IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

LEWIS T. BABCOCK, JUDGE

Civil Case No. 11-cv-02308-LTB-MEH

GERALD E. VANINETTI,

Plaintiff,

v.

WESTERN POCAHONTAS PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

GREAT NORTHERN PROPERTIES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, and

GREAT NORTHERN POWER DEVELOPMENT, L.P.,

Defendants.

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ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND

STANDING ORDER FOR ANY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 16,

IT IS ORDERED that the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference shall be held

on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom C-401, Byron G. Rogers

United States Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado. If this date is not

convenient, counsel should confer with opposing counsel and contact my Chambers (303-

844-2527) to obtain an alternate date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for

rescheduling will be entered unless made five business days prior to the date of the

conference.

The plaintiff shall notify all parties who have not entered an appearance of the date

and time of the Scheduling Conference.

It is further ORDERED that counsel for the parties in this case are to hold a prescheduling conference meeting and jointly prepare a proposed Scheduling Order in

accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) on or before November 22, 2012. Pursuant to Fed.

R. Civ. P. 26(d), no discovery shall be submitted until after the pre-scheduling conference

meeting, unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court.

The parties shall file the proposed Scheduling Order with the Clerk’s Office, and in

accordance with District of Colorado Electronic Case Filing (“ECF”) Procedures V.L., no

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later than five (5) business days prior to the scheduling conference. The proposed

Scheduling Order is also to be submitted in a useable format (i.e. Word or Word

Perfect only) by email to Babcock_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov.

Parties not participating in ECF shall file their proposed Scheduling Order on paper

with the Clerk’s Office. However, if any party in this case is participating in ECF, it is the

responsibility of that party to file the proposed scheduling order pursuant to the District of

Colorado ECF Procedures.

The parties shall prepare the proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with

the form which may be downloaded from the Standardized Order Form section of the

Court’s website, found at http://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Forms.aspx, and Appendix F.1

(Rev. 03/12) of the Local Rules of Practice for the District of Colorado.

Any out-of-state counsel shall comply with D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.3C prior to the

Scheduling Conference.

Failure to appear at a Court-ordered conference or to comply with a Court-ordered

deadline which has not been vacated by Court order may result in the imposition of

sanctions.

The scheduling conference is conducted with lead counsel present in person. No

parties other than pro se parties or representatives will be permitted to attend.

Please remember that anyone seeking entry into the Byron G. Rogers United States

Courthouse will be required to show a valid photo identification. See D.C.COLO.LCivR

83.2B.

BY THE COURT:

 s/Lewis T. Babcock 

Lewis T. Babcock, Judge

DATED: November 7, 2012

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