Case details

Court: ord
Docket #: 3:96-cv-01812
Case Name: Portland v. Barnard Construction, et al
PACER case #: 46493
Date filed: 1996-12-19
Date terminated: 1998-05-19
Assigned to: Judge Malcolm F. Marsh
Case Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract
Nature of Suit: 190 Contract: Other Contract Actions
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
City of Portland
Plaintiff
a municipal corporation by & through its Bureau of Environmental Services
James H Van Dyke
City Attorney's Office 1221 SW 4th Avenue Suite 430 Portland, OR 97204 503-823-4047 Fax: (503)823-3089 Email: jim.vandyke@portlandoregon.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ruth M Spetter
Office of City Attorney 1221 SW 4th Ave Suite 430 Portland, OR 97204 503-823-4047 Fax: 823-3089

Barnard Construction Company Inc
Defendant
a Montana corporation
Eric A. Grasberger
Stoel Rives LLP 900 SW 5th Avenue Suite 2600 Portland, OR 97204 503-294-9439 Fax: 503-220-2480 Email: eagrasberger@stoel.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Richard E. Alexander
Stoel Rives LLP 900 SW 5th Avenue Suite 2600 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 294-9387 Fax: (503) 294-9167 Email: realexander@stoel.com

Barnard Construction Company Inc
Counter Claimant
Eric A. Grasberger
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Richard E. Alexander
(See above for address)

City of Portland
Counter Defendant
James H Van Dyke
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ruth M Spetter
(See above for address)

Associated Sand & Gravel Inc
ThirdParty Defendant
a Washington corporation doing business asAssociated Pipe-Portland
David J. Buono
Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, LLP 851 SW Sixth Avenue Suite 1500 Portland, OR 97204-1357 (503) 224-6440 Fax: (503) 224-7324 Email: dbuono@dunncarney.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Patrick L. Block
Rogers & Block, LLP 1809 NW Johnson Street Portland, OR 97209 (503) 221-0561 Fax: (503) 221-0752 Email: patrick@rogersandblock.com

Insurance Company of North America
ThirdParty Defendant
a Pennsylvania corporation
David J. Buono
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Patrick L. Block
(See above for address)

Barnard Construction Company Inc
Cross Claimant
Eric A. Grasberger
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Richard E. Alexander
(See above for address)

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
1996-12-19 1 0 COMPLAINT and JURY TRIAL DEMAND (Cause Code: 28:1331bc) Breach of Contract (Receipt # 163650) (kw) (Entered: 12/23/1996)
1996-12-19 2 0 DISCOVERY & PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; Discovery ddl set for 4/18/97; Pretrial order deadline set for 5/19/97 (kw) (Entered: 12/23/1996)
1996-12-19 3 0 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Defendant Barnard Construction Company Inc c/o registered agent Corporation Service Company in Salem Oregon (kw) (Entered: 12/23/1996)
1997-01-07 4 0 RETURN OF SERVICE EXECUTED upon Defendant Barnard Construction on 1/7/97 (former employee) (Entered: 01/08/1997)
1997-01-06 5 0 STIPULATED MOTION by Plaintiff City of Portland, Defendant Barnard Construction TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER TO 2/10/97 (former employee) (Entered: 01/09/1997)
1997-01-08 6 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER TO 2/10/97 [5-1] Answer deadline reset to 2/10/97 for Barnard Construction (counsel notified) Court Rptr none (former employee) (Entered: 01/09/1997)
1997-02-10 7 0 ANSWER and JURY TRIAL DEMAND [1-1] and COUNTER-CLAIM by Defendant Barnard Construction against Plaintiff City of Portland (former employee) (Entered: 02/11/1997)
1997-02-14 8 0 RULE 12 MOTION by Plaintiff TO DISMISS Oral Argument Requested (former employee) (Entered: 02/19/1997)
1997-02-14 9 0 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT by Plaintiff of MOTION TO DISMISS [8-1] (former employee) (Entered: 02/19/1997)
1997-02-14 10 0 MOTION by Plaintiff FOR LEAVE TO FILE ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES Oral Argument Requested (former employee) (Entered: 02/19/1997)
1997-02-14 11 0 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT by Plaintiff of MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES [10-1] (former employee) (Entered: 02/19/1997)
1997-02-20 12 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh SETTING Plaintiff's MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES [10-1] on not for oral argument calendar of 2/26/97. After review of submissions, a hearing will be set if the court has questions. Defendant's response in opposition is due 2/25/97 with no reply filed. (counsel notified) (gm) (Entered: 02/20/1997)
1997-02-20 13 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh SETTING Plaintiff's MOTION TO DISMISS [8-1] on not for oral argument calendar of 3/17/97. (counsel notified) (gm) (Entered: 02/20/1997)
1997-02-25 14 0 MEMORANDUM by Defendant Barnard Construction IN OPPOSITION to Plaintiff's MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES [10-1] (former employee) (Entered: 02/26/1997)
1997-02-28 15 0 RESPONSE by Defendant to PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DISMISS [8-1] (former employee) (Entered: 03/04/1997)
1997-03-03 16 0 REPLY IN SUPPORT by Plaintiff of MOTION TO DISMISS [8-1] (former employee) (Entered: 03/04/1997)
1997-03-03 17 0 REPLY by Plaintiff to Defendant's counterclaim [7-1] (former employee) (Entered: 03/04/1997)
1997-03-07 18 0 CONSENT TO Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh by Plaintiff City of Portland, Defendant Barnard Construction (former employee) (Entered: 03/07/1997)
1997-03-10 19 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh ORDER- DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ADDITIONAL INTERROGATORIES [10-1] with leave to re-raise after depositions of company principals are completed. ORDER- defendants shall advise plaintiff of the names & titles of company officals who have first hand knowledge & can address questions regarding the affirmative defenses & counterclaims (counsel notified) Court Rptr none (former employee) (Entered: 03/12/1997)
1997-03-20 20 0 ORDER- by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DISMISS [8-1] as to defendant's affirmative defense of the statute of limitations, & denied as to plaintiff's motion for a FRCP 9(c) order. SO ORDERED Signed 3/20/97 (counsel notified) (former employee) (Entered: 03/21/1997)
1997-04-03 21 0 AMENDED ANSWER and JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Defendant Barnard Construction [7-1] (former employee) (Entered: 04/09/1997)
1997-04-16 22 0 MOTION by Defendant TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL ORDER DEADLINES (former employee) (Entered: 04/17/1997)
1997-04-18 23 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL ORDER DEADLINES [22-1] discovery ddl set for 7/18/97; pretrial order ddl set for 8/15/97. ORDER-based on the extension of discovery & pretial order deadlines Rule 16 Conference set for 9:00 6/27/97 in person in chambers see procedural order which follows separately by mail (counsel notified) Court Rptr none (former employee) (Entered: 04/23/1997)
1997-05-05 24 0 RULE 16 ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh. See Minute Order [23-2]. Signed 5/5/97 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 05/07/1997)
1997-06-23 25 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh: Rule 16 Conference RESET from 6/27/97 to 10:00 a.m. on 8/15/97 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 06/25/1997)
1997-07-23 26 0 MOTION by Defendant Barnard Construction TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL ORDER DEADLINES (peg) (Entered: 07/23/1997)
1997-07-23 27 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh GRANTING Defendant's MOTION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL ORDER DEADLINES [26-1]. Discovery ddl set for 10/20/97 & pretrial order ddl set for 11/21/97. ORDER resetting Rule 16 Conference to 10/3/97 at 9:45am (counsel notified) Court Rptr none (former employee) (Entered: 07/24/1997)
1997-07-25 28 0 STIPULATED MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT [1-1] (peg) (Entered: 07/28/1997)
1997-08-01 29 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh GRANTING Plaintiff's MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT [1-1] [28-1] (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 08/04/1997)
1997-08-06 30 0 AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] and JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Plaintiff City of Portland (peg) (Entered: 08/08/1997)
1997-08-25 31 0 SECOND AMENDED ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND COUNTERCLAIM and JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Defendant Barnard Construction [21-1], [7-1] (peg) (Entered: 08/26/1997)
1997-09-16 32 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh Rule 16 Conference RESET from 10/3/97 to 8:15 a.m. on 10/1/97 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 09/17/1997)
1997-09-19 33 0 THIRD AMENDED ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES and COUNTERCLAIM and JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Defendant Barnard Construction to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint [30-1] (peg) (Entered: 09/22/1997)
1997-10-01 34 0 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS (Rule 16 Conference) before Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh ORDER: allowing Defendants oral Motion to Withdraw filing of 9/19/97 3rd amended answer & conterclaims; ORDER case schedule set: Status Conference set for 2:30pm on 11/24/97 , Any motions will be set on NOA Motion Calendar for 11/12/97 PTO lodging date is stricken to be reset during 11/24/97 conference (counsel notified) Court Rptr Kathy Eismann (Kirk) (Entered: 10/03/1997)
1997-10-10 35 0 MOTION by Defendant Barnard Construction TO AMEND ANSWER (peg) (Entered: 10/15/1997)
1997-10-15 36 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh SETTING MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER [35-1] on not for oral argument calendar of 11/10/97 (counsel notified) (Kirk) (Entered: 10/20/1997)
1997-10-24 37 0 MEMORANDUM by Plaintiff City of Portland IN OPPOSITION to Defendant's MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER [35-1] (peg) (Entered: 10/27/1997)
1997-10-24 38 0 AFFIDAVIT of Paul Gribbon (peg) (Entered: 10/27/1997)
1997-10-24 39 0 AFFIDAVIT of James H. Van Dyke submitted by Plaintiff (peg) (Entered: 10/27/1997)
1997-10-24 40 0 AFFIDAVIT of Ruth M. Spetter filed by Plaintiff (peg) (Entered: 10/27/1997)
1997-11-07 41 0 AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Barnard Construction of Joseph Nelson in Support of MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER [35-1] (Kirk) (Entered: 11/12/1997)
1997-11-07 42 0 REPLY by Defendant Barnard Construction in Support of MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER [35-1] (Kirk) (Entered: 11/12/1997)
1997-11-07 43 0 AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Barnard Construction of Eric A Grasberger (Kirk) (Entered: 11/12/1997)
1997-11-10 44 0 MOTION by Plaintiff City of Portland TO STRIKE & REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT ITS RESPONSE Oral Argument Requested (Kirk) (Entered: 11/12/1997)
1997-11-10 45 0 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT by Plaintiff City of Portland of MOTION TO STRIKE & REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT ITS RESPONSE [44-1] (Kirk) (Entered: 11/12/1997)
1997-11-12 46 0 AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Barnard Construction of Joseph Nelson re: MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER [35-1] (former employee) (Entered: 11/14/1997)
1997-11-24 47 0 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS before Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh; GRANTING Defendant's MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER [35-1]; Answer due 12/8/97; Discovery ddl reset to 2/6/98; Pretrial order now due 3/31/98; Dispositive motions due 2/6/98; Response to dispositive motions due 2/17/98; Reply to response due 2/24/98; NOA Motion Calendar set for 2/25/98; Pretrial Conference set for 1:30 p.m. on 6/12/98; 4-day Jury Trial set for 9:00 a.m. on 6/16/98 in Portland (counsel notified) Court Rptr Bob Stimler (peg) (Entered: 12/01/1997)
1997-12-02 48 0 JURY TRIAL MANAGEMENT ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh: Pretrial Conference set for 1:30; 6/12/98 4-day Jury Trial set 9:00 6/16/98 in Portland Signed 12/2/97 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 12/03/1997)
1997-12-05 49 0 THIRD AMENDED ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD-PARTY CLAIM (CROSS-CLAIM) and DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL by Defendant Barnard Construction Co., Inc.; adding crsdft Associated Sand and Gravel, Inc. dba Associated Pipe-Portland and Insurance Co. of North America (peg) (Entered: 12/08/1997)
1997-12-05 50 0 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Third-party defendant Associated Sand and Gravel, Inc. dba Associated Pipe-Portland c/o Prentice-Hall corp., their registered agent. (peg) (Entered: 12/08/1997)
1997-12-05 51 0 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Third-party defendant Ins. Co. of North America c/o registered agent Patti Dietz (peg) (Entered: 12/08/1997)
1997-12-15 52 0 REPLY to Defendant's AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES, ANSWER TO COUNTER-CLAIM and JURY TRIAL DEMAND [7-3] by Plaintiff City of Portland (peg) (Entered: 12/16/1997)
1997-12-16 53 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh FINDING Plaintiff's MOTION TO STRIKE & REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT ITS RESPONSE [44-1] MOOT (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 12/17/1997)
1997-12-22 54 0 RETURN OF SERVICE EXECUTED upon Third-party defendant Ins Co of N America on 12/10/97 (peg) (Entered: 12/31/1997)
1997-12-22 55 0 RETURN OF SERVICE EXECUTED upon Third-party defendant Associated Sand & Gravel, Inc. on 12/10/97 (peg) (Entered: 12/31/1997)
1998-01-14 56 0 STIPULATION & ORDER FOR SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEYS: Attorney David J. Buono for Third-party Defendant Associated Sand and Gravel, Inc. replacing Julian C. Dewell; signed 1/14/98 Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh (peg) Modified on 01/15/1998 (Entered: 01/15/1998)
1998-02-10 57 0 ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by Third-party defendants to Third-party claim (Thrid Party Complaint) [49-1] of Barnard Construction (peg) (Entered: 02/10/1998)
1998-03-10 58 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh Rule 16 Conference set for 8:30 3/25/98 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 03/11/1998)
1998-03-11 59 0 RULE 16 ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh: Rule 16 Conference set for 8:30 AM on 3/25/98 Signed 3/11/98 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 03/12/1998)
1998-03-23 60 0 MOTION by Third-party defendants FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS ; Oral Argument Requested (peg) (Entered: 03/23/1998)
1998-03-23 61 0 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT by Third-party defendants of MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS [60-1] (peg) (Entered: 03/23/1998)
1998-03-23 62 0 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE by Third-party defendants in Support of its MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS [60-1] (peg) (Entered: 03/23/1998)
1998-03-24 63 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh SETTING Third-Party Defendant's MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS [60-1] on not for oral argument calendar of 4/27/98 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 03/25/1998)
1998-03-24 64 0 MEMORANDUM re: Deposition of Out-of-State Defendants, by Defendant Barnard Construction, Inc. (peg) (Entered: 03/25/1998)
1998-03-25 65 0 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS before Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh RESETTING Third-party Defendants' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS [60-1] on not for oral argument calendar of 4/14/98; ORDER: adding to the case schedule as follows: Discovery ddl reset to 4/30/98; Status conference set for 11:00 AM on 4/17/98 ; Plaintiff serves expert narratives 4/17/98; Defendant files and serves expert narratives 4/30/98; Third-party defendants file and serve expert narratives 5/8/98 (counsel notified) Court Rptr Dennis Grube (peg) (Entered: 03/26/1998)
1998-04-09 66 0 RECORD OF ORDER by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh: Based on counsel's notification of settlement, the third-party defendant's MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS [60-1] is MOOT; The 4/17/87 status conference, 6/12/98 pretrial conference and the 6/16/98 trial date and all ddls are STRICKEN; ORDER: Final Paper Call set for 1:30 PM on 5/11/98 (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 04/09/1998)
1998-05-11 67 0 RECORD OF ORDER Of Time Set For Final Paper Call by Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh No appearance by any counsel. ORDER continuing final paper call to 1:30pm on 5/20/98 (counsel notified) Court Rptr none (former employee) (Entered: 05/12/1998)
1998-05-14 68 0 STIPULATED MOTION by Plaintiff City of Portland TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF CITY OF PORTLAND & 3RD PARTY PLAINTIFF BARNARD CONSTRUCTION WITH PREJUDICE & WITHOUT ATTORNEY FEES, COSTS & DISBURSEMENTS (former employee) (Entered: 05/15/1998)
1998-05-19 69 0 ORDER OF DISMISSAL: Based on the 5/14/98 stipulated Motion for Dismissal [68-1], IT IS ORDERED this action is dismissed with prejudice, and without attorney fees costs or disbursements being assessed against any party. Signed 5/19/98 by Malcolm F. Marsh US District Judge (counsel notified) (peg) (Entered: 05/19/1998)