ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND MOTIONS HEARING

KATHLEEN M. TAFOYA, Magistrate Judge.

It is hereby ORDERED that this matter is set for a three day Jury Trial beginning on May 4, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., in the Byron G. Rogers Bldg, at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, Courtroom C201. The Provisions of the Local Rules of this Court and of Fed. R. Crim. P. 16 shall be followed by the prosecution and the defense.

It is further ORDERED that any pretrial motions are to be filed on or before April 7, 2015. Responses shall be filed on or before April 14, 2015.

It is further ORDERED that a Motions Hearing is set before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, in Courtroom C201, on April 16, 2015 at 1:30 p.m., in the Byron G. Rogers Bldg, at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado.

It is further ORDERED that a Change of Plea Hearing is set before Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, in Courtroom C201, on April 27, 2015 at 1:30 p.m., in the Byron G. Rogers Bldg, at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado.

It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before April 20, 2015 advising the Court if the parties will proceed with a change of plea hearing or with trial.

It is further ORDERED that 30 days before trial, the parties shall notify the magistrate judge's courtroom deputy, Billie S. Diemand-Neligh, who may be reached at (303) 335-2142, of any need for special accommodation for any attorney, party, or witness; or any need for technological equipment, such as videoconferencing, or equipment needed for the presentation of evidence using CDROM or other electronic means of evidence presentation.

It is further ORDERED that five business days prior to the trial:

1. The parties shall file their trial briefs, not to exceed ten pages, and

2. Counsel shall electronically file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

It is further ORDERED that five business days prior to trial each party shall file the following:

1. Witness list in alphabetical order;

2. Exhibit lists:

3. Exhibits:

a. Trial exhibits shall be pre-marked. The government shall use numbers and the defense shall use letters;

b. The parties shall meet and exchange their pre-marked exhibits before the beginning of the trial;

c. The parties shall predetermine the designation of any exhibit which is endorsed by more than one party in order to avoid duplication of exhibits;

d. Each party's original trial exhibits shall be used by the witnesses, and two copies of the exhibits shall be provided to the magistrate judge;

e. Trial exhibits shall be tabbed and placed into notebooks including the Court's copies of the exhibits, unless an exhibit is incapable of being placed into a notebook; and,

f. Any exhibit which consists of multiple pages shall have each page of the exhibit sequentially numbered for ease of reference by the witness and for clarity of the record.

4. A list of any objections any party has to the opponent's exhibits. These objections shall state in a clear and concise fashion the evidentiary grounds for the objection and the legal authority supporting such objection. If the authority is in the Federal Rules of Evidence, the rule number to be cited; if the authority is case law, the Court shall be provided with a copy of the case;

5. A list of witnesses' scheduling problems, indicating times of such witnesses' availability during the trial;

6. A list of stipulated exhibits;

7. A list of stipulated facts;

8. A list of any facts of which a party is asking the Court to take judicial notice; and

9. A list of any unique terms intended to be used during the trial, in alphabetical order (examples: medical, commercial, and scientific terms).