Chambers v. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, Colorado et al

Filing 120

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 119 Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 1/28/2015.(alowe)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Action No. 13-cv-00393-REB-MEH
STAN CHAMBERS,
Plaintiff,
v.
HEATH MOSNESS, EAGLE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF, in his individual and official
capacity,
Defendant.
MINUTE ORDER1

The matter before me is Defendant’s Unopposed Motion To Stay
Proceedings [#119],2 filed January 27, 2015. Given the current posture of this case,
the motion is at best premature.3 I will deny it without prejudice on that basis.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant’s Unopposed Motion To Stay
Proceedings [#119], filed January 27, 2015, is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as
premature.
Dated: January 28, 2015.

1

This minute order is issued pursuant to the express authority of the Honorable Robert E.
Blackburn, United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
2

“[#119]” is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a
specific paper by the court’s case management and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). I use this
convention throughout this order.
3

Frankly, the court finds the motion perplexing. Discovery in this matter is closed. The
dispositive motion deadline has passed. The trial in this case is not scheduled to commence until May 18,
2015. Thus, with the exception of any objections that plaintiff might intend to file to the magistrate judge’s
recommendation to deny his motion to amend his complaint (a motion which does not implicate defendant
or his entitlement vel non to qualified immunity at all), defendant’s motion for summary judgment stands
submitted and is ripe for determination. Barring unforseen circumstances, there is more than adequate
time to address the issues raised by and inherent to that motion prior to the time currently set for trial.