Hershey v. Truden et al

Filing 20

ORDER VACATING ORDER OF DISMISSAL: This action is Reopened and Reinstated. Parties shalll refile their proposed stipulation. Signed by Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 2/9/06. (dlb, )

Hershey v. Truden et al

Doc. 20

Case 1:05-cv-02300-REB-BNB

Document 20

Filed 02/09/2006

Page 1 of 3

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Robert E. Blackburn Civil Case No. 05-cv-02300-REB-BNB ANTHONY F. HERSHEY, Plaintiff, v. COLLEEN TRUDEN, individually and as the District Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Distr i ct, Defendant.

ORDER VACATING ORDER OF DISMISSAL Blackburn, J. On February 8, 2006, the parties filed a Stipulation for Dismissal of Claims Against the Office of the District Attorney for the Ninth Judicial District [#18]. On February 9, 2006, the court entered an Order of Dismissal, which purportedly granted the parties' stipulation as understood by the court and dismissed the action without prejudice. However, after additional review of the stipulation, the court concludes that the stipulation sought to dismiss only claims against the Office of the District Attorney for the Ninth Judicial District of the State of Colorado. The court' initial misunderstanding as to the focus and purview of the s stipul ation was the result of the parties' anomalous attempt to dismiss claims against a non-party, i.e., the Office of the District Attorney for the Ninth Judicial District. There is only one defendant ­ Colleen Truden ­ named in this action. Thus, the parties' two references in their stipulation to " . . defendant Office of the District Attorney for the .

Dockets.Justia.com

Case 1:05-cv-02300-REB-BNB

Document 20

Filed 02/09/2006

Page 2 of 3

Ninth Judicial District . . . ."are misnomers. Stipulation at 1. This scenario could and should have been avoided if counsel had complied with the court' practice standard governing partial settlement and dismissal. REB Civ. s Practice Standard II.I.1. provides, I. Partial Case Settlement/Dismissal 1. If fewer than all claims, counterclaims, cross-claims, defenses, or parties are resolved by a settlement, then any paper requesting approval of the partial settlement shall specify which claims, counterclaims, cross-claims, defenses, or parties will be resolved by the partial settlement and which will remain. Compli ance with this practice standard would have made clear the parties' intent to effect only a dismissal of some of plaintiff' claims against defendant. Thus, this order s is entered to vacate the extant order of dismissal, reinstate the case, and require the parties to comply with the court' practice standards. s THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows: 1. That this order supplants and supersedes the Order of Dismissal [#19], which IS VACATED; 2. That this action IS REOPENED AND REINSTATED; and 3. That the parties SHALL REFILE their proposed stipulation in a manner that complies with REB Civ. Practice Standard II.I.1. Dated February 9, 2006, at Denver, Colorado. BY THE COURT: s/ Robert E. Blackburn Robert E. Blackburn United States District Judge -2-

Case 1:05-cv-02300-REB-BNB

Document 20

Filed 02/09/2006

Page 3 of 3

-3-