HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023CV30130 - City Of Fort Collins V. Directional Plus, Et Al. - 007 - At Issue Order
District Court, Larimer County, State of Colorado
201 LaPorte Avenue, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2761
(970) 494-3500
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City of Fort Collins,
Plaintiff(s),
vs.
Directional Plus LLC. and Mastec North America
Inc.,
Defendant(s),
Case No.: 2023CV30130
Courtroom: 3B
“AT ISSUE” ORDER PURSUANT TO COLO. R. CIV. P. 16
The register of actions shows that all parties have been served or have either appeared or
defaulted. Therefore, the Court declares the case to be at issue as of the date of this order, and
further orders discovery to commence immediately.
It is further ordered that the parties comply with the Courtroom 3B Procedures
available at:
https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/District/Local_Resources.cfm?District_ID=8.
Please pay close attention to the Court’s procedures regarding motions practice and
discovery disputes.
Counsel and any parties who are self-represented must meaningfully confer as contemplated
by Colo. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3) within 14 days. The Responsible Attorney must contact the Court’s
Division Clerk, Diane Smith, at diane.smith@judicial.state.co.us within 14 days from the date of
this order to schedule the case management conference. The Court holds case management
conferences Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:00 a.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Court’s
Division Clerk at the above email.
The Responsible Attorney must schedule the case management conference to occur within
DATE FILED: April 7, 2023 9:41 AM
CASE NUMBER: 2023CV30130
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49 days from the date of this order. The parties may appear by Webex or by telephone. Please
include information regarding any parties in interest who have limited English proficiency so that
advanced arrangements for interpretation can be made for court proceedings. Please include the
party’s primary spoken language, including origin of the language (i.e., region of the world) in order
to better identify the dialect of language.
A proposed case management order is due, at the latest, 7 days before the conference.
Please use Form JDF 622. Please use actual calendar dates for deadlines as the Court will
not generally set trial at the conference.
Regarding ¶ 6 of JDF 622, the Parties must address: 1) the importance of the issues at stake;
2) the amount in controversy; 3) the parties’ relative access to relevant information; 4) the parties’
resources; 5) the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues; and 6) whether the burden or
expense of the proposed discovery outweighs the benefit. See Colo. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(6), and 26(b)(1).
Regarding ¶ 7 of JDF 622, the Parties must address: 1) that settlement was discussed; 2) the
prospects for settlement; and 3) list a proposed deadline for mediation or other alternative dispute
resolution (“ADR”).
For most case types, the Court does not set a trial date until after alternative dispute
resolution has been completed. The parties may request that ADR be waived or that the case be set
for trial prior to ADR because of the specific needs of their case; however, good cause must be
shown for the request.
Regarding ¶ 14 of JDF 622: The Court does not accept written discovery motions. The
parties must comply with the Court’s discovery-dispute procedures located on the Court’s website.
At any time during the pendency of the case, any party may request additional case
management conferences including brief telephonic conferences if needed.
Please note the Committee Comment to the 2015 amendments to Colo. R. Civ. P. 12: “The
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practice of pleading every affirmative defense listed in Rule 8(c), irrespective of a factual basis for
the defense, is improper under [Colo. R. Civ. P.] 11(a)….” To the extent that Colo. R. Civ. P. 12 was
not followed, any affirmative defenses must be re-pled with factual basis.
Regarding motions practice, parties must comply with the requirements set forth in Colo. R.
Civ. P. 121, § 1-15, together with the requirements set forth in the Court’s procedures located on the
Court’s website.
If the parties settle the case after trial has been set, the Court will not vacate the trial until the
parties have filed a stipulation to dismiss the case with prejudice. Parties must seek a Court order to
modify any deadline or order. A stipulation is not binding on the Court.
SO ORDERED on this 7th day of April, 2023.
BY THE COURT:
_________________________
JUAN G. VILLASEÑOR
District Court Judge