Opinion
Civil Action 21-04965
03-17-2022
MARKS & SOKOLOV, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MARCIE R. McMINIMEE, CONSERVATOR FOR JACK J. GRYNBERG, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J.
AND NOW, this 17th day of March, 2022, after considering Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand [ECF No. 24], and Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or Stay [ECF No. 33], and after a hearing on the record, for the reasons in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand [ECF No. 24] is DENIED;
2. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or Stay [ECF No. 33] will be GRANTED in part and taken UNDER ADVISEMENT in part as follows:
a. The case will be temporarily STAYED. As set forth in the accompanying memorandum, the parties shall inform the Court once the Colorado state court has made a ruling on the enforceability of the forum-selection clause
contained in the Engagement Letter between Plaintiffs and Jack J. Grynberg;
b. The Court will take Defendants' Motion to Dismiss UNDER ADVISEMENT;
The caption of the Colorado state court action is: In the Interest of Jack J. Grynberg, Case No. 2019PR31052, Division 204 (District Court, County of Arapahoe, Colorado, September 30, 2021).
3. Defendants' Motion for Leave to file a Reply Brief [ECF No. 39] is GRANTED; and
4. Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File a Reply Brief [ECF No. 43] is GRANTED.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.