Bankers Standard Insurance Company v. MTD (USA) Corporation et al

Filing 24

ORDER: Telephone Conference held on 5/7/2014. Motion to Compel discovery 20 is GRANTED to the extent that defendants MTD and Interline shall have until May 30, 2014, to serve responses to the interrogatories and requests for production served upon them on 12/19/2013. Counsel for the parties shall convene another telephone conference call with the Court on Thursday, 7/24/2014, at 12:00 noon, central time, to address whether defendant Dingbo has entered an appearance or has been served , what experts the parties anticipate, on what dates expert depositions have been scheduled, whether any dispositive motion will be filed, whether any additional parties are expected, whether any scheduling deadlines can or should be adjusted, and any other appropriate matters. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 5/7/14. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE
COMPANY
v.
MTD (USA) CORPORATION;
ZHEJIANG DINGBO PLUMBING
MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.; and
INTERLINE BRANDS, INC.

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No. 3-13-1199

ORDER
Pursuant to the order entered December 18, 2013 (Docket Entry No. 18), counsel for the
parties called the Court on May 7, 2014, at which time the following matters were addressed:
1.

The plaintiff's motion to compel discovery responses from defendants MTD (USA)

Corporation ("MTD") and Interline Brands, Inc. ("Interline") (Docket Entry No. 20) is GRANTED
to the extent that defendants MTD and Interline shall have until May 30, 2014, to serve responses
to the interrogatories and requests for production served upon them on December 19, 2013.
2.

Plaintiff's counsel reported on the status of service of process on defendant Zhejiang

Dingbo Plumbing Manufacturing Co., Ltd ("Dingbo"). See also Docket Entry No. 23.
3.

Counsel for the parties shall convene another telephone conference call with the Court

on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 12:00 noon, central time, to address whether defendant Dingbo
has entered an appearance or has been served, what experts the parties anticipate, on what dates
expert depositions have been scheduled, whether any dispositive motion will be filed, whether any
additional parties are expected, whether any scheduling deadlines can or should be adjusted, and any
other appropriate matters.
Counsel for defendants MTD and Interline has already provided a call-in number for
plaintiff's counsel and the Court to use.
It is so ORDERED.
JULIET GRIFFIN
United States Magistrate Judge