Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 7:08-cv-139-KKC
05-20-2016
APPALACHIAN LAND COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, f/k/a EQUITABLE PRODUCTION COMPANY, Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER
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This matter is before the Court on the parties' joint motion (DE 76) to stay the deadlines set forth in this Court's December 23, 2015, Scheduling Order. (DE 72.)
The parties represent that settlement would be facilitated by a stay, and certify that settlement negotiations would be productive toward reaching a final resolution in this matter whether or not a settlement is ever reached. This Court finds that the parties have provided an adequate basis for the requested stay.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the parties' joint motion (DE 76) is GRANTED. The deadlines set forth in the December 23 Scheduling Order (DE 72), as well as any outstanding obligations to respond to discovery are STAYED pending further Order of this Court. The parties shall submit a joint status report within thirty (30) days of the entry of this order apprising the Court of the progress of settlement negotiations and of the parties' belief regarding the necessity of a telephonic status conference.
Dated May 20, 2016.
/s/_________
KAREN K. CALDWELL CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY