Apodaca v. Lakewood Police Department et al

Filing 34

MINUTE ORDER granting 32 Motion for leave to file third amended complaint, by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 5/5/2015.(tscha, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-00007-RM-KLM
JOSE M. APODACA,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF LAKEWOOD COLORADO (Municipality),
LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT,
KEVIN PALLETA, (Chief of Police), in his individual and official capacities,
ZBIGNIEW RICHARD KOSIK, (Police Officer), in his individual and official capacities, and
ALICIA HARRIS, (Police Officer), in her individual and official capacities,
Defendants.
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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 for Leave to File Amended
Complaint [#32]1 (the “Motion”). The Court has reviewed the proposed Third Amended
Complaint [#32-1] submitted by Plaintiff and finds that the pleading should be accepted
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), which states in part that “[t]he court should freely give
leave when justice so requires.”
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion [#32] is GRANTED. Accordingly,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall accept Plaintiff’s Third
Amended Complaint [#32-1] for filing as of the date of this Minute Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide the Third
Amended Complaint to the U.S. Marshall for service on Defendants.

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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.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, once served, Defendants shall respond to the
Third Amended Complaint in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures.
Dated: May 5, 2015

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