Sparks v. Singh et al

Filing 126

ORDER Setting Case for Trial: 3 day Jury Trial set for 8/8/2016, 08:30 AM start first day and 9:00 AM start the remaining days, in Courtroom A 601 before Judge Raymond P. Moore. Trial Preparation Conference set for 7/8/2016 at 09:00 AM before Judge Raymond P. Moore, by Judge Raymond P. Moore on 12/17/2015. (cthom, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Raymond P. Moore
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01897-RM-MJW
STEPHEN THENE SPARKS,
Plaintiff,
v.
TEJINDER SINGH, Physician Assistant,
TED LAURENCE, Physician Assistant/Acting Health Service Administrator,
Defendants.
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ORDER SETTING CASE FOR TRIAL
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This matter has been scheduled for a three-day jury trial on the docket of Judge
Raymond P. Moore in the U.S. District Court, Courtroom A601, 6th Floor, 901 19th Street,
Denver, Colorado to commence on August 8, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. On the first day of trial to a
jury, counsel are expected to be present at 8:30 a.m. to go over any final matters before the
commencement of trial.
A Trial Preparation Conference is set for July 8, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Counsel who will try
the case shall attend in person.
In the absence of a previously-imposed deadline, all motions to exclude expert testimony
must be filed sixty days before the trial preparation conference.

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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: [e-mail] 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 proposed voir dire questions; (2) their witness lists; and (3) 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:
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1)

jury selection;

2)

sequestration of witnesses;

3)

timing of presentation of witnesses and evidence;

4)

anticipated evidentiary issues;

5)

any stipulation as to fact; and

6)

any other issues affecting the duration or course of the trial.

DATED this 17th day of December, 2015.
BY THE COURT:

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RAYMOND P. MOORE
United States District Judge

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