El Rio Sol Transmission, LLC v. Sanchez et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
EL RIO SOL TRANSMISSION, LLC,
Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,
v. No. 1:25-cv-00428-KG-JMR
ADOLFO SANCHEZ, CHRISTINA
SANCHEZ, RED DOC LAND LLC,
SLEEPING INDIAN RANCH LLC, and
SANCTUS LAND LLC,
Defendants/Counterclaimants.
ADOLFO SANCHEZ, CHRISTINA
SANCHEZ, RED DOC LAND LLC,
SLEEPING INDIAN RANCH LLC, and
SANCTUS LAND LLC,
Third-Party Plaintiffs,
v.
MMR GROUP, INC. and SUNZIA
TRANSMISSION, LLC,
Third-Party Defendants.
STIPULATED ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND
ADD ADDITIONAL PARTY AND DEEMING EXISTING
DEFENDANTS’ ANSWER AS ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff El Rio Sol Transmission, LLC’s Motion
to Amend Complaint and Add Additional Party (Docket No. 59) (“Motion”) as well as the Parties’
stipulation. The Court having reviewed the Motion along with the proposed Amended Complaint
attached thereto, being advised of the stipulation of the Parties, and being otherwise sufficiently
advised on the premises finds that the Motion should be GRANTED.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Plaintiff is permitted to file an Amended
Complaint (“Amended Complaint”) in substantially the form attached to the Motion as Exhibit A
and, upon filing, the Clerk of the Court is directed to issue a summons on such Amended Complaint
to newly added defendant, Farm Water, LLC.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the existing Defendants (Adolfo Sanchez, Christina
Sanchez, Red Doc Land LLC, Sleeping Indian Ranch LLC, and Sanctus Land LLC), will not be
required to file a responsive pleading to the Amended Complaint and their Answer (contained
within the First Amended Answer, Counterclaims, and Third-Party Complaint at Docket No. 14)
shall be deemed as their responsive pleading to the Amended Complaint.
IT IS SO ORDERED:
/s/Kenneth J. Gonzales___________________
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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Submitted:
MODRALL, SPERLING, ROEHL,
HARRIS & SISK, P.A.
By: /s/ Spencer L. Edelman
Spencer L. Edelman
Joshua B. Hirsch
Post Office Box 2168
500 Fourth Street NW, Suite 1000
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103-2168
Tel. 505.848.1800
sle@modrall.com
jbh@modrall.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Third Party Defendant
MMR Group, Inc.
Stipulated:
GORDON DAVIS JOHNSON & SHANE P.C.
By: Approved via email 10/30/25
Harrel L. Davis III
4695 N. Mesa Street
El Paso, Texas 79912
(915) 545-1133
(915) 545-4433 (Fax)
hdavis@eplawyers.com
Attorney for Defendants
RODEY, DICKASON, SLOAN, AKIN
& ROBB, P.A.
By: Approved via email 10/30/25
Jeffrey R. Taylor
201 Third Street NW, Suite 2200
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Telephone: 505-765-5900
Fax: 505.768.7395
rtaylor@rodey.com
Attorney for Third Party Defendant
SunZia Transmission, LLC
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