Duke Energy Florida, Inc. v. Westinghouse Electric Company

Filing 282

ORDER denying 271 Motion for Final Pretrial Conference. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr on 8/19/2016. (chh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:14-cv-00141-MOC-DSC
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC.,
Plaintiff,
Vs.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY
LLC,
Defendant.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on Plaintiff Duke Energy Florida, Inc.’s
Motion for Final Pretrial Conference (#271). Defendant Westinghouse Electric Company,
LLC does not consent to the motion, stating that it believes a pretrial conference is
premature. Having considered the matter, the court agrees that holding a pretrial
conference the week of September 12, as requested by Plaintiff, would be premature
given the peremptory trial date of October 17. However, the court recognizes that
Plaintiff has questions about trial procedures that it wishes to clarify. Thus, the court will
allow time at the September 12 oral arguments on the parties’ Summary Judgment
Motions for the parties to raise questions about trial procedure that they feel are necessary
for resolution at this stage. Accordingly, the court enters the following Order.

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ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Plaintiff Duke Energy Florida, Inc.’s
Motion for Final Pretrial Conference (#271) is DENIED. The parties are notified that
they may ask questions about trial procedure while in front of the court on September 12
regarding their Summary Judgment Motions.

Signed: August 19, 2016

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