Kelly et al v. Gas Field Specialists, Inc.

Filing 88

ORDER re: deft's motion 78 , STAYING execution on order entering jdgmt of 7/5/17 55 & order entering jdgmt of 7/25/17 pending deft's appeal from the 8/8/15 & 7/5/17 jdgmts & APPROVING supersedeas bond in amt of $2,500,000.00 issued by Fidelity & Deposit Co of MD as surety on behalf of deft. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 8/9/17. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK KELLY and TODD C. RAY,
Plaintiffs
v.
GAS FIELD SPECIALISTS, INC.,
Defendant

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:14-CV-004
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER STAYING EXECUTION
PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 62
AND NOW, this 9th day of August, 2017, upon consideration of Defendant Gas Field
Specialists, Inc.’s Motion (Doc. 78) for: (1) an Order pursuant to Rule 62(d) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure staying execution on (a) the August 18, 2015 Order entered by the
Honorable Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania, granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and
denying Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, but deferring entry of judgment
pending a determination on the issue of damages (Doc. 36); (b) the judgment entered by
Chief Judge Conner on July 5, 2017 (Doc. 55); and, (c) the judgment entered by Chief Judge
Conner on July 25, 2017 (Doc. 67), pending Defendant/Appellant's appeal from the August
18, 2015 and July 5, 2017 judgments; and, (2) an Order approving the supersedeas bond in
the amount of $2,500,000.00 issued by Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety
on behalf of Defendant, and any responses and replies thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that:

(1)

Execution on the Order entering Judgment dated July 5, 2017 (Doc. 55) and
the Order entering Judgment dated July 25, 2017 (Doc. 67) is hereby
STAYED pending Defendant's appeal from the August 18, 2015 and July 5,
2017 judgments; and

(2)

The supersedeas bond in the amount of $2,500,000.00 issued by Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland as surety on behalf of Defendant is approved.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania