Sladek et al v. Bank of America, N.A. et al

Filing 29

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 27 Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend Complaint, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 4/8/2014. (cpear)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-03094-PAB-MEH
DIANA SLADEK and
DENNIS SLADEK,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG,
THOMAS MOWLE, and
MERS, a division of MERSCORP,
Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on April 8, 2014.
Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Complaint [filed April 7, 2014; docket # 27] is denied without
prejudice for failure to comply with D.C. Colo. LCivR 7.1(a), which states,
Before filing a motion, counsel for the moving party or an unrepresented party
shall confer or make reasonable good faith efforts to confer with any opposing
counsel or unrepresented party to resolve any disputed matter. The moving party
shall describe in the motion, or in a certificate attached to the motion, the specific
efforts to fulfill this duty.
The Court reminds the parties of their continuing obligations to comply fully with Fed. R. Civ. P.
37(a)(1) and D.C. Colo. LCivR 7.1(a). See Hoelzel v. First Select Corp., 214 F.R.D. 634, 636 (D.
Colo. 2003) (because Rule 7.1[(a)] requires meaningful negotiations by the parties, the rule is not
satisfied by one party sending the other party a single email, letter or voicemail).
Moreover, should the Plaintiffs decide to re-file the motion in compliance with this order and
all applicable rules, they shall specify in the motion the basis for why justice requires any proposed
amendments.