Fagan et al v Unitrin Auto and Home Ins Co

Filing 18

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Stay the Initial Attorney Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on December 8, 2008. (jhg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA BRYSON CITY DIVISION 2:08cv29 PAUL FAGAN; and EVELYN FAGAN, Plaintiffs, Vs. UNITRIN AUTO AND HOME INSURANCE COMPANY d/b/a Kemper, a Unitrin Business, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Vs. ICA, INC., Third-Party Defendant. _______________________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on defendant Unitrin's Motion to Stay the Initial Attorney Conference. While such motion will be allowed, counsel are advised that the court has issued a number of orders in this case over the past several days and that counsel may combine motions in one pleading, especially where one motion is a natural consequence of an earlier motion. This results not only in savings for the client, but in judicial efficiency.

ORDER IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that defendant Unitrin's Motion to Stay the Initial Attorney Conference (#17) is ALLOWED, and the requirement of conducting an IAC and filing a CIAC shall be governed as provided in Local Civil Rule 16.1(D), which anticipates joinder of the issue after the third-party complaint is answered.

Signed: December 8, 2008