Kinne et al v. Rocky Mountain EMS, Inc.

Filing 17

ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION. Plaintiff SHALL FILE a motion for class certification on or before 2/8/2013. The deadlines for filing response and reply briefs SHALL BE AS PRESCRIBED under D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1C. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 1/8/13. (kfinn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Action No. 12-cv-02710-REB-CBS
KAREN KINNE,
TIM DILL, and
ABRAHAM BACA, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMS, INC., d/b/a ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOBILE MEDICAL,
Defendant.

ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
Blackburn, J.
The matter is before the court sua sponte. In this putative class action, the court
recognizes the requirement under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(1)(A) to determine whether to
certify a class before the case properly can proceed to resolution by summary
judgment, trial, or otherwise. Therefore, I establish the following briefing schedule to
govern resolution of this and related matters.
IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That by February 8, 2013, the plaintiff SHALL FILE a motion for class
certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 (a) that addresses, inter alia, (i) the prerequisites at
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a)(1)-(4), and (ii) the matters at Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b); (b) that defines
the proposed class; and (c) that requests the appointment of class counsel;
2. That the deadlines for filing response and reply briefs SHALL BE AS
PRESCRIBED under D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1C.;

3. That an applicant for class counsel SHALL ADDRESS the matters at Fed. R.
Civ. P. 23(g)(1)(A)(i)-(iv) and any other matter pertinent to the applicant’s ability to fairly
and adequately represent the interests of the proposed class; and
4. That based on the parties’ submissions, the court WILL either rule on the
papers, order further briefing, convene an evidentiary hearing, or take such further
action as the court in its discretion deems proper and necessary.
Dated January 8, 2013, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:

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