Chapman et al v. Hiland Partners, LLC

Filing 211

ORDER Suspending Discovery Deadlines. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr.(KT)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
Lenny M. Chapman and
Tracy M. Chapman,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Hiland Operating, LLC, a Foreign
Company, Hiland Partners GP Holdings,
LLC, a Foreign Company, and Hiland
Partners LP, a Foreign Partnership,

Defendants and
Third-Party Plaintiff
(Hiland Operating, LLC),
vs.
Missouri Basin Well Service, Inc., and
B&B Heavy Haul, LLC,
Third-Party Defendants.

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ORDER SUSPENDING
DISCOVERY DEADLINES

Case No. 1:13-cv-052

On August 20, 2014, the court held a telephonic status conference in the above-captioned
case. Attorneys Robert P. Schuster, Bradley L. Booke, David S. Maring, and James R. Hoy
appeared on plaintiffs’ behalf. Attorneys Steven E. Oertle and Patrick W. Durick appeared on
defendants’ behalf. Attorney Joel A. Flom appeared on behalf of third-party defendant Missouri
Basin Well Service, Inc. Attorneys Gordon H. Hansmeier and Christopher A. Wills appeared on
behalf of third-party defendant B&B Heavy Haul, LLC.
All parties agreed that, as a result of the recent settlement between plaintiffs and the Hiland
defendants, the existing discovery deadlines should be suspended at this point. Accordingly, the
court ORDERS the deadlines established in the Amended Scheduling Order (Docket No. 114)

SUSPENDED until further order of the court. The final pretrial conference set for January 13,
2015, and the jury trial set for January 26, 2015 will remain on the court’s calendar. The court will
schedule a future conference call to discuss what discovery and pretrial deadlines need to be reset
in light of the remaining issues.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 20th day of August, 2014.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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