Vega v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC
Filing
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ORDER Setting Trial Preparation Conference for 7/9/2012 at 01:00 PM before Judge R. Brooke Jackson and Jury Trial for 8/6/2012 09:00 AM before Judge R. Brooke Jackson by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 10/11/11. (jjh, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Honorable R. Brooke Jackson
Civil Action No. 11-CV-01931-RBJ-MEH
SALLY VEGA,
Plaintiffs,
v.
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. OF ARIZONA, LLC, a Limited Liability Company
Registered in the State of Delaware and Doing Business in the State of Colorado,
Defendant.
ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND TRIAL PREPARATION CONFERENCE
This matter has been scheduled for a four-day jury trial on the docket of Judge R.
Brooke Jackson in the U.S. District Courthouse, Courtroom A702, 7th Floor, 901 19th Street,
Denver, Colorado, to commence on August 6, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
A Trial Preparation Conference is set for July 9, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Counsel who will try
the case shall attend in person.
Fourteen days before the trial preparation conference, counsel and any pro se party shall
submit proposed jury instructions and verdict forms. The jury instructions shall identify the
source of the instruction and supporting authority, e.g. § 103, Fed. Jury Practice, O’Malley,
Grenig, and Lee (5th ed.). The parties shall submit their instructions and verdict forms both via
CM/ECF and by electronic mail to jackson_chambers@cod.uscourts.gov in Word Perfect
format (Word Perfect 12 or a later version) or Word format. Verdict forms shall be submitted in
a separate file from jury instructions. Within the jury instruction file, each jury instruction shall
begin on a new page.
Each instruction should be numbered (e.g., “Plaintiff’s Instruction No. 1”) for purposes
of making a record at the jury instruction conference. The parties shall attempt to stipulate to the
jury instructions, particularly “stock” instructions and verdict forms.
In diversity cases where Colorado law applies, please submit instructions and verdict
forms that conform to CJI-Civ 4th.
Seven days before the trial preparation conference, the parties shall file via CM/ECF (1)
their witness lists; and (2) their exhibit lists. Forms of the witness and exhibit lists are found at
http://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Judges/Judges.aspx. Please add at least ten additional blank rows
at the end of the exhibit list to accommodate any additional exhibits that may be introduced at
trial.
To the extent the deadlines and other provisions of this order conflict with this Court’s
Practice Standards, this order shall control.
The parties shall be prepared to address the following issues at the Trial Preparation
Conference:
1)
jury selection;
2)
sequestration of witnesses;
3)
timing of presentation of witnesses and evidence;
4)
anticipated evidentiary issues;
5)
any stipulations as to fact; and
6)
any other issue affecting the duration or course of the trial.
DATED this 11th day of October, 2011.
BY THE COURT:
___________________________________
R. Brooke Jackson
United States District Judge
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