Martinez et al v. City of Aurora, The, et al.

Filing 34

MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 1/5/15.Motion to Amend Complaint [#32] is DENIED without prejudice.(lgale, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00619-PAB-KLM
FRANCO MARTINEZ,
DANA MARTINEZ, and
PAUL GOMEZ, JR.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE CITY OF AURORA,
OFFICER TIMOTHY HUFFMAN,
OFFICER CHRISTOPHER CRUSER,
OFFICER BRAD GRAHAM, and
SERGEANT RANDAL MOODY,
Defendants.
______________________________________________________________________
MINUTE ORDER
______________________________________________________________________
ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Complaint [#32]1
(the “Motion”). As an initial matter, the Motion does not comply with D.C.COLO.LCivR
15.1(a), which requires that “[a] party who files an amended pleading under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 15(a)(1) or with the consent of the opposing party shall file a separate notice of filing the
amended pleading and shall attach as an exhibit a copy of the amended pleading which
strikes through . . . the text to be deleted and underlines . . . the text to be added.” In
addition, the Motion does not comply with D.C.COLO.LCivR 10.1(e), which requires that
“[a]ll pleadings and documents shall be double spaced.” The Motion is subject to denial
for failure to comply with these Local Rules. Further, the Motion cites to Colo. R. Civ. P.
121 instead of D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1(a) when it states that Defendants do not object to the
Motion. The Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure do not govern the parties’ duty to confer
in this federal lawsuit.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion [#32] is DENIED without prejudice.
Dated: January 5, 2015

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“[#32]” 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 Minute Order.