Power Energy Corporation et al v. Hess Bakken II, L.L.C.

Filing 47

ORDER: The 46 MOTION Extension to Deadlines is granted. Discovery due by 7/15/2020. Discovery Motions due by 7/15/2020. Discovery Depositions of Expert Witnesses due by 8/25/2020. Plaintiff(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 5 /26/2020. Defendant(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 7/7/2020. Dispositive Motions due by 8/25/2020. Nondispositive Motions due by 6/15/2020. Threshold Motions due by 8/25/2020. The final pretrial conference set for 9/29/20 and trial set for 10/20/2020 are canceled pending further order of the court. A Status Conference is set for 9/29/2020 at 10:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller Jr. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. (BG) Modified on 5/5/2020 to correct date of final pretrial conference. Regenerated NEF. (rh)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Power Energy Corporation, a North
Dakota Corporation; Altschuld Oil,
L.L.C., a Colorado Limited Liability
Company; Copperhead Corporation, a
North Dakota Corporation; Strata
Resources, Inc., a Colorado Corporation;
Michael S. Johnson, a Colorado Resident;
Michael T. Fitzmaurice, a North Dakota
Resident; Patrick L. Butz, a North Dakota
Resident; and Jacques F. Butz, a North
Dakota Resident,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Hess Bakken Investment II, L.L.C., a
Delaware Limited Liability Company,
Defendant.

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ORDER

Case No. 1:17-cv-093

On May 4, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulated Motion for Extension of Deadlines. The court
GRANTS the motion (Doc. No. 46) and amends pretrial deadlines as follows:
1.

The parties shall have until July 15, 2020, to compete fact discovery and to file
discovery motions.

2.

The parties shall provide the names of expert witnesses and complete reports under
Rule 26(a)(2) as follows:
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b.

3.

Plaintiffs: May 26, 2020
Defendant: July 7, 2020

The parties shall have until August 25, 2020, to compete discovery depositions of
expert witnesses.
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4.

The parties shall have until June 15, 2020, to file other nondispositive motions (e.g.,
consolidation, bifurcation).

5.

The parties shall have until August 25, 2020, to file threshold motions (e.g.,
jurisdiction, qualified immunity, statute of limitations).

6.

The parties shall have until August 25, 2020, to file dispositive motions.

The final pretrial conference set for September 29, 2020, and bench trial set for October 20,
2020, are canceled pending further order of the court. The court shall hold a status conference with
the parties by telephone September 29, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. The court shall initiate the conference
call.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 5th day of May, 2020.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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