HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-cv-1797 - San Roman V. Nace, Et Al. - 014 - Courtroom MinutesIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews
Civil Action: 23-cv-01797-CNS-SKC Date: November 6, 2023
Courtroom Deputy: Amanda Montoya FTR – Reporter Deck-Courtroom C-201*
Parties: Counsel:
ANGEL SAN ROMAN, et al., Michael Fairhurst
Darold Killmer
Plaintiff,
v.
MINDY NACE, et al., Mark Ratner
Defendant.
COURTROOM MINUTES
HEARING: RULE 16(b) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
Court in session: 10:59 a.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel.
THE FOLLOWING WILL CONFIRM THE ACTIONS TAKEN AND DATES SET AT
THE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE HELD THIS DATE:
Each side shall be limited to 10 depositions, excluding parties and experts.
Depositions shall not exceed one day of seven hours.
Plaintiffs shall be limited to 5 interrogatories to each of the individual Defendants,
and 20 interrogatories to Defendant Fort Collins. Defendants collectively may serve a total of 20
interrogatories to each Plaintiff (for a total of 40 interrogatories). Defendants collectively shall be
limited to 20 requests for production to each Plaintiff (for a total of 40 requests for production).
Plaintiffs collectively shall be limited to 5 requests for production and 5 requests for admission
to each of the individual Defendants, and 20 requests for production and 25 requests for
admission each to Defendant Fort Collins.
Joinder of Parties/Amendment of Pleadings: December 21, 2023
Discovery Cut-off: July 8, 2024
Dispositive Motions Deadline: August 7, 2024
Each side shall be limited to 3 expert witnesses, absent leave of court.
Parties shall designate affirmative experts on or before: April 15, 2024
Parties shall designate rebuttal experts on or before: May 24, 2024
Case No. 1:23-cv-01797-CNS-SKC Document 14 filed 11/06/23 USDC Colorado pg 1 of 2
Interrogatories, requests for Production of Documents and Requests for Admissions shall be
served no later than FORTY-FIVE DAYS prior to the close of discovery.
JOINT STATUS REPORT shall be filed no later than January 30, 2024. Counsel shall refer
to this Court’s practice standards for the specific areas needing to be addressed in the report.
FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE will be set by Judge Sweeney. Counsel shall jointly
email Judge Sweeney’s chambers within 24 hours of the scheduling conference to obtain a date
for a final pretrial conference.
To the extent a protective order is needed, a joint motion with attached proposed protective order
shall be filed within the next 10 days.
Counsel shall be familiar with the practice standards of the assigned District Court Judge and of
Magistrate Judge Crews.
Scheduling Order is signed and entered with interlineations.
Hearing concluded.
Court in recess: 11:06 a.m.
Total time in court: 00:07
*To order transcripts of hearings, please contact either Patterson Transcription Company at (303)
755-4536 or AB Litigation Services at (303) 629-8534.
Case No. 1:23-cv-01797-CNS-SKC Document 14 filed 11/06/23 USDC Colorado pg 2 of 2