCH and MICHELLE R.
PORCH,
Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants,

CV 17-93-BLG-SPW-TJC

ORDER

vs.
OCHOA’S CONSTRUCTION, INC.;
PREFERRED CONTRACTORS
INSURANCE COMPANY RISK
RETENTION GROUP; GOLDEN
STATE CLAIMS ADJUSTERS; and
JOHN DOES I-V,
Defendants/Counterclaimants.
Before the Court is defendants Preferred Contractors Insurance Company
Risk Retention Group’s (“PCIC”) and Golden State Claims Adjusters’ (“Golden
State”) (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Stay Pretrial Proceedings and
Motion for Protective Order Pending the Court’s Ruling on Defendants’
Objections to the Findings and Recommendations. (Doc. 41.)
Defendants’ motion seeks a stay of pretrial proceedings and a protective
order pending Judge Watters’ ruling on the Court’s January 22, 2018, Findings and
Recommendations of U.S. Magistrate Judge (“F&R”). (See Doc. 38.) Judge

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Watters issued an Order adopting the F&R in full on February 26, 2018.
Accordingly,
Defendants’ motion is DENIED as moot. The parties shall confer regarding
a joint discovery plan and statement of stipulated facts in accordance with the
Court’s contemporaneously filed Order Setting Preliminary Pretrial Conference
and Associated Deadlines.
DATED this 2nd day of April, 2018.
_______________________________
TIMOTHY J. CAVAN
United States Magistrate Judge

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