Free Pretrial Conference - Final - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:03-cv-02435-PSF-PAC

Document 120

Filed 06/17/2005

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Coan
Civil Action No. 03-cv-02435-PSF-PAC (Consolidated with 04-cv-00639-PSF-PAC) Date: June 17, 2005 LILLIAN F. SANDLE, Plaintiff, v. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, Secretary, Veterans Affairs, Defendant. Civil Action No. 04-cv-00639-PSF-PAC (Consolidated with (03-cv-02435-PSF-PAC) Michael C. Johnson FTR - PAC COURTROOM A-501

Bernique Abiakam, Deputy Clerk Pro se

LILLIAN SANDLE, Plaintiff, v. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, Secretary, Veterans Affairs, et al., Defendants.

Pro se

Michael C. Johnson

COURTROOM MINUTES / MINUTE ORDER FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE Court in session: 10:04 a.m.

Court calls case. Appearances of pro se plaintiff and defendants' counsel. Tom Kennedy, regional counsel for the Veterans Administration, also present. The proposed Final Pretrial Order is reviewed.

Case 1:03-cv-02435-PSF-PAC

Document 120

Filed 06/17/2005

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Civil Action No. 03-cv-02435-PSF-PAC (Consolidated with 04-cv-00639-PSF-PAC) Date June 17, 2005 Discussion regarding plaintiffs' physicians being called as expert witnesses. The Court will allow plaintiff or defendant to list plaintiffs' physicians ok under Rule 702. ORDERED: ORDERED: Rule 26(a)(3) Exhibits Exchange will be done by June 27, 2005. Rule 26(a)(3) Objections will be filed by July 8, 2005.

Discussion regarding attached exhibits F, G, and H, added to the proposed pretrial order. The Court informs Mr. Johnson that Defendant' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File s Supplement to Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment in Civil Action No. 03-cv-2435-PSFPAC(Doc. No. 108; Filed 6/8/05) was GRANTED today. The Plaintiff has 20 days to respond if she wants to. The Court informs Ms. Sandle that all information regarding a settlement conference will be crossed out on the proposed pretrial order because it is considered confidential information. Discussion regarding remaining claim from the consolidated case no. 04-cv-00639-PSF-PAC. ORDERED: Defendant' Oral Motion to Have the Court Consider Argument on the s Constitutional Claim Identified by Judge Figa in Defendant' Reply in s Support of Motion for Summary Judgment in Civil Action No. 04-cv-00639PSF-PAC is GRANTED. Plaintiff may file a Sur-Reply on or before July 18, 2005.

ORDERED:

Discussion regarding plaintiff' will-call and may-call witnesses. s ORDERED: Plaintiff' Motion to Cure Final Pretrial Order Filed June 14, 2005. s Amendment to Submit Plaintiff' Exhibit List " (Filed 6/16/05) is s D" GRANTED. The tendered Exhibit D is added to the Final Pretrial Order.

The Court notes that the discovery deadline is past and the plaintiff cannot conduct discovery at this point. Discussion regarding continued difficulty in identifying plaintiffs' claims. ORDERED: The Final Pretrial Order is approved and entered this date, with interlineations.

Court in Recess: 10:47 a.m. Total In-Court Time: 0:43 Hearing Concluded.

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