Lawson v. Western Skyways, Inc.

Filing 68

ORDER: granting in part and denying in part 66 Motion to Modify Scheduling Order. Discovery due by 11/5/2010. Dispositive Motions due by 11/5/2010. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 11/23/2010. Final Pretrial Conference reset for 11/30/2010 01:30 PM in Courtroom A 401 before Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland. Settlement Conference reset for 11/30/2010 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 6/8/10.(bnbcd, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 09-cv-01165-LTB-BNB STEPHEN LAWSON, Plaintiff, v. WESTERN SKYWAYS, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 09-cv-01717-LTB-BNB EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. WESTERN SKYWAYS, INC., Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter arises on the Unopposed Motion to Modify Scheduling Order [Doc. # 66, filed 6/4/2010] (the "Motion"). Good cause having been shown: IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED IN PART, and the case schedule is modified to the following extent:

Discovery Cut-Off:

November 5, 2010

(All discovery must be completed by the discovery cut-off. All written discovery must be served so that responses are due on or before the discovery cut-off.) Dispositive Motions Deadline: Expert Disclosures:1 · The defendants shall designate all experts and rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before September 3, 2010 The plaintiffs shall designate all rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before October 1, 2010 November 5, 2010

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Settlement Conference: A settlement conference will be held on November 30, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 401, 4th floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. All settlement conferences that take place before the magistrate judge shall be confidential. Pro se parties, attorneys, and client representatives with full authority to settle the case must be present at the settlement conference in person. (NOTE: This requirement is not fulfilled by the presence of counsel alone. If an insurance company is involved, an adjustor authorized to enter into settlement must also be present.) Each party shall submit a confidential settlement statement to the magistrate judge on or before November 23, 2010, outlining the facts and issues in the case and containing a specific offer of compromise, including a

The plaintiffs' expert witnesses have already been designated and the Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures completed. See Motion [Doc. # 66] at ¶8(d)(3). 2

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dollar amount the client will accept or pay in settlement and any other essential terms of a settlement. Final Pretrial Conference: The final pretrial conference set for November 5, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., is VACATED and RESET to November 30, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. A Final Pretrial Order shall be prepared by the parties and submitted to the court no later than November 23, 2010. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED in all other respects. Dated June 8, 2010. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge

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