Ulibarri et al v. Denver, Colorado, The City and County of et al

Filing 451

ORDER Establishing Time Limits for Presentation of Evidence by Senior Judge Ortrie D. Smith on 8/30/12. (odslc1, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
DEBBIE ULIBARRI, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 07-CV-1814-ODS

ORDER ESTABLISHING TIME LIMITS FOR PRESENTATION OF EVDIENCE
The Court has reviewed the parties’ schedule of witnesses, which detailed the
witnesses the parties intend to call, the subjects of their testimony, and the anticipated
length of their testimony. Having done so, the Court believes the parties have
overestimated the length of time necessary to present the evidence. In order to
promote the orderly presentation of evidence, the Court will impose a time limit of
twenty-five hours for each side to present their evidence. The phrase “for each side” is
not intended to mean for each party; Plaintiffs have a total of twenty-five hours, and
Defendant has a total of twenty-five hours. This limitation applies to all time spent
questioning witnesses (on direct or cross) or otherwise presenting evidence to the jury.
The Court realizes this decision may have a significant effect on the parties’ trial
preparation, which is why the Court is announcing it in this Order instead of waiting for
tomorrow’s afternoon telephone conference. This issue can be discussed further
tomorrow, along with the other issues that need to be addressed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: August 30, 2012

/s/ Ortrie D. Smith
ORTRIE D. SMITH, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT