Northern States Power Company v. The City of Ashland, Wisconsin et al

Filing 337

ORDER re March 13, 2015 Telephone Status Conference. The parties anticipate that the plaintiff and the defendant railroads will be filing a motion for entry of the settlement agreement within a week. The court advised counsel that the court has set aside one week to try this case against the remaining defendants. Counsel should work together so as to be able to complete the trial within that period of time. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 3/12/2015. (voc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY,
ORDER
Plaintiff,
12-cv-602-bbc
v.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND, WISCONSIN,
ASHLAND COUNTY, WISCONSIN,
SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY,
WISCONSIN CENTRAL, LTD., and
L.E. MYERS COMPANY,
Defendants.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A telephone status conference was held in this case on March 13, 2015, before
District Judge Barbara B. Crabb. Plaintiff Northern States Power Company appeared by Jon
Furlow, Mary Rose Alexander and Margrethe Krontoft Kearney. Defendant City of Ashland
appeared by Barbara Neider and Ted Waskowski.

Defendant L.E. Myers Company

appeared by Christopher Hanewicz and Mark Schneider.

Defendant Ashland County

appeared by Thomas Heneghan and Philip Bower. Defendants Soo Line Railroad and
Wisconsin Central, Ltd., did not participate in the call.
At the hearing counsel advised that the period for public comment on the proposed
consent decree expired last week. The parties anticipate that the plaintiff and the defendant
railroads will be filing a motion for entry of the settlement agreement within a week.

The court advised counsel that the court has set aside one week to try this case against
the remaining defendants. Counsel should work together so as to be able to complete the
trial within that period of time.
Entered this 13th day of March, 2015.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge