Aspiri v. Legal Life Plans, Inc.

Filing 31

MINUTE ORDER granting 25 Motion to File First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 3/17/14.(dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01206-CMA-KLM
MARK H. ASPIRI,
Plaintiff,
v.
LEGAL LIFE PLANS, INC.,
Defendant.
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MINUTE ORDER
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ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to File First Amended
Complaint and Jury Demand [#25] (the “Motion”). At the time Plaintiff filed the Motion,
Defendant’s counsel was unable to provide his client’s position on the Motion. Although
Defendant has not since filed a response to the Motion, Defendant filed an Answer and
Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint and Jury Demand [#30] on February
14, 2014. The Court finds that Plaintiff has provided good cause for extending the deadline
for amendment of pleadings, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b), and the Court further finds
that justice would be served by allowing amendment of the Complaint pursuant to Fed. R.
Civ. P. 15(a). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion [#25] is GRANTED. The deadline for
amendment of pleadings and joinder of parties is extended to January 21, 2014.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Amended Complaint [#25-1] is accepted for
filing as of January 21, 2014.
Dated: March 17, 2014