Opinion
Civil Action No. 07-cv-01989-RPM
02-07-2012
STANDARD BANK, PLC, Plaintiff, v. RUNGE, INC., f/k/a RUNGE MINING, INC., and d/b/a PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT Defendant.
ORDER ON MOTION TO BIFURCATE ISSUES
On January 20, 2012, the plaintiff Standard Bank and respondent Jones Day filed a motion to bifurcate the issues presented by the defendant's motion for fees and costs. The defendant filed an opposition on January 23, 2012, and the plaintiff filed a reply on January 25, 2012. Upon the understanding that the motion to bifurcate seeks to separate the legal question of entitlement to attorney's fees and costs related to this litigation from the question of amounts to be awarded and that the question of entitlement presents only legal issues which can be resolved without any additional discovery procedures, it is
ORDERED that the motion to bifurcate is granted and the brief due from the plaintiff and respondent on February 14, 2012, will address the legal questions of entitlement to attorney's fees and costs related to this litigation.
BY THE COURT:
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Richard P. Matsch, Senior District Judge