HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018CV3112 - Sean Slatton V. Fort Collins Police Department, Todd Hopkins, Brandon Barnes And John Hutto - 103 - Second Motion For Extension Of Time To File Response To Motions To Dismiss1
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-03112-RBJ-STV
SEAN SLATTON,
Plaintiff,
v.
TODD HOPKINS,
BRANDON BARNES,
JOHN HUTTO, and
FORT COLLINS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Defendants.
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SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PLAINTIFF’S
RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
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Plaintiff, by and through his attorneys, Helen Oh and David Lane, hereby submits the
following Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Plaintiff’s Responses to Defendants’
Motions to Dismiss and states as follows:
1. Defendant Hopkins filed his Motion to Dismiss on January 13, 2020 [Doc. 96].
2. Defendants Fort Collins, Colorado, Brandon Barnes, and John Hutto filed their
Motion to Dismiss on January 16, 2020 [Doc. 98].
3. On January 29, 2020, undersigned counsel filed a motion to file one consolidated
response to the Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss [Doc. 99], which this Court granted [Doc 100].
4. On February 5, 2020, undersigned counsel filed a motion for extension of time, up
to and until February 20, 2020 [Doc. 101], which this Court granted. [Doc. 102].
5. Plaintiff’s counsel is diligently reviewing the filings in this matter and preparing
responses to all Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss, but needs one additional week, up to and
including February 27, 2020, to fully prepare the response.
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6. In addition to the usual press of business, undersigned counsel David Lane has
been appointed to a sealed federal death penalty case in the Western District of Texas and made
an emergency trip to Texas last week for hearings related to his client’s indictment. Mr. Lane
spent the full week in Texas and this has consumed an extensive amount of his time.
7. In addition to the usual press of business, undersigned counsel Helen Oh was
recently added to a case, City of Denver v. Jeffrey Svehla, Case No. 18GS012483, for which she
appeared on her client’s behalf and spent a considerable amount of time preparing for the case’s
dismissal. She is also unexpectedly preparing for a telephonic hearing tomorrow for an expedited
determination on a protective order filed in Surat v. Klamser et. al., Case No. 19-cv-00901-
WJM-NRN, for which she must file a response by the end of the day.
8. No party will be prejudiced by the relief sought herein.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO D.C.COLO. LCivR. 7.1
9. Undersigned counsel hereby certifies that she conferred with counsel for
Defendants via email on February 18 and 19, 2020. As of the time of this filing, Mark Ratner,
counsel for Defendants Barnes, Hutto, and the City of Fort Collins; and Marni Kloster and Nick
Poppe, counsel for Defendant Hopkins, have not stated their position.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO D.C.COLO. LCivR. 6.1(c)
8. Counsel for Plaintiff, David A. Lane and Helen Oh, certify that a copy of this
Motion will be served contemporaneously on Defendants upon the filing of this Motion.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court grant his Motion for
Extension of Time to File Responses to Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss, up to and including
February 27, 2020, and for any other relief deemed just and proper.
Respectfully submitted this 19th
day of February 2020.
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KILLMER, LANE & NEWMAN, LLP
s/ Helen Oh
________________________
Helen Oh
David A. Lane
1543 Champa Street, Suite 400
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (303) 571-1000
dlane@kln-law.com
Counsel for Plaintiffs
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on this 19th
day of February 2020 I filed a true and correct copy of the
foregoing via CM/ECF which will generate e-mailed notice to the following:
Marni Nathan Kloster
Nicholas C. Poppe
Nathan Dumm & Mayer, PC
7900 E. Union Ave., Ste 600
Denver, CO 80237-2776
303-691-3737
MKloster@ndm-law.com
NPoppe@ndm-law.com
Counsel for Defendant Todd Hopkins
Mark Ratner
Hall & Evans, LLC
1001 17th
Street, Ste 300
Denver, CO 80202
303-628-3300
ratnerm@hallevans.com
Counsel for Defendants Barnes, Hutto, and the City of Fort Collins
s/ Jamie Akard
Paralegal
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