Opinion
Civil Action No. 09-cv-00724-DME-MEH
02-29-2012
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY INC., Plaintiff, v. DENVER HASLAM, COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, INC., MIKEL MEWBOURN, M&B DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., FALL RIVER VILLAGE COMMUNITIES, LLC, ONEWEST BANK, FSB, and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, Defendants. ADLFINGER INSURANCE AGENCY and JAMES T. MARKUS, Interested Parties.
Shauna Hilgers Michael Paul Michael Connolly Jose Ramirez John Young Jennifer Salisbury
MAGISTRATE JUDGE MICHAEL E. HEGARTY
Courtroom Deputy: Cathy Coomes
FTR - Courtroom A501
Shauna Hilgers
Michael Paul
Michael Connolly
Jose Ramirez
John Young
Jennifer Salisbury
COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER
MOTIONS HEARING
Court in session: 9:03 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel.
Court's opening remarks.
Argument and discussion regarding Defendants OneWest Bank, FSB, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company's Motion for Leave to Amend to Add Claims and to Conduct Additional Discovery (Doc. 441, filed 2/17/12) and Defendant CCI's Motion for Leave to Conduct Additional Fact Discovery and, if necessary, to File Amended Counterclaim(s) Following Discovery (Doc. 448, filed 2/17/12).
ORDERED: Defendants OneWest Bank, FSB, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company's ("Defendant Banks") Motion for Leave to Amend to Add Claims and to Conduct Additional Discovery (Doc. 441, filed 2/17/12) and Defendant CCI's Motion for Leave to Conduct Additional Fact Discovery and, if necessary, to File Amended Counterclaim(s) Following Discovery (Doc. 448, filed 2/17/12) are GRANTED as stated on the record:
• Plaintiff will be allowed one three-hour 30(b)(6) witness deposition per Defendant; one, three-hour fact deposition; and two Requests for Production of Documents each from Defendant Banks and Defendant CCI. Defendant Banks and Defendant CCI will each be allowed one, three-hour fact deposition; one three-hour 30(b)(6) witness deposition, and two (2) Requests for Production of Documents.
• Any counterclaims or amended pleadings of any kind shall be filed by close of business on March 2, 2012.
• Any cross-briefs on the issue of privilege regarding the settlement agreement between Plaintiff and Defendant Denver Haslam shall be filed by close of business on March 5, 2012. No extensions of time will be granted regarding responses or replies.
• Discovery deadline: April 16, 2012.
• Dispositive motion deadline: April 16, 2012.
• A Final Pretrial Conference is set for April 23, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. (In addition to filing a PDF copy with the Clerk of the Court, counsel should e-mail the proposed Final Pretrial Order in Word or WordPerfect format to Magistrate Judge Hegarty's chamber's email account at Hegarty_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov one week prior to the conference.)
Court in recess: 10:20 a.m. (Hearing concluded)
Total time in court: 1:17