Chapman et al v. Hiland Partners, LLC

Filing 98

ORDER Suspending Discovery Deadlines and Setting Status Conference: Status Conference set for 2/4/2014 at 10:00 AM CST by telephone before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. The parties shall call the telephone number and enter the access code provided by separate email. 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 AND SETTING
STATUS CONFERENCE

Case No. 1:13-cv-052

On December 31, 2013, the court held a telephonic status conference in the above-captioned
case. Attorneys Robert P. Schuster and James R. Hoy appeared on plaintiffs’ behalf. Attorneys
Margaret M. Clarke and Patrick W. Durick appeared on defendants’ behalf. Attorney Gordon H.
Hansmeier appeared on behalf of third-party defendant B&B Heavy Haul, LLC.
Among the issues discussed, was when defendants would be required to produce documents
in accordance with the court’s order granting in part plaintiffs’ motion to compel issued December
26, 2013. Plaintiffs requested that the court require defendants to make the disclosures by a date
certain. Defendants argued that they may be unable to comply with specific deadline because they

are still receiving e-discovery on a rolling basis, and once e-discovery is complete, defendants will
have hundreds of thousands of documents to review.
Given the upcoming deadline for disclosure plaintiffs’ experts and plaintiffs’ need to review
the documents prior to making the disclosure, the court ORDERS all deadlines in the Scheduling
Order (Docket No. 38) suspended until further order of the court. The court will hold a telephonic
status conference on February 4, 2014 at 10:00 AM CST to discuss defendants’ progress in
disclosing the required documents and to amend the Scheduling Order as needed. A telephone
number and access code for the parties to call at the scheduled time will be provided by separate
email.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 31st day of December, 2013.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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