Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. v. Montana Oil Properties, Inc. et al

Filing 33

ORDER adopting 32 Stipulation re Scheduling Order. Discovery due by 9/30/2016. Plaintiff(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 10/31/2016. Defendant(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 11/30/2016. Amendments re punitive damages claims due by 10/31/2016. Threshold Motions due by 1/13/2017. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. (BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Montana Oil Properties, Inc., S. Reger
Family, Inc., Beartooth Ridge Resources,
Inc., Kootenai Resource Corporation,
Defendants.

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ORDER

Case No. 4:15-cv-163

On July 26, 2016, the parties filed what the court construes as a stipulation to amend the
court's scheduling order. The court ADOPTS the stipulation (Docket No. 32) and AMENDS its
scheduling order as follows:
3.

The parties shall have until September 30, 2016, to complete fact discovery and to
file discovery motions.

4.

The parties shall provide the names of expert witnesses and complete reports
under Rule 26(a)(2) as follows:
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Plaintiff shall make its disclosures on or before October 31, 2016; and
Defendants shall make their disclosures on or before November 30, 2016.

The parties shall have until January 5, 2017, to complete discovery depositions of
expert witnesses.

7.

All parties shall have until April 8, 2016, to move to amend pleadings to add
claims or defenses. However, the parties shall have until October 31, 2016, to move
to amend pleadings to assert a claim for punitive damages.

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8.

The parties shall have until January 13, 2017, to file other nondispostive motions
(e.g., consolidation, bifurcation).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 28th day of July, 2016.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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