Brancato et al v. Panio et al

Filing 49

MINUTE ORDER granting 43 Plaintiffs' unopposed Motion to Vacate and Continue December 14, 2012 Scheduling Conference. Scheduling Conference reset for 1/7/2013 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom A 501 before Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty. By Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 12/6/2012. (mehcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 12-cv-02338-MSK-MEH
ROBERTO BRANCATO, as parent and next friend of R.B., a minor child, and
ROCHELLE BRANCATO, individually,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MARY PANIO,
EDRA WEISS,
CAROL OLSON,
WHITNEY HARRAH,
SCOTT JUAREZ,
JANE JORDAN,
ALEXANDER PANIO, JR., and
ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY INSTITUTE OF COLORADO, INC.
Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on December 6, 2012.
Plaintiffs’ unopposed Motion to Vacate and Continue December 14, 2012 Scheduling
Conference [filed December 5, 2012; docket #43] is granted. The Scheduling Conference currently
set for December 14, 2012 is vacated and rescheduled to January 7, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in
Courtroom A501 on the fifth floor of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse located at 901
19th Street, Denver, Colorado. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling will
be entertained unless made five business days prior to the date of the conference.
Parties or lawyers whose offices are located outside of the Denver metropolitan area may
appear at scheduling conferences by telephone. Please contact Chambers at [phone] at least
five business days prior to the scheduling conference to arrange appearance by telephone. Lawyers
appearing by telephone must ensure that the proposed Scheduling Order is filed electronically and
by email no later than five business days prior to the scheduling conference, in accordance with the
instructions in this minute order.
It is further ORDERED that counsel for the parties in this case are to hold a pre-scheduling
conference meeting and jointly prepare a proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26(f) on or before December 17, 2012. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d), no discovery shall
be submitted until after the pre-scheduling conference meeting, unless otherwise ordered or directed
by the Court.

The parties shall file the proposed Scheduling Order with the Clerk’s Office, and in
accordance with District of Colorado Electronic Case Filing (“ECF”) Procedures V.L., no later than
five (5) business days prior to the scheduling conference. The proposed Scheduling Order is also
to be submitted in a useable format (i.e., Word or WordPerfect only) by email to Magistrate
Judge Hegarty at [e-mail].
Parties not participating in ECF shall file their proposed Scheduling Order on paper with the
clerk’s office. However, if any party in this case is participating in ECF, it is the responsibility of
that party to file the proposed scheduling order pursuant to the District of Colorado ECF Procedures.
The parties shall prepare the proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with the form
which may be downloaded in richtext format from the Standardized Order Forms section of
the Court’s website, found at http://www.co.uscourts.gov/forms_frame.htm. All Scheduling
Conferences held before a Magistrate Judge utilize the same scheduling order format, regardless of
the District Judge assigned to the case.
Any out-of-state counsel shall comply with D.C. Colo. LCivR 83.3C prior to the Scheduling
Conference.
The parties are further advised that they shall not assume that the Court will grant the relief
requested in any motion. Failure to appear at a Court-ordered conference or to comply with a Courtordered deadline which has not be vacated by Court order may result in the imposition of sanctions.
Please remember that anyone seeking entry into the Alfred A. Arraj United States
Courthouse will be required to show a valid photo identification. See D.C. Colo. LCivR 83.2B.

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