Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. The Estate of Craig Michael Fisher et al

Filing 45

ORDERED: Necessary and appropriate revisions to the preliminary pretrial statements sto address the deficiencies outlined in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be filed on or before May 12, 2017. Signed by Judge Sam E Haddon on 5/8/2017. (ELL)

FILED
MAY 08 2017
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Clerk, U.S. District Court
District Of Montana
Helena

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BUTTE DIVISION
HOWARD TAYLOR SMITH, II,
Third-Party Plaintiff,

No. CV 16-36-BU-SEH

vs.
ORDER
RONALD D. OLSEN,
Third-Party Defendant.
On March 6, 2017, the Court set a preliminary pretrial conference for May
16, 2017. 1 The March 6, 2017, Order requires each party to file a preliminary
pretrial statement, addressing with strict compliance, each matter listed in Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26(a)(l)(A)(i) arid (ii) and L.R. 16.2(b)(l). 2 The preliminary pretrial
statements filed on May 3, 2017, and May 4, 2017, fail to comply with the Court's
March 6, 2017, Order.
Deficiencies in the preliminary pretrial statements include:
1.

Third-Party Plaintiffs Preliminary Pretrial Statement3 does not

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include a summary of information known or believed to be known by each
individual that may be used in proving or denying any party's claims or defenses
as required under L.R. 16.2(b)(l)(J).
2.

Third-Party Defendant Olsen's Preliminary Pretrial Statement4 does

not include a summary of information known or believed to be known by each
individual that may be used in proving or denying any party's claims or defenses
as required under L.R. 16.2(b)(1 )(J) and does not address the matters listed in Fed.

R. Civ. P. 26(a)(l)(A)(ii) and required by the Court's March 6, 2017, Order.
ORDERED:
Necessary and appropriate revisions to the preliminary pretrial statements to
address the deficiencies outlined in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be filed on or
before May 12, 2017.

DATED this ' P . a y ofMay, 2017.

United States District Judge

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