The Anderson Living Trust, et al v. ConocoPhillips Company, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
THE ANDERSON LIVING TRUST f/k/a The
James 	H. 	Anderson 	Living 	Trust, 	THE
PRITCHETT LIVING TRUST; CYNTHIA W.
SADLER; SHIRLEY L. SCANLON LIVING
TRUST; ROBERT WESTFALL; LEE WILEY
MONCRIEF 	1988 	TRUST, 	and 	NEELY-
ROBERTSON 	REVOCABLE 	FAMILY
TRUST,
Plaintiffs,
vs. 	No. CIV 12-0039 JB/SCY
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, LLC,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Joint Motion to Vacate Trial and Set New
Pretrial Deadlines, filed August 21, 2025 (Doc. 499)(“Motion to Vacate”). 	The Court holds a
hearing on September 3, 2025. See Clerk’s Minutes at 1, filed September 3, 2025 (Doc. 505). The
primary issue is whether the Court will continue the jury trial set for January 12, 2026. See Motion
to Vacate at 1. For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing, see Draft Transcript of Hearing
at 68:11-23 (taken September 3, 2025)(Court)(“September 3, 2025, Tr.”)1, the Court denies the
Motion to Vacate.
IT IS ORDERED that: (i) the request in the Joint Motion to Vacate Trial and Set New
Pretrial Deadlines, filed August 21, 2025 (Doc. 499), is denied.
1 The Court’s citations to the transcript of the hearing refer to the court reporter’s original,
unedited version. Any final transcript may contain slightly different page and/or line numbers.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Counsel:
Brian K. Branch
The Law Office of Brian K. Branch
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Bradley D. Brickell
Brickell & Associates, P.C.
Norman, Oklahoma
Attorneys for the Plaintiffs
Mark F. Sheridan
Robert J. Sutphin
John C. Anderson
Adam G. Rankin
Holland & Hart LLP
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Attorneys for the Defendant
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