Star Insurance Company v. Continental Resources, Inc. et al

Filing 136

ORDER amending scheduling order by Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. Discovery re issues discussed at the status conference on 7/25/2013 shall be completed by 9/30/2013. Briefs on these issues are due by 10/31/2013. Reply briefs are due by 11/22/2013.(BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
Star Insurance Company,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Continental Resources, Inc., Cyclone
Drilling, Inc., Plaster & Wald Consulting
Corp., M-I, LLC, Zurich American
Insurance Company, National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA,
Travelers Property Casualty Company of
America, and Torus Specialty Insurance
Company,
Defendants.

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ORDER AMENDING
SCHEDULING ORDER

Case No. 4:12-cv-121

On July 25, 2013, the court held a telephonic status conference to discuss whether the parties
were on track to complete the discovery and briefing outlined in the initial scheduling order.
Pursuant to the discussion at the telephone conference, the court AMENDS the initial scheduling
order (Docket No. 117) at follows:
1.

Discovery shall initially be limited to the following three issues:
a.

Whether the insurance and indemnity provisions of the Cyclone MSC
applied to the work that was taking place at the time of the underlying
accident in this case, including whether these provisions were superseded, all
or in part, by the “Drilling Contract.”

b.

The amount of insurance that Cyclone was contractually obligated to provide
Continental with respect to the work at the site where the accident occurred.

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c.

Whether P&W was “a consultant” within the meaning of the indemnity
provisions in the Drilling Contract.

2.

Discovery on the three issues identified in paragraph one shall be completed on or
before September 30, 2013.

3.

The parties taking a position on any of the three issues identified in paragraph one
shall file simultaneous briefs on or before October 31, 2013, that set forth their
positions and arguments for the same.

Simultaneous reply briefs are due on or

before November 22, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED
Dated this 26th day of July, 2013.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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