Jewkes v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company

Filing 50

ORDER that the trial date of February 2, 2015 is vacated and a further order will enter for a hearing to consider the issues and questions which this Court finds must be resolved before trial begins, by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 1/14/2015. (evana, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch
Civil Action No.13-cv-01673-RPM
DONNA D. JEWKES,
Plaintiff,
v.
USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

ORDER VACATING TRIAL DATE

This case is scheduled for a jury trial beginning February 2, 2015. The trial preparation
conference was held without appreciable benefits to trial efficiency. Subsequent to that
conference, the defendant filed a motion to exclude opinions of plaintiff’s experts [Doc. 37]. On
December 23, 2014, a motion for protective order was filed by Justin Jewkes, appearing by
Jennifer W. Stock, as counsel. On January 8, 2015, Robert D. Green advised by letter that he
is scheduled for trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas for two
weeks beginning on January 20, 2015 and is not expected to be available before
February 4, 2015 for the trial of this case.
This court has given preliminary consideration to the proposed jury instructions
submitted by the plaintiff and defendant. These proposed instructions are generic in nature and
it appears that the parties have substantially different views with respect the principles of law
governing this case. It now is this Court’s conclusion that this case requires further court
involvement before the trial can begin. Accordingly, it is now

ORDERED that the trial date of February 2, 2015 is vacated and a further order will
enter for a hearing to consider the issues and questions which this Court finds must be resolved
before trial begins.

Dated: January 14th, 2015
BY THE COURT:
s/Richard P. Matsch
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Richard P. Matsch, Senior District Judge