Osorio-Ruelas et al v. Colorado Division of Gaming et al

Filing 24

ORDER DISMISSING FIFTH AND SIXTH CLAIMS FOR RELIEF WITHOUT PREJUDICE re 15 . Fifth and Sixth Claims for Relief against defendant Pioneer Group, Inc., d/b/a Bronco Billy's Casino are dismissed without prejudice. Ivan Gomez (Ivan Gamez-Sierras) is dismissed as a plaintiff in this civil action. The caption of this case shall be changed to provide that Lorena Osorio-Ruelas is the named plaintiff and Roger Schneider and Anthony Webb, individually, are the named defendants, by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 5/21/2012.(rpmcd )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch Civil Action No. 11-cv-03106-RPM LORENA OSORIO-RUELAS and IVAN GOMEZ, Plaintiffs, v. COLORADO DIVISION OF GAMING AGENT ROGER SCHNEIDER, COLORADO DIVISION OF GAMING AGENT ANTHONY WEBB, and BRONCO BILLY’S CASINO (PIONEER GROUP INC.), Defendants. _____________________________________________________________________ ORDER DISMISSING FIFTH AND SIXTH CLAIMS FOR RELIEF WITHOUT PREJUDICE _____________________________________________________________________ The complaint, filed in this case on November 29, 2011, contains claims against Pioneer Group, Inc., d/b/a Bronco Billy’s Casino as the Fifth Claim for Relief (conversion) and Sixth Claim for Relief (breach of contract) by Ivan Gomez as the named plaintiff. Jurisdiction of those claims is alleged under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). Pioneer Group, Inc., d/b/a Bronco Billy’s Casino filed a motion for summary judgment for dismissal of those claims on the merits. The motion addresses the plaintiff as Ivan Gomez. In response, the plaintiff is identified as Ivan Gamez-Sierras and the response includes an affidavit signed in that name. That is also the name given in the plaintiffs’ amended statements of facts, filed April 27, 2012. It is assumed that Ivan Gomez and Ivan Gamez-Sierras are the same person whose correct name is Ivan Gamez-Sierras. This civil action is brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related statutes on the claims of Lorena Osorio-Ruelas for violations of rights protected by the United States Constitution alleged against defendants Roger Schneider and Anthony Webb. Although there is reference in the complaint to attorneys fees and costs paid by Ivan Gomez for defense of charges made against her, that is not a separate claim. The issues relating to the Fifth and Sixth Claims for Relief are not sufficiently connected to the constitutional claims made in this case and the small amounts in issue do not warrant the exercise of this Court’s jurisdiction. Accordingly, pursuant to this Court’s discretion in the exercise of supplemental jurisdiction, both claims will be dismissed without prejudice. Because those are the only claims that properly belong to Ivan Gomez, he will be dismissed from this civil action. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED that the Fifth and Sixth Claims for Relief against defendant Pioneer Group, Inc., d/b/a Bronco Billy’s Casino are dismissed without prejudice and it is FURTHER ORDERED that Ivan Gomez (Ivan Gamez-Sierras) is dismissed as a plaintiff in this civil action, and it is FURTHER ORDERED that the caption of this case shall be changed to provide that Lorena Osorio-Ruelas is the named plaintiff and Roger Schneider and Anthony Webb, individually, are the named defendants. DATED: May 21st, 2012 BY THE COURT: s/Richard P. Matsch __________________________ Richard P. Matsch, Senior Judge 2

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