McKellar v. Ventana Apartments, LLC et al
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COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer: Motion Hearing held on 10/28/2013. ORDERED: 46 Motion to Amend Complaint and Jury Demand is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Motion is granted to the extent it seeks to amend Plaintiff's prayer for relief to include punitive damages and denied to the extent it seeks to add a separate claim for relief predicated on the Colorado Exemplary Damages Statue. ORDERED: A Telephonic Status Confere nce is set for 11/4/2013 at 1:30 PM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer. The parties shall be prepared to address how much additional discovery is needed, if any, and the time required to conduct that discovery. Once determined, the court will set new discovery deadlines. FTR: Courtroom A402 - C. Covington. (ccovi)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer
Civil Action: 12-cv-02320-RM-CBS
Date:
October 28, 2013
FTR - Reporter Deck - Courtroom A402
Courtroom Deputy: Courtni Covington
Parties:
Counsel:
KATHRYN MCKELLAR,
Joshua D. Stoll
Plaintiff,
v.
VENTANA APARTMENTS, LLC, et al.,
Christian S. Monson
Amber F. Ju
Defendants.
COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER
HEARING: MOTION HEARING
Court in session:
1:30 p.m.
Court calls case. Appearances of counsel.
This matter is before the court regarding Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend Complaint and Jury
Demand to Include Exemplary Damages [Doc. No. 46].
Counsel for Plaintiff presents oral argument and engages in discussion with the court. Relevant
case law cited.
Counsel for the Ventana Defendants presents oral argument and engages in discussion with the
court.
Counsel for Defendant GREP Southwest, LLC presents oral argument and engages in discussion
with the court.
The court advises counsel for Plaintiff that if his Motion is granted, it will be required to move
discovery deadlines to accommodate the Defendants, vacate the currently set Final Pretrial
Conference, and the matter will go to trial at a later date.
The court cites relevant decisions and case law.
Defense counsel present further argument and engage in discussion with the court regarding what
additional discovery would be needed by the parties and whether any costs would be shifted to the
Plaintiff for the reopening of that discovery. The court notes costs would not be shifted until it was
determined if the additional discovery was necessary.
The court cites relevant case law.
2:16
Court is in recess.
2:17
Court is in session.
The court makes findings. For the reasons stated on the record,
ORDERED:
Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend Complaint and Jury Demand to Include
Exemplary Damages [Doc. No. 46, filed 9/16/2013] is GRANTED in part
and DENIED in part. The Motion is granted to the extent it seeks to amend
Plaintiff’s prayer for relief to include punitive damages and denied to the
extent it seeks to add a separate claim for relief predicated on the Colorado
Exemplary Damages Statue.
The court emphasizes that while granting motion, it is not in any way suggesting a prediction of
what District Judge Moore will do when it comes before him either at trial or in motion under Rule
56.
Further discussion regarding the moving of discovery deadlines and type of discovery to be pursued.
The court clarifies that discovery shall be reopened for the limited purpose of addressing the issue
of willful and wanton conduct. Counsel for Defendants request additional time to confer with their
clients regarding the reopening of discovery.
ORDERED:
A Telephonic Status Conference is set for 1:30 p.m. on November 4, 2013.
At that hearing, the parties shall be prepared to address how much additional
discovery is needed, if any, and the time required to conduct that discovery.
Once determined, the court will set new discovery deadlines.
The court addresses Plaintiff’s counsel regarding expectation of when the case will go to trial.
Discussion between the court and the parties regarding the claims in the case.
2:36
Off the record.
HEARING CONCLUDED.
Court in recess:
2:40 p.m.
Total time in court: 01:09
To order transcripts of hearings with Magistrate Judge Shaffer, please contact Avery Woods Reporting at (303)
825-6119 or toll free at 1-800-962-3345.
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