Small v. BOKF, N.A.

Filing 152

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 150 Unopposed Motion to Vacate Jury Trial in Favor of Bench Trial. If the parties seek a nonjury trial, they may file the stipulation required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 39(a)(1) by 5/26/2015. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 5/21/2015. (alowe)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01125-REB-MJW
LELAND SMALL, individually and on behalf of a class of other similarly situated
persons,
Plaintiff,
v.
BOKF, N.A.,
Defendant.
MINUTE ORDER1

The matter is before the court on the Unopposed Motion To Vacate Jury Trial
in Favor of Bench Trial [#150],2 filed May 14, 2015. The motion implicates Fed. R.
Civ. P. 39(a)(1), which requires the stipulation of the parties to convert a jury trial to a
nonjury trial. The instant motion is not a stipulation under Rule 39.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Unopposed Motion To Vacate Jury Trial in Favor of Bench Trial
[#150], filed May 14, 2015, is denied without prejudice;
2. That if the parties seek a nonjury trial, they may file the stipulation required by
Fed. R. Civ. P. 39(a)(1) by Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Dated: May 21, 2015

1

This minute order is issued pursuant to the express authority of the Honorable Robert E.
Blackburn, United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
2

“[#150]” is an example of the convention the court uses to identify the docket number assigned
to a specific paper by the court’s case management and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). The
court uses this convention throughout this order.