Opinion
1:09-CV-1465 AWI GSA
09-02-2011
JONATHAN SORRELL, Plaintiff, v. KEL-TEC CNC INDUSTRIES, INC, Defendant.
ORDER VACATING DATES,
DENYING SUMMARY
JUDGMENT AS MOOT, AND
SETTING TIME TO FILE
DISPOSITIVE PAPERS IN
LIGHT OF NOTICE OF
SETTLEMENT
(Doc. Nos. 55, 76)
Trial in the is case is set for December 6, 2011, and the pre-trial conference is set for November 4, 2011. Currently pending before the Court is Defendant's motion for summary judgment. On September 2, 2011, Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement. See Docket Doc. No. 76. In light of the notice of settlement, it is appropriate to vacate all dates and deadlines. Further, with the settlement of this case, it is no longer necessary for the Court to rule on the pending motion for summary judgment. Instead, the Court will deny the motion as moot. Pursuant to Local Rule 160, the parties will be given 21 days to file dispositional papers, so that the Court may close the case. The parties are reminded that, pursuant to Local Rule 160, the failure to timely file dispositional papers is sanctionable conduct.
Accordingly, in light of the filed notice of settlement, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. All currently scheduled dates and deadlines, including the December 6, 2011 trial date and the November 4, 2011 pre-trial conference, are VACATED;IT IS SO ORDERED.
2. Defendant's motion for summary judgment is DENIED as moot; and
3. The parties shall file dispositional papers through Rule 41 as soon as possible, but no later than September 23, 2011.
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CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE