Hatten-Gonzales v. Earnest

Filing 833

ORDER by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales denying without prejudice 781 Request for Sanctions. (tah)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
DEBRA HATTEN-GONZALES, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.

Civ. No. 88-0385 KG/CG

BRENT EARNEST, Secretary of the
New Mexico Human Services Department,
Defendant.
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE PLAINTIFFS’
REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS (DOC. 781)
This matter comes before the Court upon “Plaintiffs’ Memorandum Concerning the
Status of Defendant’s Compliance with the Consent Decree and Subsequent Orders of this Court
and Request for Sanctions” (Request for Sanctions), filed June 27, 2017. (Doc. 781). Defendant
filed a response on July 26, 2017, and Plaintiffs filed a reply on September 20, 2017. (Docs. 785
and 792).
Having reviewed the Request for Sanctions and the accompanying briefing, and
considering the progress Defendant has made in complying with the Consent Decree and
subsequent orders since June 2017,
IT IS ORDERED that the Request for Sanctions (Doc. 781) is denied at this time without
prejudice to Plaintiffs filing another such request should the circumstances warrant.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE