FA ND Chev, LLC et al v. Kupper et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
FA ND CHEV, LLC and FA ND SUB, 	)
LLC, 	)
)
) 	ORDER
Plaintiffs, 	)
)
v. 	)
)
Robert Kupper; Bismarck Motor Company; 	)
and BMC Marine LLC d/b/a Moritz Sport 	)
& Marine, 	)
) 	Case No. 1:20-cv-138
Defendants. 	)
__________________________________________)
)
BAPTKO, Inc., 	)
)
Plaintiff and Counterclaim 	)
Defendant, 	)
)
v. 	)
)
Foundation Automotive Corp., an Alberta 	)
Corporation, FA ND CHEV, LLC, and 	)
FA ND SUB, LLC, 	)
)
Defendants and Counterclaimants. 	)
The court has scheduled an omnibus hearing for December 6, 2023, in Bismarck courtroom
#2. On November 29, 2023, Defendant BMC Marine LLC d/b/a Moritz Sport & Marine (“Moritz
Sport”) filed a motion requesting leave to attend the omnibus hearing by telephone or video
conference. (Doc. No. 307). It stresses that its attorney is located in Fargo, that none of the pending
motions request relief or sanctions from it, and that it does not intend to take a position or file any
briefing in relation to any of the pending motions that are the subject of the hearing.
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The court GRANTS Moritz Sport’s motion. (Doc. No. 307). Counsel for Moritz Sport’s
may appear at the omnibus hearing via video. Instructions on how to appear via video will be sent
to counsel in a separate email.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 1st day of December, 2023.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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