Peak/Citadel talk settlement, judge says hurry
Don Day | December 1, 2007The latest filing in the Citadel v. Peak lawsuit brought earlier this year show signs that the two sides will settle – but a judge isn’t letting the two parties drag their collective feet.
In a joint filing, attorneys for both sides said “the parties continue to engage in settlement discussions and appear to have made progress towards reaching an amicable settlement of this case. The extension of deadlines requested will facilitate those continued discussions and will allow the parties and the Court to avoid the costs and expenses…”
The two radio companies already were granted a delay of the court calendar (including the discovery process) – and asked for another postponement Thursday. Yestrerday, Judge Larry M. Boyle ruled that no such delay would be granted.
The Court does not find good cause to extend these deadlines further based solely upon the parties’ interest in pursuing settlement negotiations. Such settlement discussions can take place as the parties continue to move the case forward.
The Citadel & Peak lawyers wanted to begin discovery with disclosure of Citadel’s expert witnesses on February 1. Since that request has been denied, the earlier schedule will stay in place – giving Citadel until yesterday, November 30th (yes, yesterday) to disclose its slate of witnesses.
We’ll keep watching.
