Archdiocese of Milwaukee et al v. Stonewall Insurance Company et al

Filing 45

ORDER signed by Judge Rudolph T. Randa on 6/11/2013 GRANTING 27 MOTION to Seal; DENYING 41 Joint request for status conference. (cc: all counsel)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE,
Plaintiff and Counter-defendant,
and
DONALD MARSHALL and
DEAN WEISMULLER,
Case No. 13-C-58

Additional Plaintiffs,
-vsSTONEWALL INSURANCE COMPANY;
CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S,
LONDON, et al.,
Defendants.

DECISION AND ORDER

The Court withdrew the reference of this matter from the bankruptcy court on
February 22, 2013. Since then, a variety of motions have been filed, including a motion
for judgment on the pleadings by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (joined by the additional
plaintiffs, Donald Marshall and Dean Weismuller) and a motion for partial summary
judgment by certain defendants, referred to as the London Market Insurers.
Now before the Court is a joint request for a status hearing. The Court concludes
that a status hearing is unnecessary.
First, the parties wish to discuss the briefing schedule on LMI’s motion for partial

summary judgment (filed on May 20), in addition to the briefing schedule on a motion for
partial summary judgment and “related briefings” that will be filed in the next few weeks
by Stonewall Insurance Company. The expectation is that briefing is governed by the
time limits in the local rules of civil procedure. If the parties wish to expand the time
limits for briefing, they are welcome to file a joint stipulation, which the Court would
generally approve as a matter of course, especially in a matter of this complexity.
Second, the parties wish to discuss the need for oral argument on the pending
motions and the soon-to-be-filed motion that was referenced above. The Court may
decide to schedule oral argument, but need not entertain oral argument on the need for oral
argument.
Finally, the parties want to discuss LMI’s motion to seal “and the need to have a
confidentiality or protective order in place to protect confidential documents filed under
seal in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Bankruptcy Proceeding.” The Court will grant
LMI’s motion to seal. If this does not alleviate the parties’ concerns, the Court will
entertain a proposed protective order as necessary.
LMI’s motion to seal [ECF No. 27] is GRANTED. The joint request for a status
conference [ECF No. 41] is DENIED.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 11th day of June, 2013.

BY THE COURT:

__________________________
HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. District Judge
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