Baker v. State of Colorado, The et al
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ORDER Setting Scheduling Conference for 1/24/2012 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix. By Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 11/8/11. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1, # 2 Attachment 2, # 3 Attachment 3, # 4 Attachment 4) (mnfsl, )
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
KRISTEN L. MIX
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse
1929 Stout Street
Denver, Colorado 80294
Phone(303) 335-2770
FAX (303) 335-2771
Effective December 1, 2009
Dear Pro Se Litigant:
The purpose of this letter is to make you aware of some of the rules and practices
followed in this Court, so that you are better prepared to represent yourself in your pending
litigation.
1.
If your mailing address changes while your case is pending, you must provide the Clerk’s
office with your new address. Send it to: Clerk of the United States District Court, 901
19th St., Denver, CO 80294.
2.
You must appear in person in Courtroom C-204, Byron G. Rogers United States
Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294, for all conferences and hearings in
your case. If you want to participate by telephone, you must file a written motion
explaining why you want that permission at least one week before the Court conference
or hearing.
3.
The Judge is not allowed to talk to you about your case without all of the other attorneys
and parties present, except during a settlement conference. Settlement conferences are
confirmed by a written order from the Judge scheduling a particular date and time for the
conference. If you are not in Court for a settlement conference, the Judge cannot talk to
you without all other lawyers and/or parties being present.
4.
The Judge is not allowed to take your telephone calls and will not make any decisions
about your case on the basis of what you ask for over the phone.
5.
If you want the Judge to do something in your case, you must file a motion asking the
Judge to do it and explaining why you want it done. The Judge does not respond to
letters or any other form of request except motions.
6.
Before you file any motion, you must call the attorneys for the other parties and ask them
whether they agree or disagree with what you want to ask the Judge to do. Once you
have talked to the lawyers for the other parties, you must tell the Judge in writing
whether they agree or disagree with what you want to do, at the beginning of your written
motion. Failure to do this will result in your motion being denied.
7.
When another party or an attorney files a motion, you have twenty-one (21) days to file a
written response to it. If you don’t file your response within twenty-one (21) days, the
Judge will decide the motion without the benefit of your point of view.
8.
If you use abusive, offensive, obscene or inappropriate language in any document you
file with the Court, the Judge may strike your document and refuse to consider it.
9.
If you need additional time to complete something for which the Judge has set a deadline,
you must file a motion before the deadline expires asking for a specific amount of
additional time and explaining why you need it.
10.
Unless your case or your personal circumstances are very unusual, the Judge cannot
appoint an attorney to represent you in your case. If you want to ask the Judge to appoint
an attorney for you, you must file a motion and explain your unusual circumstances.
11.
The Judge and her law clerks are not allowed to give you legal advice.
12.
There are two sets of formal rules that apply to cases in this Court: (1) the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure and (2) the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the
District of Colorado. Copies of both are available in the Clerk’s office on the first floor
of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th St., Denver, CO 80294.
13.
Even though you don’t have a lawyer representing you in your case, you are required to
follow the Rules identified in paragraph 12 above. Failure to follow the rules and/or
failure to follow Court orders may result in the Judge ordering you to pay money to the
other parties or dismissing your case.
14.
Even though you don’t have a lawyer representing you, you are required to participate in
the ordinary events associated with being a party to a lawsuit, like discovery, court
hearings, settlement conferences and trial. If you fail to do so, the Judge may impose
monetary and non-monetary sanctions on you, up to and including either dismissal of
your case (if you are the plaintiff) or entry of judgment against you (if you are the
defendant).
If you have questions about these rules and practices, please ask them at the Scheduling
Conference. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
/S/ Kristen L. Mix
Kristen L. Mix
United States Magistrate Judge
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