Kriston et al v. USA et al

Filing 72

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 67 Defendants Hutchison & Steffen, LLC and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s Limited Appearance; Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default; and Motion to Dismiss. By Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 9/30/2009. (mehcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 09-cv-00909-MSK-MEH ZACHARY KRISTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TONY PEROULIS, et al., Defendants. MINUTE ORDER Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on September 30, 2009. Defendants Hutchison & Steffen, LLC and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s Limited Appearance; Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default; and Motion to Dismiss [filed September 29, 2009; docket #67] is denied without prejudice with leave to re-file as two separate motions. A court possesses the inherent power to control the disposition of the cases on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel and for litigants. Landis v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936). For the purposes of judicial efficiency, the Court directs Defendants Hutchison & Steffen, LLC and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to file the Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default and the Motion to Dismiss separately.