Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-02388-WYD-MJW
09-13-2012
Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE
The above captioned case has been referred to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe pursuant to the Order of Reference to States Magistrate Judge, entered by Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on September 13, 2012.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on:
November 19, 2012, at 8:30 a.m.
in Courtroom A-502,
Fifth Floor,
Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse,
901 19th Street,
Denver, Colorado 80294
If this date is not convenient for any counsel, he/she should confer with opposing counsel and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date.
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.
THE PLAINTIFF SHALL NOTIFY ALL PARTIES WHO HAVE NOT ENTERED AN APPEARANCE, OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE.
IT IS ORDERED that counsel in this case shall hold a pre-scheduling conference meeting and prepare a proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.26(f) as amended, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 26.1 and App. F, on or before 21 days prior to scheduling conference. No later than 5 days prior to the Scheduling/Planning Conference, counsel/pro se parties shall submit their proposed Scheduling Order (in PDF) in compliance with the ECF Filing Procedures.
Counsel/pro se parties shall prepare the proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with the appropriate form which may be downloaded in richtext format from the forms section of the Court's website at www.cod.uscourts.gov. Instructions for downloading the formats are posted in the forms section of the website.
All out-of-state counsel shall comply with D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.3 prior to the Scheduling/Planning Conference.
It is the responsibility of counsel to notice the court of their entry of appearance, notice of withdrawal, notice of substitution of counsel, or notice of change of counsel's address, e-mail address, or telephone number by complying with the ECF Procedures and, filing the appropriate document with the court.
Please remember that everyone seeking entry into the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse will be required to show valid photo identification. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.2B. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in denial of entry into the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse.
DONE AND SIGNED THIS 13th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
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MICHAEL J. WATANABE
United States Magistrate Judge