IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe

Civil Action No.: 11-cv-02257-MSK-MJW FTR - Courtroom A-502

Date: November 18, 2011 Courtroom Deputy, Monique Wiles

JAMES F. BLUM

Plaintiff(s),

v.

Donald A. Klene

TOM CLEMENTS

Defendant(s).

Christopher W. Alber

COURTROOM MINUTES / MINUTE ORDER

HEARING: RULE 16(b) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

Court in session: 8:28 a.m. 

Court calls case. Appearances of counsel. 

It is ORDERED: Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend Scheduling Order [Doc. No. 36, filed

11/11/2011] is GRANTED. Parties shall resubmit Scheduling Order, with

correction, on or before November 29, 2011.

The following will confirm the actions taken and dates set at the scheduling conference held this

date:

Joinder of Parties/Amendment to Pleadings: JANUARY 3, 2012

Discovery Cut-off: FEBRUARY 17, 2012.

Dispositive Motions Deadline: MARCH 16, 2012.

Each side shall be limited to two (2) expert witnesses, without further leave of Court.

Parties shall designate experts on or before DECEMBER 19, 2011. 

Parties shall designate rebuttal experts on or before JANUARY 19, 2012.

The disclosure of Experts shall be consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)2(B).

Interrogatories, Requests for Production, and Requests for Admissions shall be served on or

before JANUARY 13, 2012.

Each side shall be limited to twenty-five (25) Interrogatories, thirty-five (35) Requests for

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Production, and twenty-five (25) Requests for Admissions, without leave of Court.

Each side shall be limited to ten (10) depositions plus experts. Each deposition shall be limited 

to one (1) day of a maximum of seven (7) hours, absent leave of Court. All depositions, fact

and expert witnesses, shall be completed no later than FEBRUARY 17, 2012. 

Parties shall use deposition exhibits numbered in consecutive order, not separated as Plaintiff

Exhibits or Defendant Exhibits. Parties shall not use any duplicative exhibits.

NO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE conducted by the Court.

A Joint Status Report shall be filed on or before JANUARY 7, 2012.

FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE, TRIAL PREPARATION CONFERENCE, and TRIAL will

be set by the Honorable Marcia S. Krieger at a future date. If this case proceeds to a trial to the

Court, the parties anticipate that the trial will last two (2) days. If, however, this case proceeds

to a jury trial, the parties anticipate that the trial will last three to four (3-4) days.

! Parties are directed to www.cod.uscourts.gov regarding Judicial Officers’ Procedures

and shall fully comply with the procedures and Practice Standards of the judicial officer

assigned to try this case on the merits.

Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling any appearance in this court will

be entertained unless a written request is made five (5) business days in advance of the date of

appearance. 

[X] Scheduling Order is signed and entered with interlineations on November 18, 2011. 

HEARING CONCLUDED..

Court in recess: 8:53 a.m. 

Total in-court time: 25 minutes 

To order a transcript of this proceedings, contact Avery Wood Reports (303) 825-6119 or 

Toll Free 1-800-962-3345.

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