Peterson v. Murex Petroleum Corporation et al

Filing 136

ORDER re upcoming Final Pretrial Conference. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. (BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Adam Peterson,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Murex Petroleum Corporation,
Mickey Peck, company man,
Stokes and Spiehler,
Earl Britzenhoff, Company Man, and
Phoenix Operating Company,
Defendants,
and
Murex Petroleum Corporation,
Defendant and
Third-Party Plaintiff,
vs.
WISCO, Inc.,
Third-Party Defendant.

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ORDER RE UPCOMING FINAL
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Case No.1:17-cv-165

Upon review of the file, the court is contemplating severing for purposes of trial the thirdparty claim and cross-claims if they have not been resolved prior to that time. There is one possible
exception. The one exception might be for the jury to make one or more findings with respect to
Britzenhoff’s role at the time of the accident, including whether he was on the site at the time of the
accident. The court will take up these issues during the pretrial conference. For purposes of the
preparation for the final pretrial conference in terms of exhibit lists and witness lists, the parties can
assume for now that the third-party claim and cross-claims will be severed and that the only claims
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that will be tried will be those of the plaintiffs, save for the possible exception noted above.
Dated this 9th day of April, 2019.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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