Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-718-JJB-EWD
08-11-2016
AMEC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC. v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
RULING AND ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR EXPEDITED HEARING
Before the court is a Motion for Expedited Hearing of Motion to Compel Discovery (the "Motion for Expedited Hearing") filed by Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP ("DK"). The Motion for Expedited Hearing was filed by DK contemporaneously with a Motion to Compel Discovery Responses, Responsive Documents, and Deposition (the "Motion to Compel").
R. Doc. 117.
R. Doc. 116.
On June 30, 2016, this court granted a Joint Motion to Extend and Modify Stay whereby the parties were granted leave to conduct limited discovery for a period of ninety (90) days related to the alleged conflict of interest raised by Defendant, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company ("FFIC"), in its Motion to Disqualify AMEC's Counsel of Record. Accordingly, the limited discovery period expires on September 28, 2016. On August 9, 2016, DK filed the Motion to Compel and Motion for Expedited Hearing.
R. Doc. 109.
R. Docs. 116 & 117.
DK states in its Motion for Expedited Hearing that counsel for FFIC "did not consent to the setting of the motion on an expedited basis." However, in light of the ninety day discovery period, the court finds good cause exists to grant DK's Motion for Expedited Hearing of Motion to Compel Discovery. Accordingly,
R. Doc. 117, ¶ 5.
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IT IS ORDERED that FFIC shall file its opposition (if any) to the Motion to Compel by Monday, August 22, 2016.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that DK is GRANTED leave to file a reply memorandum not to exceed five (5) pages in support of the Motion to Compel by Thursday, August 25, 2016.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing on DK's Motion to Compel is set for Monday, August 29, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 11, 2016.
/s/ _________
ERIN WILDER-DOOMES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE