Blume v. Meneley

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MURGUIA District Judge.

Pending before the court is plaintiffs’ Motion to Vacate (Doc. 143) that part of the court’s June 25, 2003 Memorandum and Order (Doc. 139) (the “Order”) that dismissed plaintiffs’ defamation claims. In the Order, the court found that plaintiffs had not adequately preserved their defamation claims in the Pretrial Order (Doc. 88). Plaintiffs argue that the defamation claims were preserved and ask the court to vacate its Order and reinstate those claims. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs’ Motion to Vacate is denied.

I. Background

This case…