Warnick v. Dish Network, LLC

Filing 43

ORDER. ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification 2 is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 03/21/13.(jjhsl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Senior Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01952-WYD-MEH
SETH WARNICK, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
DISH NETWORK LLC,
Defendant.

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court in connection with Plaintiff’s Motion for Class
Certification filed on July 26, 2012. The motion sought to certify a class under the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), but sought to brief the motion at a later
time, after discovery had occurred. Plaintiff asserted in the motion that it was filed early
“to ‘protect the putative class from attempts to buy off the named plaintiff.’” (Mot. for
Class Certification at 3) (quotation omitted).
By Order of October 2, 2012, I granted Plaintiff’s request to defer ruling on the
class certification issue until after class-related discovery has occurred. I allowed the
motion to remain pending at that time due to the concerns about attempts to buy off the
named plaintiff, even though it was technically not ripe for resolution. However, I
reserved the right to deny the motion without prejudice for administrative purposes
should the motion remain pending on the docket for a substantial length of time without
being fully briefed.

Plaintiff was originally supposed to file his Memorandum in support of his Motion
for Class Certification by January 21, 2013, with briefing to be completed by March 21,
2013. (See Scheduling Order at 7, ECF No. 28.) Since then, however, this briefing has
been delayed due to disputes about class discovery, and Plaintiff is not required to file
his class certification memorandum until April 15, 2013. (See March 1, 2013, Order of
Magistrate Judge Hegarty, ECF No. 40.) The motion is not required to be fully briefed
until June 14, 2013. Thus, Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification remains on the
docket without any briefing by the parties.
Based on the foregoing, I exercise my discretion to deny Plaintiff’s Motion for
Class Certification at this time without prejudice so that the motion does not continue to
remain pending for months. Plaintiff may refile his Motion to Certify Class Action on the
date his memorandum is due–April 15, 2013, and briefing can proceed based on the
deadlines imposed in the Scheduling Order. Any concerns that Plaintiff sought to
preserve in his original Motion to Certify Class Action are noted for the record, and
Defendant may not take undue advantage of the fact that Plaintiff’s motion is now
denied without prejudice. It is therefore
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification (ECF No. 2) filed July 26,
2012 is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Dated: March 21, 2013
BY THE COURT:
s/ Wiley Y. Daniel
Wiley Y. Daniel
Senior United States District Judge
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