HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017CV884 - Chayce Anderson V. Fcps Officer Jason Shutters - 143 - Defendant Shutters' Objection To Plaintiff's Reponse In Support Of Motion For Leave To File SurreplyIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 17-cv-00884-CMA-STV
CHAYCE AARON ANDERSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
JASON SHUTTERS
Defendant.
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DEFENDANT JASON SHUTTERS’ OBJECTION TO PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE IN
SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUR-REPLY (ECF No. 140)
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Defendant, Jason Shutters, through his Attorneys, Hall & Evans, LLC, submits the
following as his Objection to Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply
(ECF No. 140):
1. On July 5, 2019, Detective Shutters filed his Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF
No. 128) (“MSJ”).
2. A Response to Detective Shutters’ Motion was filed by the Plaintiff on July 26,
2019 (ECF No. 133), and a Reply in Support of the MSJ was filed on August 7, 2019 (ECF No.
136).
3. On August 19, 2019, the Plaintiff filed a Motion seeking leave to file a sur-reply,
to the MSJ (ECF No. 137) (“Sur-Reply”).
4. Detective Shutters filed a Response in Opposition to the Sur-Reply on August 26,
2019 (ECF No. 140).
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5. On August 29, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Reply in Support of the Sur-Reply (ECF No.
141). As part of the requested relief, Plaintiff asked the Court to strike any new arguments raised
in the MSJ (ECF No. 141 at 2-3, 7).
6. The request to strike a portion of the MSJ, was first raised in the Reply (See
generally, ECF No. 137). Such an approach is improper.
7. D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1(d) provides in pertinent part, “A motion shall not be
included in a response or reply to the original motion.”
8. Plaintiff’s original motion was for leave to file a sur-reply. It does not contain any
reference or requested relief to strike portions of Detective Shutters’ MSJ. The request to strike is
separate and distinct from a request for leave to file a sur-reply (See eg, Fed, R, Civ. P. 12(f)
(allowing a motion to strike addressing a responsive pleading, and CMA Civ Practice Standard
7.1A(a) (addressing a motion to strike another party’s motion)). Therefore, any request to strike
is a separate Motion, and should be filed as such.
9. Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1, any request to strike raised for the first time in
Plaintiff’s Reply, should not be considered by the Court.
10. Undersigned Counsel conferred with Counsel for the Plaintiff via an exchange of
voice-mails. Counsel for the Plaintiff first filed a “Notice of Errata” (ECF No. 142). However,
the Notice of Errata did not address the request to strike. Counsel for the Plaintiff subsequently
indicated no further corrections to the Reply would be made.
Dated this 6th day of September 2019.
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HALL & EVANS, L.L.C.
s/Mark S. Ratner____________
Mark S. Ratner
1001 17th Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 628-3300
Facsimile: (303) 382-4325
Email: ratnerm@hallevans.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
JASON SHUTTERS
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (CM/ECF)
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 6th day of September 2019, I electronically filed the
foregoing DEFENDANT JASON SHUTTERS’ OBJECTION TO PLAINTIFF’S REPLY IN
SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY with the Clerk of Court
using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail
addresses:
Attorneys for Plaintiff:
Alexandra L. Lakshmanan
Christopher J. Casolaro
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP-DENVER
allie.lakshmanan@faegrebd.com
christopher.casolaro@faegrebd.com
Heather C. Burgess
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP-CHICAGO
heather.burgess@faegrebd.com
s/ Robin Havens, Legal Assistant to
Mark S. Ratner
of HALL & EVANS, L.L.C.
1001 17th Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 628-3300
Facsimile: (303) 382-4325
Email: ratnerm@hallevans.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
JASON SHUTTERS
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