Free Scheduling Conference - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:03-cv-02535-RPM

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Document 48 Filed 07/15/2005 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch

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July 15, 2005 Date: J. Chris Smith Courtroom Deputy: FTR Technician: Kathy Terasaki ___________________________________________________________________________ Civil Action No. 03-cv-02535-RPM (CBS) PALMER HIGH SCHOOL GAY/STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, an unincorporated voluntary association; SARA THOMAS by next friend Jon Thomas; MAX OLKOWSKI-LAETZ by next friend Dorothea Olkowski; MEREDITH BELL by next friend Fawn Bell; ELIZABETH RODGERS by next friend Susie Rodgers; DEAN BLACK by next friend Janice Black; HANNAH PURROY by next friend Jill Lowenstein; and JAIME CATCHEN-DUNNE by next friend Ruth Catchen-Dunne, Plaintiffs, v. COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11, a body corporate and political subdivision of the State of Colorado, and PALMER HIGH SCHOOL, a public secondary school, Eric Bentley Alfred McDonnell Michael Rollin

Defendants. ___________________________________________________________________________ COURTROOM MINUTES ___________________________________________________________________________ Second Scheduling Conference 9:28 a.m. Court in session.

Court reviews proposed scheduling order with counsel. Court identifies inadequacies of proposed order. Court states scheduling order should include discovery in phases starting with document discovery, deadlines should not be dependant upon a trial date, include stipulations of fact, eliminate inapplicable defenses and specify the discovery that will be undertaken. Court states punitive damages are not available against this government entity. Discussion regarding injunctive relief with respect to looking forward. Court further states GSA remains a viable association, therefore, unnamed plaintiffs are members of that association. ORDERED: Counsel shall prepare and submit a rev ised proposed scheduling order through the Court' e-mail chamber' account s s Court in recess.
(Hearing concluded. Total time in court: .30 min.)

9:58 a.m.