Williams v. Bell et al

Filing 27

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Ruling on Defendants' Motion to Declare Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant 26 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/27/17. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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C. BELL, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
EXPEDITED RULING ON DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DECLARE PLAINTIFF A
VEXATIOUS LITIGANT
[ECF No. 26]

U.S.C. § 1983.
Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for expedited ruling on Defendants’ motion to

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-01584-AWI-SAB (PC)

Plaintiff John Wesley Williams is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42

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declare Plaintiff a vexatious litigant, filed October 26, 2017. Plaintiff’s motion must be denied.

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Defendants filed their motion to declare Plaintiff a vexatious litigant on September 18, 2017,

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and Plaintiff filed an opposition on October 26, 2017, the same day he filed the instant motion for

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expedited ruling. Plaintiff is advised that pursuant to Local Rule 230(l), Defendants have seven days

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after the filing of an opposition to file a reply after which time the motion is deemed submitted for

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review. Plaintiff is further advised that the Court reviews and issues rulings on motions in which they

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are filed and strives to avoid delays whenever possible. However, there are hundreds of prisoner civil

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rights cases presently pending before the Court, and delays are inevitable despite the Court’s best

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efforts. The Court is aware of the pendency of this case and will issue a ruling on Defendants’ motion

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after it is submitted for review and in due course.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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October 27, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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