Fernandez v. Bogert et al

Filing 62

MINUTE ORDER: Settlement Conference set for 9/16/2009 08:00 AM in Courtroom A 502 before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe. Out-of-state parties and counsel will be permitted to attend the settlement conference telephonically;parties and counsel in state shall appear in person, by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 9/4/2009. (mjwcd )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 08-cv-01475-DLR-MJW ANTHONY FERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, v. DENVER POLICE OFFICER THOMAS BOGERT, et al., Defendant. MINUTE ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe It is hereby ORDERED that a Settlement Conference is set on September 16, 2009, at 8:00 a.m., in Courtroom A-502, Fifth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. FURTHER, IT IS ORDERED that only out-of-state parties and counsel will be permitted to attend the settlement conference telephonically. Those parties make the appropriate arrangements with their counsel to appear by telephone. The court's telephone number is [phone]. All other parties and counsel residing in state shall appear in person for the Settlement Conference. In order that productive settlement discussions can be held, the parties shall prepare and submit two settlement documents: one to be mailed to the other party or parties, and the other to be mailed only to the Magistrate Judge. The documents which are presented to opposing parties shall contain an overview of the case from the presenter's point of view, shall summarize the evidence which supports that side's claims, and shall present a demand or offer. These documents should be intended to persuade the clients and counsel or pro se litigant on the other side. The document to be mailed to the Magistrate Judge shall contain copies of the above materials, but additionally shall contain any confidential comments which counsel or the pro se litigant wishes to make, any comments with regard to perceived weaknesses in the case and any comments which would be helpful to the magistrate in assisting the parties to negotiate a settlement. ECF participants shall e-mail their Confidential Settlement Statements to chambers with a subject line "Confidential Settlement Statement" and their CASE NUMBER to: [e-mail], no later than five (5) business

days prior to the settlement conference date. The Confidential Settlement Statement should be in PDF format and sent as an attachment to the e-mail. Statements containing more than 15 pages should also be submitted to chambers on paper (hard copy), with the envelope addressed to "Magistrate Judge Watanabe Chambers, Personal and Confidential". Confidential Settlement Statements prepared by parties not represented by counsel, or without access to ECF, shall be submitted on paper to the Clerk's Office. Date: September 4, 2009