Gammons v. City of Denver, Colorado et al

Filing 53

ORDER. The Plaintiffs (Opposed) Motion for Court to: Vacate Stay Order [docket no. 34], and Order the Parties to Resume (Normal) Discovery/Disclosure Processes/Procedures, Consis with Rule 26(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 45 is DENIED. Def endants Motion to Vacate Scheduling Order Deadlines and Final Pretrial Conference and Trial Dates 48 is GRANTED IN PART and this court DECLINES TO RULE IN PART. The Final Pretrial Conference set on 8/30/2011, at 8:30 a.m. is VACATED. The parties s hall request, in writing, that a Status Conference be set within five (5) following ruling by District Judge Blackburn on Defendants Motion to Dismiss 22 . The parties are to continue to file monthly status reports as previously Ordered by this Court. By Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 7/14/2011.(sah, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 10-cv-01598-REB-MJW
DENEEN R. GAMMONS,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF DENVER, COLORADO,
CHIEF OF POLICE GERALD R. WHITMAN,
in his official and individual capacities,
OFFICER STEPHEN STACK,
in his official and individual capacities,
DETECTIVE HENRY P. GONZALES,
in his official and individual capacities,
DETECTIVE KARA BILSTEIN,
in her official and individual capacities,
SGT. KIM HULL,
in her official and individual capacities,
UNKNOWN CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER POLICE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES,
AND SERGEANTS, JOHN DOES 1 - 10,
in their official and individual capacities
Defendants.
MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
It is hereby ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s (Opposed) Motion for Court to: Vacate
“Stay” Order [docket no. 34], and Order the Parties to Resume (Normal)
Discovery/Disclosure Processes/Procedures, Consistent with Rule 26(a), Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure (docket no. 45) is DENIED for those reasons as outlined in this
court’s Order to Stay Discovery (docket no. 34) and for those additional reasons as
outlined in the Response (docket no. 52) to the subject motion (docket no. 45).
It is FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Vacate Scheduling Order
Deadlines and Final Pretrial Conference and Trial Dates (docket no. 48) is GRANTED
IN PART and this court DECLINES TO RULE IN PART. The motion is GRANTED as to
vacation of the discovery deadlines as outlined in the Rule 16 Scheduling Order entered
in this case and as to the vacation of the Final Pretrial Conference date. The Final
Pretrial Conference set on August 30, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. is VACATED. This court
DECLINES TO RULE on the relief sought in this motion concerning the vacation of the

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Trial Preparation Conference set on September 16, 2011, at 3:00 p.m and the Jury Trial
set on October 3, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. since those two settings are before District Judge
Blackburn.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall request, in writing, that a Status
Conference be set within five (5) following ruling by District Judge Blackburn on
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (docket no. 22). The parties are to continue to file
monthly status reports as previously Ordered by this Court.
Date: July 14, 2011
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