HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-cv-1343 - Elias v. City of Fort Collins, et al. - 116 - Minute OrderIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 23-cv-01343-GPG-KAS
HARRIS ELIAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
JASON HAFERMAN, and
ALLEN HEATON, Sergeant,
Defendants.
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MINUTE ORDER
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ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHRYN A. STARNELLA
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Extend Two
Remaining Scheduling Order Deadlines [ECF 112] by 45 Days [#114] (the “Motion”).
This is the parties’ sixth request to amend Scheduling Order deadlines and the fourth
such request since Plaintiff filed his Amended Complaint [#88]. See Motions [#69, #77,
#92, #100, #110].
Plaintiff requests a 45-day extension of the discovery deadline, the Rule 702/704
motions deadline, and the dispositive motions deadline, once again invoking a discovery
dispute that was first raised in June, as well as difficulties scheduling expert depositions.
See Motion [#114], ¶¶ 6.A., 6.B., 9. However, the parties still have not contacted the
undersigned’s Chambers to raise any disputed discovery issues. The Court will grant the
requested extension, but no further extensions will be granted absent extraordinary
circumstances.
Moreover, the Court is concerned with the parties repeatedly invoking a months-
old discovery dispute that has now caused significant delay in this case. Therefore, the
Court will also set a Discovery Status Hearing. If no disputed issues remain as the hearing
date approaches, the parties may move to vacate it. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion [#114] is GRANTED. The Scheduling
Order is amended to reflect the following deadlines:
Discovery Cut-off and Rule 702 Motions Deadline December 19, 2024
Dispositive Motions Deadline January 24, 2025
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that that a Discovery Status Hearing is scheduled for
November 15, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom C-204, Second Floor, Byron G. Rogers
United States Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. Attorneys who
will be representing a party and who are located outside the Denver metropolitan area or
who cannot reasonably make a personal appearance at a court hearing may request to
appear by telephone or by videoconference.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall familiarize themselves with the
undersigned’s Discovery Dispute Hearing Procedures, which are posted on the Court’s
website at www.cod.uscourts.gov.
Dated: October 31, 2024
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