HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-cv-1341 - Erbacher V. V. City Of Fort Collins, Et Al. - 028 - Courtroom MinutesIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter
Civil Action No: 23-cv-01341-CNS-NRN Date: September 20, 2023
Courtroom Deputy: Román Villa FTR: Courtroom C203
Parties: Counsel:
CODY ERBACHER, Sarah Schielke
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
JASON HAFERMAN,
SERGEANT ALLEN HEATON, and
CORPORAL REDACTED,
Mark Ratner
Yulia Nikolaevskaya
Defendants.
COURTROOM MINUTES
TELEPHONIC SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
10:28 a.m. Court in session.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel.
THE FOLLOWING WILL CONFIRM THE ACTIONS TAKEN AND DATES SET AT
THE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE HELD THIS DATE.
Initial Disclosures shall be made on or before September 25, 2023.
Parties shall meet and confer regarding any need for a Protective Order, and if needed,
then parties shall file their Motion for Protective Order and proposed Protective Order
within 7 days.
Joinder of Parties/Amendment to Pleadings: November 20, 2023
Discovery Cut-off: May 20, 2024
Dispositive Motions Deadline: July 8, 2024
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Each side shall be limited to 7 depositions, excluding experts.
For fact witnesses, depositions shall not exceed 7 hours. For retained experts,
depositions shall not exceed 7 hours.
Each side shall be limited to 30 interrogatories, 30 requests for production, and 30
requests for admission.
Interrogatories, Requests for Production, and Requests for Admissions shall be served
35 days prior to the close of discovery.
Each party group shall be limited to 3 expert witnesses, absent leave of court.
Plaintiff’s Disclosure of Affirmative Experts: February 20, 2024
Defendant’s Disclosure of Affirmative and Rebuttal Experts: March 20, 2024
Plaintiff’s Disclosure of Rebuttal Reports: April 20, 2024
The disclosure of Experts shall be consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)2(B).
Telephonic Status Conference is set for January 24, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. before
Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter in Courtroom C203, Second floor, Byron G. Rogers
Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. Five minutes prior to the
start of the hearing, the parties shall call the conference line (888) 398-2342,
Access Code 5755390# to participate.
Final Pretrial Conference/Trial Preparation/Trial Dates: Counsel shall contact Judge
Sweeney’s chambers by email (Sweeney_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov) within two
business days of the Scheduling Conference to obtain dates for a final pretrial/trial
preparation conference and trial.
Counsel may not file any OPPOSED discovery motions without leave of court.
Counsel are instructed that should a discovery dispute arise they are to comply
with Local Rule 7.1(a) in an effort to resolve the issues. If that is unsuccessful,
counsel shall jointly call Chambers at (303) 335-2403 to arrange for a discovery
hearing before the Court. At least two business days prior to the hearing, the
parties shall email Chambers Neureiter_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov a joint
statement, no longer than ten pages, setting out each party’s position with regard
to each dispute.
Parties are directed to www.cod.uscourts.gov and shall fully comply with the
procedures of the judicial officer assigned to try this case on the merits.
Scheduling Order entered.
11:03 a.m. Court in recess.
Hearing concluded.
Total in-court time: 00:35
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*To order transcripts of hearings, please contact either Patterson Transcription
Company at (303) 755-4536 or AB Litigation Services at (303) 629-8534.
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