HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018CV3204 - Lori Frank V. City Of Fort Collins, Terence F. Jones And Jerome Schiager - 005 - Order Setting Scheduling ConferenceMarch 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
in Courtroom C-205,
Second Floor,
Byron G. Rogers U.S. Courthouse,
1929 Stout Street,
Denver, Colorado 80294
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 18-cv-03204-NRN
LORI FRANK,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, a municipality; TERENCE F. JONES, former Interim Chief of
Police, in his individual capacity and JEROME SCHIAGER, former Deputy Chief of
Police, in his individual capacity,
Defendants.
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE AND SETTING
DEADLINE FOR FILING OF CONSENT/NON-CONSENT FORM
Entered by U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter
The above-captioned case has been directly assigned to Magistrate Judge N.
Reid Neureiter pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c) - Direct Assignment to Magistrate
Judges.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall promptly serve Defendants.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before February 19, 2019, the parties
shall complete and file the Consent/Non-Consent Form (see Dkt. #4), indicating
either unanimous consent of the parties or that consent has been declined.
Please note that this date may be earlier than the default deadlines contemplated
by D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to
Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on:
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If this date is not convenient for any counsel/pro se party, he/she should confer
with opposing counsel/pro se party and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a
more convenient date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling
any appearance in this court will be entertained unless a motion is filed no less than
FIVE (5) business days in advance of the date of appearance.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall notify Defendants of the date and
time of the Scheduling/Planning Conference.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel/pro se parties in this case shall hold a
pre-scheduling conference meeting and prepare a proposed Scheduling Order in
accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.1 and 26.1(a) on or
before 21 days prior to scheduling conference. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d) no
discovery shall be sought until after the pre-scheduling conference meeting. No later
than five (5) business days prior to the Scheduling/Planning Conference, counsel/pro se
parties shall file their proposed Scheduling Order (in PDF) in compliance with the ECF
Filing Procedures, and shall also email a copy of the proposed Scheduling Order (as a
Microsoft Word document) to Neureiter_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov. In addition, on or
before fourteen (14) days after the pre-scheduling conference meeting, the parties shall
comply with the mandatory disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1).
Counsel/pro se parties shall prepare the proposed Scheduling Order as provided
in D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.1 in accordance with the form and instructions which may be
found through the links in D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2 and 26.1(a). Parties who are
unrepresented and do not have access to the internet may visit the Clerk’s Office in
Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Room A-105, Denver, Colorado.
(The Clerk’s Office telephone number is (303) 844-3433.) Scheduling Orders prepared
by parties not represented by counsel, or without access to ECF, shall be submitted on
paper.
All out-of-state counsel shall comply with D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3(a) prior to the
Scheduling/Planning Conference. It is the responsibility of counsel to notice the court of
their entry of appearance, notice of withdrawal, or notice of change of counsel’s
address, e-mail address, or telephone number by complying with the ECF Procedures
and filing the appropriate motion or document with the court.
Please remember that everyone seeking entry into the Alfred A. Arraj and Byron
G. Rogers United States Courthouses will be required to show valid photo identification
and be subject to security procedures. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.2. Failure to comply
with the identification requirement and security procedures will result in denial of entry
into the Alfred A. Arraj and Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouses.
DONE AND SIGNED THIS 17th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2018.
BY THE COURT:
s/N. Reid Neureiter
N. REID NEUREITER
United States Magistrate Judge
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