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Petitioner:
rule municipality,
v.
Respondents: HORSETOOTH CONVENIENCE CENTER,
LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; 7-Eleven Inc., a
Texas corporation;
M. Patrick Wilson, No. 26303
Katharine J. Vera, No. 53995
Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C.
511 16th Street, Suite 610
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: 303-825-6444
Division: 4
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE VOIR DIRE HEARING
Petitioner, City of Fort Collins (the "City") by and through its undersigned counsel,
hereby submits this Unopposed Motion to Continue the October 25, 2024 Voir Dire hearing. As
grounds therefore, the City states as follows:
CONFERRAL PURSUANT TO C.R.C.P. 121 § 1-15(8)
Undersigned counsel certifies that she conferred with counsel for Respondents
Horsetooth Convenience Center, LLC and 7-Eleven Inc. (the "Respondents") concerning this
Motion and counsel for Respondents do not oppose the relief sought by this Motion.
DATE FILED
October 21, 2024 4:20 PM
FILING ID: E614FCCB2F69E
CASE NUMBER: 2024CV30118
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1. A voir dire of the commissioner-nominees is set for October 25, 2024 in this case
for the March 11-14, 2025 valuation trial. The sole issue for the commissioners at the valuation
trial is to ascertain the compensation owed by Petitioner to Respondents for the taking of the
subject property.
2. Petitioner and Respondents are actively working toward a possible settlement of
the compensation issue. The parties hope to reach a settlement that will not only resolve the
need for the valuation trail, and thereby the voir dire hearing, but will also avoid or reduce the
need for ongoing litigation related to this condemnation proceeding.
3. As such, in order to conserve judicial resources and to save the parties' expense
and time associated with litigation, including the commissioner-nominees' time, Petitioner
requests a continuance of the October 25, 2024 voir dire hearing.
4. Should the Court grant this Motion, Petitioner will contact the Court Clerk to
obtain voir dire hearing dates available in January 2025 or thereafter and will coordinate those
dates with Respondents and the commissioner-nominees.
5. There is good cause to grant this Motion and it is not being filed for purposes of
unwarranted delay or any other improper purpose.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Court grant this Motion to Continue
Voir Dire Hearing. A proposed order is filed herewith.
Dated this 21st day of October, 2024.
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HOFFMANN, PARKER, WILSON &
CARBERRY, P.C.
By: /s/ Katharine J. Vera
Katharine J. Vera
ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER CITY
OF FORT COLLINS
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on this 21st day of October, 2024, a true and correct
copy of the foregoing UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE VOIR DIRE HEARING
was served on the following via the Colorado Courts E-Filing System, electronic mail and/or
U.S. Mail on the following:
Sarah M. Kellner
Makenna X. Johnson
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLP
1550 17th Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: 303.892.9400
Email: sarah.kellner@dgslaw.com
makenna.johnson@dgslaw.com
Attorneys for Respondent Horsetooth Convenience Center, LLC
Carrie S. Bernstein
Joshua T. Mangiagli
ALDERMAN BERNSTEIN LLC
101 University Blvd., Suite 350
Denver, Colorado 80206
Phone: 720-460-4200
E-mail: csb@ablawcolorado.com;
jtm@ablawcolorado.com
Attorneys for 7-Eleven, Inc.
Frank N. Haug, Reg. No. 41427
Larimer County Attorney’s Office
224 Canyon Ave., Suite 200
Post Office Box 1606
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Telephone (970) 498-7450
Email: fhaug@larimer.org
Attorneys for Larimer County Treasurer
/s/ Erica Smith
Paralegal