Kaufman v. University of Colorado at Boulder et al

Filing 59

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for Motion Hearing and Scheduling Conference held on 8/6/2015 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. Discovery due by 4/6/2016. Dispositive Motions due by 5/6/2016. A Final Pretrial Conference is set for 7/12/2016 10:0 0 AM in Courtroom C204 before Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang. The parties shall submit their proposed pretrial order, including a copy of the proposed order in a Word format sent via email to [e-mail], seven days prior to th e conference. The Stipulated Order for Production of Documents and Electronically-Store Information [52-1] is entered. Defendants' Joint Motion to Stay Discovery Based on Defendants' Immunity 34 is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT, separate written order to issue. FTR: Courtroom C-204. (bsimm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
MAGISTRATE JUDGE NINA Y. WANG

Civil Action:
Courtroom Deputy:

15-cv-00406-LTB-NYW
Brandy Simmons

Date: August 6, 2015
FTR: NYW COURTROOM C-204

Parties

Counsel

DANIEL P. KAUFMAN,

Seth J. Benezra

Plaintiff,
v.
UNIVERISTY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER,
DR. ANDREW COWELL,
BRONSON HILLIARD,

David P. Temple
Cathy Havener Greer
Rachel Ollar Entrican
Thomas Sullivan Rice

Defendants.

COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND MOTION HEARING
Court in Session: 1:31 p.m.
Appearance of counsel.
Plaintiff shall file a supplement to the computation of damages on or before August 19, 2015.
Each side is allowed:
Ten (10) depositions; excluding experts, no deposition may exceed one day of seven hours,
except the deposition of plaintiff, which will count as a single deposition but may occur as
agreed by parties;
Twenty-five (25) interrogatories, including discrete subparts.
Each group, including the plaintiff, the University, and the individual defendants, is allowed:
Twenty-five (25) requests for production of documents;
Twenty-five (25) requests for admissions, excluding those used for authentication.

Deadline for joinder of parties and amendment of pleadings: September 1, 2015.
Discovery cut-off: April 6, 2016.
Dispositive motion deadline: May 6, 2016.
Each side may designate no more than three (3) testifying expert witnesses.
All parties shall designate principal experts on or before: January 8, 2016.
All parties shall designate rebuttal experts on or before: February 15, 2016.
Deadline to serve interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for
admissions: 45 days prior to discovery cut-off.
A Final Pretrial Conference is set for July 12, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. The parties shall submit their
proposed pretrial order, including a copy of the proposed order in a Word format sent via email
to [e-mail], seven days prior to the conference.
A seven-day jury trial is set to commence on January 23, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. before the
Honorable Lewis T. Babcock, with a Trial Preparation Conference on December 16, 2016, at
9:00 a.m., separate order to issue.
Parties are advised of informal discovery dispute process. Before filing discovery motions,
counsel are instructed to comply with D.C.Colo.LCivR 7.1(a) in an effort to resolve the issues.
If that is unsuccessful, parties involved in the dispute shall initiate a conference call among
themselves and then call Magistrate Judge Wang’s chambers. If the Court is available, and the
matter is simple, she will hear arguments and attempt to mediate a resolution. If the Court is not
available, or the matter is more complex, parties shall set a time for an informal discovery
conference. Parties may need to submit materials to chambers. Parties are not barred from filing
a formal motion.
The Proposed Scheduling Order is approved and entered with interlineations made by the court.
Parties discuss the proposed Stipulated Order for Production of Documents and ElectronicallyStored Information [52-1] filed July 30, 2015. The Order is approved and entered with
interlineations made by the court.
Discussion and argument held on Defendants’ Joint Motion to Stay Discovery Based on
Defendants’ Immunity [34] filed June 3, 2015.
ORDERED: Defendants’ Joint Motion to Stay Discovery Based on Defendants’ Immunity
[34] is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT, separate written order to issue.
Court in Recess: 2:12 p.m.

Hearings concluded.

Total time in Court: 00:41

* To obtain a transcript of this proceeding, please contact Avery Woods Reporting at [phone].