Gaston v. Encana Oil & Gas (Usa), Inc.

Full title: DAVID GASTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA), INC., a…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Date published: Feb 28, 2013

Civil Action No.: 10-cv-02272-RBJ-KLM (D. Colo. Feb. 28, 2013)

Opinion

Civil Action No.: 10-cv-02272-RBJ-KLM

02-28-2013

DAVID GASTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA), INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

Kristen L. Mix

Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix

FTR - Reporter Deck - Courtroom C-204

Byron G. Rogers United States

Courthouse

Courtroom Deputy, Bernique Abiakam

Hollie Lynn Wieland

Mary Hurley Stuart

Christopher J. Brady

COURTROOM MINUTES / MINUTE ORDER

HEARING: TELEPHONIC DISCOVERY HEARING
Court in session: 9:34 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of Plaintiffs counsel, via telephone, and Defendant's counsel in person. This matter is before the Court regarding Plaintiffs' Motion For Protective Order with respect to subpoenas, Plaintiffs' Oral Motions To Compel Responses To Written Discovery, and Defendant's Oral Motions To Compel Responses To Written Discovery. Counsel provide the background and basis of the discovery dispute. For the reasons stated on the record, It is ORDERED: Plaintiffs' Motion For Protective Order, with respect to

subpoenas, (Filed 2/11/13; Doc. No. 150) is GRANTED in

PART and DENIED in PART. The subpoenas shall be

limited to the following information: (1) earnings or other

compensation of Plaintiffs; (2) Plaintiffs' job descriptions,

resumes, and representations regarding job duties at Mesa

Field Services; and (3) work held by Plaintiffs prior and/or

subsequent to their employment at Mesa Field Services.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion To Compel Responses To Written Discovery is RULED UPON AS FOLLOWS and as specified on the record:

Plaintiffs' objection to Defendant's general objection No. 5 is SUSTAINED. Defendant shall respond to Plaintiffs' First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions and Requests for Production of Documents for the time period from January 1, 2004 forward unless otherwise specified in the discovery request.
Plaintiffs' objection to Defendant's general objection No. 7 is SUSTAINED.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to Compel response to Interrogatories Nos. 1, 2, and 3 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion To Compel response to Interrogatory No. 4 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in Part.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to Compel response to Interrogatory No. 5 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to Compel response to Interrogatory No. 6 and Request for Production No. 12 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to compel a response to Interrogatory No. 7 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to Compel responses to Interrogatory No. 8 and Request for Production of Documents No. 8 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to Compel response to Interrogatory No. 13 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 14 is GRANTED.
Plaintiffs' Oral Motion to compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 16 is GRANTED.

Defendant's Oral Motion To Compel Responses To Written Discovery are RULED UPON AS FOLLOWS and as specified on the record:

Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 2 and Interrogatory No. 7 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in
PART.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 4 and Interrogatory No. 10 is GRANTED. Deadline for response is March 8, 2013, otherwise sanctions may be imposed.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 5 is GRANTED.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production No. 6 is GRANTED.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 7 is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Interrogatory No. 8 is GRANTED.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 8 is GRANTED.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 9 is GRANTED.
Defendant's Oral Motion to Compel response to Request for Production of Documents No. 11 is GRANTED.

HEARING CONCLUDED.
Court in recess: 11:44
Total In-court time: 2 hours, 10 minutes
To order a transcript of this proceeding, contact Avery Woods Reporting at (303) 825-6119.