*1 Case 1:13-cv-02862-RM-BNB Document 40 Filed 10/16/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 13-cv-02862-RM-BNB
CAROL COPELAND,
Plaintiff,
v.
BIG LOTS STORES, INC.,
Defendant.
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ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________
This matter arises on:
(1) Plaintiff’s Motion to Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence [Doc. # 28, filed 8/18/2014] (the “Motion for Sanctions”); and
(2) Big Lots’ Unopposed Motion to Restrict Access [Doc. # 34, filed 10/8/2014] (the “Motion to Restrict Access”).
I held a hearing on the motions this morning and made rulings on the record, which are incorporated here.
IT IS ORDERED:
(1) In view of the defendant’s admission of liability, with reservation on the issue of damages, the Motion for Sanctions [Doc. # 28] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
• GRANTED to require the defendant to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the plaintiff in bringing the Motion for Sanctions. The parties shall confer in an *2 Case 1:13-cv-02862-RM-BNB Document 40 Filed 10/16/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 2
effort to reach agreement on the amount of the award. If the parties cannot agree or if the award is not satisfied in full, the plaintiff shall file a fee application on October 30, 2014, that complies with the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 54.3; and
• DENIED in all other respects. (2) The Motion to Restrict Access [Doc. # 34] is DENIED. Access to Doc. ## 32-4 and 33 is not restricted, and those documents shall be open to public inspection.
Dated October 16, 2014.
BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge 2