Longwolf v. Post et al

Filing 55

FOURTH AMENDED TRIAL PREPARATION CONFERENCE ORDER. Final Pretrial/Trial Preparation Conference set for 5/6/2016 10:00 AM in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 4/29/2016. Five day Jury Trial set for 6/6/2016 09:00 AM in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 12/4/15. (sgrim)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya
Civil Action No. 14–cv–01613–KMT
DONNA LONGWOLF,
Plaintiff,
v.
BARBRA POST, and
GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY,
Defendants.

FOURTH AMENDED TRIAL PREPARATION CONFERENCE ORDER

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e), D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.3, and D.C.COLO.LCivR
43.1, the court enters this Trial Preparation Conference Order.
IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. A trial by jury shall commence June 6, 2016 , at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom C-201, located
on the 2nd Floor of the Byron Rogers United States Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street,
Denver, Colorado 80294, at which trial all parties shall appear in person without further
notice, order, or subpoena;
2. The court reserves five (5) days for trial:
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Monday, June 6, 2016, through Friday, June 10, 2016;

3. Counsel and any pro se party shall appear in Courtroom C-201 on the first day of trial at
8:30 a.m., to review and discuss with the courtroom deputy clerk and the court, if
necessary, any final details, arrangements, or requirements concerning the trial;
4. A combined Trial Preparation Conference/Final Pretrial Conference shall commence
on May 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom C-201. Lead counsel and any pro se party
shall attend the conference in person unless otherwise pre-arranged;

5. The proposed Final Pretrial Order, submitted pursuant to District Court Electronic Case
Filing Procedures, shall be presented for the approval of the court no later than seven (7)
days before the Trial Preparation Conference/Final Pretrial Conference, i.e. by April 29,
2016;
6. The proposed Final Pretrial Order shall be prepared in the time, manner, and form
prescribed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.3 and the “Final Pretrial Order and Instructions
(Local Rules Appendix G)” found at
http://www.cod.uscourts.gov/JudicialOfficers/ArticleIMagistrateJudges/HonKathleenMT
afoya.aspx. The required Exhibit List and Witness List shall comply with this Court’s
Practice Standards, Sections IV.E and F;
7. At the outset of the conference, the parties shall submit the stipulated and proposed jury
instructions and verdict forms as well as proposed voir dire, if applicable;
8. At the conference the parties shall be prepared to review and discuss, inter alia, the
following:
a. the proposed Final Pretrial Order;
b. stipulated and proposed jury instructions and verdict forms;
c. voir dire questions;
d. the jury selection process and the use of juror questionnaires;
e. identification of all persons permitted to be seated at each party’s table;
f. the pronunciation of problematic parties’ and witnesses’ names;
g.

the names or monikers that may be used when referring to a party or a witness;

h. identification of “will call” and “may call” witnesses;
i. use of deposition testimony;
j. use of video depositions;
k. issues concerning witnesses and exhibits;
l. the allocation of trial time between the parties;
m. the admission of stipulated exhibits or exhibits about which there are no
objections;

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n. timing of publication, if any, of trial exhibits to the jury;
o. anticipated evidentiary issues and resolutions of motions in limine;
p. the necessity for cautionary or limiting instructions;
q. requests or requirement for trial briefs;
r. exemptions from the order of sequestration of witnesses;
s. security precautions, requirements, or issues;
t. training on the use of courtroom technology; and
u. transporting and bringing equipment, models, props, or other property into the
courthouse and courtroom for use during trial;1
9. The parties shall comply with this Court’s practice standards, Section V(E), regarding
preparation of trial exhibits;
10. Unless ordered otherwise, the jurors shall not be sequestered before deliberations;
11. Trial witnesses subject to sequestration under Fed. R. Evid. 615 shall be sequestered by
order entered sua sponte immediately before opening statements;
12. Unless interrupted by the court, in marshaling motions or objections during trial, the
following sequential protocol shall be observed: objection, response, reply, ruling;
13. To eliminate or minimize bench or sidebar conferences, each party shall be responsible to
inform the courtroom deputy clerk by the conclusion of a trial day about any issue which
should be considered before commencing trial on the next scheduled day of trial and at the
outset of a trial day about any issue which should be considered at the conclusion of that
trial day;

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The court has audio, video, audio-visual, evidentiary presentation, and other special equipment that may
be used by the parties. Arrangements for training on courtroom technology must be made with the courtroom
deputy clerk, Sabrina Grimm, at [phone], at least 14 days before trial. Notify the courtroom deputy clerk no
later than five (5) business days before the date and time you need such equipment or need your own equipment to
be brought through security for use in the courtroom.

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14. For additional information about courtroom protocol, courtroom technology and training,
trial preparation, transport of items into the courthouse and courtroom, or submission of
trial exhibits, the courtroom deputy clerk, Sabrina Grimm, at [phone], should be
contacted.
Dated this 4th day of December, 2015.

__________________________
Kathleen M. Tafoya
United States Magistrate Judge

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