IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 11-cv-02536-PAB-MEH

ELAINE CALDERON,

Plaintiff,

v.

SAFEHOUSE PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE FOR NONVIOLENCE,

ANN TAPP, Executive Director, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, and

MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL,

Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER

Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on December 12, 2011.

The Joint Motion to Vacate December 15, 2011 Scheduling Conference and Reschedule

Pretrial Deadlines [filed December 7, 2011; docket #13] is granted. The Scheduling Conference

currently set for December 15, 2011 is vacated and rescheduled to January 19, 2012, at 9:15 a.m.

in Courtroom A-501, on the fifth floor of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse located at

901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling

will be entertained unless made five business days prior to the date of the conference. 

Lawyers whose offices are located outside of the Denver metropolitan area may appear at

scheduling conferences by telephone. Please contact Chambers at (303) 844-4507 at least five

business days prior to the scheduling conference to arrange appearance by telephone. Lawyers

appearing by telephone must ensure that the proposed Scheduling Order is filed electronically and

by email no later than five business days prior to the scheduling conference, in accordance with the

instructions in this minute order.

It is further ORDERED that counsel for the parties in this case are to hold a pre-scheduling

conference meeting and jointly prepare a proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with Fed. R.

Civ. P. 26(f) on or before December 29, 2011. 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 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 WordPerfect only) by email to Magistrate

Judge Hegarty at Hegarty_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov. 

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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 Forms section of the Court’s website,

found at http://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Forms.aspx. All Scheduling Conferences held before a

Magistrate Judge utilize the same scheduling order format, regardless of the District Judge assigned

to the case.

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

Conference.

The parties are further advised that they shall not assume that the Court will grant the relief

requested in any motion. Failure to appear at a Court-ordered conference or to comply with a Courtordered deadline which has not be vacated by Court order may result in the imposition of sanctions.

Finally, the parties or counsel attending the Conference should be prepared to informally

discuss settlement of the case. There is no requirement to submit confidential settlement

documents/letters to the Court beforehand or to have parties present who shall have full authority

to negotiate all terms and demands presented by the case.

Please remember that anyone seeking entry into the Alfred A. Arraj United States

Courthouse will be required to show a valid photo identification. See D.C. Colo. LCivR 83.2B.

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