MINUTE ORDER

MICHAEL J. WATANABE, District Judge.

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant United States of America's Motion to Vacate February 4, 2015, Status Conference (Docket No. 18) is granted. Accordingly, it is further

ORDERED that the Status Conference set for February 4, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. is VACATED. Counsel for the United States shall forthwith inform the appropriate staff at the facility where plaintiff is housed that this conference has been vacated.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline to complete and file the Pilot Program Consent Form (see Docket No. 10) is extended up to and including March 31, 2015.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on:

If this date is not convenient for any counsel/pro se party, he/she should confer with opposing counsel/pro se party and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date.

FURTHER, it is ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall add the following interested party to the manual notification for this case for continuing manual notice until further ordered:

FURTHER, it is ORDERED that the Plaintiff shall appear telephonically, and the plaintiff's case manager or other staff member shall make the appropriate arrangements to permit his attendance at the Scheduling Conference and shall contact the court by calling the Court at (303) 844-2403.

Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling any appearance in this court will be entertained unless a written request is made FIVE (5) business days in advance of the date of appearance.

IT IS ORDERED that counsel/pro se parties in this case shall hold a pre-scheduling conference meeting and prepare a proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.26(f) as amended, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 26.1 on or before 21 days prior to scheduling conference. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.26(d), as amended, no discovery shall be sought until after the pre-scheduling conference meeting. No later than 5 days prior to the Scheduling/Planning Conference, Defendant's counsel shall submit the parties joint proposed Scheduling Order (in PDF) in compliance with the newly established ECF Filing Procedures. In addition, on or before 14 days after the pre-scheduling conference meeting, the parties shall comply with the mandatory disclosure requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P.26(a)(1), as amended.

Counsel/pro se parties shall prepare the proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with the form which may be downloaded in richtext format from the forms section of the Court's website at www.cod.uscourts.gov, and are also attached to this document. Instructions for downloading in richtext format are posted in the forms section of the website and attached to the end of this document.

All out-of-state counsel shall comply with D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.3 prior to the Scheduling/Planning Conference.

It is the responsibility of counsel to notice the court of their entry of appearance, notice of withdrawal, notice of substitution of counsel, or notice of change of counsel's address, e-mail address, or telephone number by complying with the ECF Procedures and, filing the appropriate document with the court.

Please remember that everyone seeking entry into the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse will be required to show valid photo identification. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 83.2B. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in denial of entry into the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse.