Thiess et al v. Mercer et al

Filing 50

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 48 Plaintiffs Motion for Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 6/23/2010.(erv, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 09-cv-02931-CMA-KLM DEREK THIESS, and ALBERT THIESS, Plaintiffs, v. RANDAL MERCER, and KARIN MERCER, Defendants. _____________________________________________________________________ MINUTE ORDER _____________________________________________________________________ ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence [Docket No. 48; Filed June 17, 2010] (the "Motion"). Judge Christine M. Arguello is the District Judge assigned to this matter. As such, all filed motions must comply with Judge Arguello's practice standards. The Motion, which is twenty-six pages long, fails to comply with Judge Arguello's page limitation which specifies that motions shall be no more than fifteen pages in length. CMA Practice Standard III.A.1. Moreover, the circumstances at issue in the motion lack the extraordinary complexity required to exceed the page limitation. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED without prejudice with leave to refile in compliance with Judge Arguello's practice standards. Dated: June 23, 2010