Stewart et al v. Board of Trustees for Colorado School for Deaf and Blind et al

Filing 260

ORDER setting case for trial. Trial Preparation Conference set for 10/29/2015 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom A 601 before Judge Raymond P. Moore. A ten day Jury Trial is set to commence on 11/30/2015 at 9:00 AM before Judge Raymond P. Moore. By Judge Raymond P. Moore on 3/3/2015. (tscha, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Raymond P. Moore Civil Action No. 12-cv-02664-RM-KLM BPS, A Minor and Disabled Person, KATRINA L. STEWART, his Parent and Next Friend, JOHN P. STEWART, his Parent and Next Friend, MAP, a Disabled and Incompetent Person, and CORINA S. SKINNER, his Parent and Next Friend, Plaintiffs, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND; COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND; LOUIS TUTT, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Principal for the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER SETTING CASE FOR TRIAL ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter has been scheduled for a 10-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 November 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. A Trial Preparation Conference is set for October 29, 2015 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. 1 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: Moore_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov 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. 2 The parties shall be prepared to address the following issues at the Trial Preparation Conference: 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 3rd day of March, 2015. BY THE COURT: ________________________________________ RAYMOND P. MOORE United States District Judge 3

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