Group 1 Services v. Michilleti

Following opening statement by plaintiffs at trial, the trial court refused to allow witnesses to be called because of non-compliance with Denver District Court Rules 12 and 14. Specifically, the trial court focused on the failure of plaintiffs to comply with the requirement of local rule 14 that a trial data certificate contain not only a list of names and addresses of witnesses expected to be called, but also that "a brief summary of the nature of the witnesses testimony" be provided. Plaintiffs called a corporate officer listed by name and address on their trial data certificate to testify on their behalf to prove their case against the individual defendants, but the court refused to allow the testimony. Thus, plaintiffs were unable to prove their case against the individual defendants and their suit was dismissed.