Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-cv-01384-MEH-KMT.
July 21, 2011
ORDER
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge, and the case was reassigned to this Court. See docket #14. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Order of Reference issued by Judge Walker D. Miller [docket #4] is hereby vacated; and
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a) and (b), United States Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya is designated to conduct proceedings in this civil action as follows:
To convene such settlement conferences and direct related proceedings as may facilitate resolution of this case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling Conference is hereby set in this matter for Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom A501 on the fifth floor of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. If this date is not convenient, counsel should confer with opposing counsel and contact Chambers at (303) 844-4507 to inquire about alternate available dates. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling will be entertained unless made five business days prior to the date of the conference.
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.
Parties or 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.
The parties in this case have filed a proposed Scheduling Order. 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.
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 Court-ordered 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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.