Opinion
20-cv-12512
01-27-2022
ROME HARRIS and RHONDA DEVOISE, Plaintiffs, v. STATE FIRM FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants.
ORDER (1) GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR A CONTEMPT HEARING (ECF No. 19) AND (2) REFERRING ACTION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On December 7, 2021, Defendant State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company filed a motion in which it requested that the Court hold a contempt hearing with respect to non-party witness Pamela Tunstull. (See Mot., ECF No. 19.) The Court held an on-the-record video status conference with counsel for all parties to discuss the motion on January 27, 2022. For the reasons explained on the record during the status conference, the motion is GRANTED. The Court will convene a contempt hearing if the necessary following the parties' settlement conference.
This action is now REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti for the purposes of conducting a settlement conference.
If the parties are unable to settle this dispute at the settlement conference, the Court will hold a status conference with counsel to discuss (1) the scheduling of the contempt hearing and (2) a schedule to complete the remaining discovery in this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.