Steele Street Bank & Trust v. Staples et al

Filing 48

MINUTE ORDER granting 44 Unopposed Motion for Joinder of Additional Defendant: Plaintiff is directed to file an amended complaint by 5/3/13, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 5/1/13.(dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01505-CMA-MEH
STEELE STREET BANK & TRUST, as Conservator for S.R., a minor,
Plaintiff,
v.
PELHAM STAPLES, M.D., and
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO, a Colorado corporation, d/b/a St. Thomas
More Hospital,
Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on May 1, 2013.
Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Joinder of Additional Defendant [filed April 29, 2013;
docket #44] is granted. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B)(2), the Court finds that justice
requires leave to amend in this instance. In accordance with this finding, Plaintiff is directed to file
an amended complaint on or before May 3, 2013, reflecting the additional defendant.
Though not addressed directly in the Motion, the Court also finds good cause to amend the
Scheduling Order to extend the deadline for joinder of parties and amendment of pleadings through
and including May 3, 2013, for the sole purpose of permitting Plaintiff to join the defendant
identified in Plaintiff’s Motion.