Occupy Denver et al v. City and County of Denver et al

Filing 24

ORDER ALLOCATING HEARING TIME. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 12/2/2011. (sah, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Action No. 11-cv-03048-REB-MJW
OCCUPY DENVER, an unincorporated association,
AMBERLYNN RESTORICK,
TERRY BURNSED,
ROBERT PIPER,
ROB KUYKENDALL,
CATHERINE LINDSEY,
NATALIE WYATT, and
DANIEL GARCIA,
Plaintiffs,
v.
CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER,
MICHAEL HANCOCK, in his official capacity and as Mayor of Denver,
GERALD R. WHITMAN, in his official capacity and as Denver’s Acting Chief of Police,
Defendants.

ORDER ALLOCATING HEARING TIME
Blackburn, J.
The matter before me is plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
[#2]1 filed November 22, 2011. A hearing on the motion is set for Monday, December 5,
2011, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
As ordered by the court, the parties have filed summaries of the testimony they
expect to present at the hearing, including estimates of the time necessary to present
that testimony. Having reviewed the witness summaries and the record, the court
concludes that the time allocated for the hearing in the Scheduling Order [#3] filed
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“[#2]” is an exam ple of the convention I use to identify the docket num ber assigned to a
specific paper by the court’s case m anagem ent and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). I use this
convention throughout this order.

November 23, 2011, is not sufficient. Thus, the court reserves the balance of the
morning and afternoon of Monday, December 5, 2011, for the hearing. The court
allocates the time for presentations by the parties at the December 5, 2011, hearing as
follows:2
Presentation of evidence by the plaintiffs

- 3 hours, 30 minutes

Presentation of evidence by the defendants

- 1 hour, 30 minutes

Argument by the plaintiffs

- 20 minutes

Argument by the defendants

- 20 minutes

Rebuttal argument by the plaintiffs

- to be determined at the hearing

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the time for presentations by the parties at the hearing set for December
5, 2011, is allocated as stated in this order; and
2. That, based on developments at the hearing, the court may adjust these
allocations as deemed necessary by the court.
Dated December 2, 2011, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:

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Tim e provided for presentation of evidence includes tim e for cross exam ination of witnesses.
Initially, the court allocates tim e for cross exam ination equal to, but not greater than, the tim e of the
corresponding direct exam ination.

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