McCormack v. ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, Inc. et al

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McCormack v. ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, Inc. et al

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Case 1:07-cv-01228-LTB-KLM

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Filed 06/18/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 07-cv-01228-LTB-MEH LARRY W. MCCORMACK, Plaintiff(s), v. PRORODEO HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY, INC.; PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION, INC.; TROY L. ELLERMAN; TANNA KIMBLE; CARA TURNER; RYER HITCHCOCK; PROFILE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANT PROGRAM; STEVE TUCKER, PhD; DOES I THROUGH V, INCLUSIVELY; Defendant(s).

MINUTE ORDER Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on June 18, 2007. The above captioned case has been referred to Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty pursuant to an Order of Reference entered by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on June 18, 2007. Pursuant to the Order of Reference referred to above, it is hereby ORDERED that a scheduling/planning conference pursuant to F.R.C.P. 16(b) shall be held on September 21, 2007, at the hour of 9:15 a.m. in Courtroom 203 on the second floor of the Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse located at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado. If this date is not convenient for any counsel, he or she should confer with opposing counsel and my chambers to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling will be entertained unless made five 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. Lawyers whose offices are located outside of the Denver metropolitan area may appear at scheduling and pretrial conferences by telephone, if the original signed copy of the appropriate order has been submitted. Please notify Chambers at [phone] if appearance by telephone is desired.

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Case 1:07-cv-01228-LTB-KLM

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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), as amended, on or before August 31, 2007. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(d), as amended, no discovery shall be submitted until after the pre-scheduling conference meeting, unless otherwise ordered or directed by the district judge in this case. The parties shall submit their proposed scheduling order, pursuant to District of Colorado Electronic Case Filing (" CF" Procedures V.L. no later than five (5) business days prio r to the E ) scheduling conference. The proposed Scheduling Order to be submitted to the Magistrate Judge under the ECF Procedures must be submitted in a useable format (i.e., Word or W o rd P e rf e ct only) and shall be e:mailed to the Magistrate Judge at [e-mail]. Attorneys and/or pro se parties not participating in ECF shall submit their proposed scheduling order on paper to the Clerk' Office. However, if any party in this case is participating s in ECF, it is the responsibility of that party to submit 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 in richtext format from the forms section of the court' website at s www.co.uscourts.gov. Instructions for downloading in richtext format are posted in the forms section of the website. All out-of-state counsel shall comply with D.C.COLO.LR 83.3C prior to the Scheduling/Planning 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 Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse will be required to show a valid photo identification. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.2B.

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