DISCOVERY ORDER KELLY H. RANKIN, Chief Magistrate Judge. THIS MATTER comes on for consideration sua sponte. The defendant(s), MARIO R. GARZA has been arraigned in the above-styled criminal action and has been given a date by which pretrial motions shall be filed. In an effort to streamline the discovery process and minimize unnecessary efforts of the Court personnel and counsel, the Court deems that the following discovery is authorized by the Court. WHEREFORE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as...
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ALAN B. JOHNSON, District Judge. Dale W. Eaton, Petitioner, is an inmate incarcerated at the Wyoming Department of Corrections State Penitentiary. He has filed, through counsel, a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. [Doc. 64]. The Court, having carefully reviewed and considered each pleading, the exhibits, the evidentiary presentation, arguments, and written briefs of counsel for Petitioner and Respondent, having...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING EAGLE CREEK AVIATION SERVICES' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND TRANSFERRING CASE TO INDIANA IN LIEU OF DISMISSAL ALAN B. JOHNSON, District Judge. Eagle Creek's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 50), CWN's opposition (Doc. No. 58) and Barta-Iso's opposition thereto (Doc. No. 61) and Eagle Creek's further reply (Doc, No. 63) have come before the Court for consideration. Having considered the pleadings, the applicable law, the parties' written...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING EAGLE CREEK AVIATION SERVICES' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND TRANSFERRING CASE TO INDIANA IN LIEU OF DISMISSAL ALAN B. JOHNSON, District Judge. Eagle Creek's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 50), CWN's opposition (Doc. No. 58) and Barta-Iso's opposition thereto (Doc. No. 61) and Eagle Creek's further reply (Doc, No. 63) have come before the Court for consideration. Having considered the pleadings, the applicable law, the parties' written...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING EAGLE CREEK AVIATION SERVICES' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND TRANSFERRING CASE TO INDIANA IN LIEU OF DISMISSAL ALAN B. JOHNSON, District Judge. Eagle Creek's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 50), CWN's opposition (Doc. No. 58) and Barta-Iso's opposition thereto (Doc. No. 61) and Eagle Creek's further reply (Doc, No. 63) have come before the Court for consideration. Having considered the pleadings, the applicable law, the parties' written...
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SCOTT W. SKAVDAHL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff's Claims for Negligent Misrepresentation and Fraud (ECF Nos. 46, 48). The Court, having considered the briefs and materials submitted in support of the motions and Plaintiff's opposition thereto, having heard oral argument of counsel, and being otherwise fully advised, FINDS and ORDERS as follows: BACKGROUND...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF FEDERAL QUESTION JURISDICTION ALAN B. JOHNSON , District Judge . This case arises from the dispute between plaintiff federal coal lessees and defendant federal oil and gas lessees. Plaintiffs instituted this action seeking an order allowing them to mine through defendants' oil and gas wellbores. Defendants filed the instant motions to dismiss for lack of federal question jurisdiction arguing that the Mineral Leasing...
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SCOTT W. SKAVDAHL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 23). Defendants filed an opposition to preliminary injunction (ECF No. 31), and, with the Court's leave, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed an amicus curiae brief opposing preliminary injunction (ECF No. 37). The Court heard oral argument on the matter on May 7, 2014. Having considered the parties'...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ALAN B. JOHNSON, District Judge. This case arises from the denial of plaintiff's rental application.Proceeding pro se, he filed a complaint alleging that several public and private defendants violated the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The remaining private defendants have submitted a motion for summary judgment arguing that plaintiff was not qualified to rent an apartment, and, therefore, he has...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SCOTT W. SKAVDAHL, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on motions for summary judgment filed by the following defendants (collectively, "Defendants"): (1) Gardner Denver, Inc. (ECF No. 151); (2) Bechtel, Inc. (ECF No. 152); (3) FMC Corporation (ECF No. 153); (4) CBS Corporation (ECF No. 155); and (5) General Electric Company (ECF No. 156). Plaintiff Ronald Johnson filed responses opposing each motion. (...
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS SCOTT W. SKAVDAHL, District Judge. This matter is before the Court upon Plaintiff, Roger D. Pfeil's pro se prisoner civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, asserting a violation of civil rights. [Doc. 1.] Robert O. Lampert and Michael Pacheco [Defendants] are each named in their official and individual capacities. [Doc. 1, p. 2.] The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. This Court, having carefully reviewed the...
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL OR REMITTITUR ALAN B. JOHNSON , District Judge . The defendants' renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative, motion for new trial or remittitur (Doc. No. 175), and the plaintiffs response in opposition (Doc. No. 193) came before the Court for hearing on May 23, 2014. The Court, having reviewed the parties' submissions and all materials in the record,...
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' CONVERTED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT NANCY D. FREUDENTHAL , Chief Judge . This matter is before the Court on Defendants' converted Motion for Summary Judgment. Having considered the converted motion, the response, the reply, and otherwise being fully informed in the premises, the Court concludes the converted motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND In 2014, CNBC re-published a 2011 article by Reuters. Both articles concerned Wyoming Corporate Services's (WCS's) line of...
