Aguilar v. Colorado State Penententry, et al

Filing 13

ORDER to amend or respond by Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on 9/10/15. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-1481-GPG
LAZARO AGUILAR, Inmate No. 1480278,
Plaintiff,
v.
COLORADO STATE PENITENTIARY; and
SAINT THOMAS MOORE HOSPITAL,
Defendants.

ORDER

Plaintiff Lazaro Aguilar is in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections
and currently is incarcerated at the Canon City Correctional Facility in Canon City,
Colorado. Plaintiff initiated this action on July 13, 2015 by filing pro se a Prisoner
Complaint. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. §
1915 in this action. In his Complaint, he is asking the Court to order his medical providers
to place him back on psychiatric medication.

He raises further claims of medical

malpractice concerning diet, headache and dental issues.
On September 9, 2015, Defendant Saint Thomas Moore Hospital (STM) filed a
Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 8) claiming that the complaint should be dismissed against it
for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
In civil rights cases, a District Court must give a plaintiff the opportunity to amend
a deficient complaint - regardless of whether the plaintiff requests to do so - when
dismissing a case for failure to state a claim, unless a curative amendment would be
inequitable, futile, or untimely. Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that Plaintiff is given leave to file an amended complaint in this action no
later than October 10, 2015. The amended complaint must include all defendants and all
causes of action and must set forth clearly-identified causes of action that both identify
Plaintiff's legal theories and facts suggestive of the proscribed conduct alleged in one
stand-alone document without reference to any other document filed in this matter. See
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. Plaintiff is strictly cautioned that the inclusion of separate, unrelated
claims from those set forth in his prior complaint will be considered a failure to comply with
an order of Court and will result in dismissal of the amended complaint. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not desire to file an amended complaint,
he shall file a response in opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, including any
appropriate exhibits or attachments, no later than October 10, 2015. The filing of a
response instead of an amended complaint will serve as notice to the District Court that
Plaintiff is asserting his intent to stand on the original Complaint filed in this action. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that should Plaintiff fail to comply with this order, the Motion
to Dismiss may be decided without the benefit of Plaintiff's response and the Court will
consider dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event that Plaintiff elects to file a response to the
pending motion, Defendants shall file a reply brief on or before October 30, 2015, which
should address any issues raised by Plaintiff in his response that are not addressed in
Defendant's pending motion. Should Defendant file a reply brief, Plaintiff will have thirty
days in which to file a response brief if he so desires. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that this Order does not supercede the Court’s SECOND
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE (ECF No. 7). If Plaintiff fails to
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comply with that Order, the Complaint and this action will be dismissed without prejudice
and without further notice for failure to comply with this Court’s Order. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED WITHOUT
GOOD CAUSE. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Complaint
and this action will be dismissed without prejudice and without further notice for failure to
comply with this Court’s Order.
DATED September 10, 2015, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
/s Gordon P. Gallagher
Gordon P. Gallagher
United States Magistrate Judge

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