Killer Joe Nevada, LLC v. John Does 1-17

Filing 52

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 49 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint in Order to Identify Defendant John Doe 10 by Name, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 11/7/2013. (mehcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01292-WYD-MEH
KILLER JOE NEVADA, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
JOHN DOES 7-10, 12, and 15,
Defendants.
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MINUTE ORDER
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Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on November 7, 2013.
In the interests of justice and judicial efficiency, Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Amend
Complaint in Order to Identify Defendant John Doe 10 by Name [filed November 5, 2013; docket
#49] is denied without prejudice for the following reasons. The Court has determined that it is
difficult to proceed in this type of litigation with some Defendants named and some Defendants
unidentified. Here, the Plaintiff seeks to name only one of the six remaining Defendants, but the
Court has found in similar cases that such “piecemeal” identification of defendants leads to
confusion and disorganization in the scheduling of conferences and discovery. Therefore, the
Plaintiff may re-file its motion when it determines whether to identify all remaining Defendants by
name in this case. Otherwise, the Plaintiff may simply initiate a new case against the sole named
Defendant, if Plaintiff wishes to proceed promptly against such Defendant.