Sladek v. City of Colorado Springs, CO. et al

Filing 70

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 61 Defendant Town of Palmer Lake, Colorado's ("Palmer Lake") Motion for Sanctions Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 2/24/2014. (mehcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-02165-PAB-MEH
DENNIS SLADEK,
Plaintiff,
v.
TOWN OF PALMER LAKE, COLORADO,
Defendants.
______________________________________________________________________________
MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on January 24, 2014.
Defendant Town of Palmer Lake, Colorado’s (“Palmer Lake”) Motion for Sanctions Pursuant
to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 [filed December 24, 2013; docket #61] is denied without prejudice as
premature. The Motion for Sanctions seeks attorney’s fees and costs incurred in filing Palmer
Lake’s Motion to Dismiss [docket #41] pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(2). This Court
recommended granting the Motion to Dismiss on January 22, 2014 [docket #69], and the District
Court has not yet ruled on that recommendation. Thus, Palmer Lake is permitted to re-file its
Motion for Sanctions, if appropriate, after the District Court has issued a final ruling on the pending
Motion to Dismiss.

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