MOROSKY v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Filing 23

ORDER. Defendant's Motion (Doc. 17 ) to sever Plaintiff's bad faith claims is DENIED, and Defendant's Motion (Doc. 16 ) for a protective order is DENIED, although the deadline for Defendant's responses to written discovery is established by reference to the parties' Rule 26(f) conference, not the date that the discovery requests were served. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 11/13/12. (dcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JOSEPH MOROSKY,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 12-996
Judge Cathy Bissoon

ORDER
Defendant’s Motion (Doc. 17) to sever Plaintiff’s bad faith claims is DENIED,
for essentially the same reasons as stated in Consugar v. Nationwide Ins. Co. of Amer.,
2011 WL 2360208, *6-7 & n.1 (M.D. Pa. Jun. 9, 2011). Defendant’s Motion (Doc. 16) for a
protective order also is DENIED, although, as Plaintiff agrees, the deadline for Defendant’s
responses to written discovery is established by reference to the parties’ Rule 26(f) conference,
not the date that the discovery requests were served. See Pl.’s Opp’n Br. (Doc. 21) at ¶ 6.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

November 13, 2012

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Cathy Bissoon
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