Johnson v. United States of America et al

Filing 302

ORDER denying 300 Motion for Reconsideration and 301 Request re trial exhibits. (jdlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES ELLIS JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 300, 301

Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

ORDER RE RECONSIDERATION AND
TRIAL EXHIBITS

v.

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Case No. 13-cv-02405-JD

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Plaintiff asks the Court to reconsider the denial of summary judgment. Dkt. No. 300. The

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grounds for the request are largely unintelligible and the submission is again full of the invective

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and disparaging comments that the Court has previously advised plaintiff not to make in his

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filings. The request is denied for failure to comply with, or meet the standards of, Civil Local

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Rule 7-9.
Plaintiff also raises late objections to certain exhibits admitted at trial. Dkt. No. 301. The

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objections are overruled as untimely and because they lack any substantive merit under the Federal

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Rules of Evidence.
The Court is disappointed to see that plaintiff continues to use disparaging and abusive

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language in his filings. The Court has warned plaintiff on several prior occasions that such

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language is unacceptable and completely unhelpful to the resolution of this dispute. Plaintiff has

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refused to follow the Court’s admonition. From this date on, any filing that contains

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disparaging comments about opposing counsel or the Court will be stricken from the record

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without further consideration. Plaintiff is also advised that if he continues to flout this rule, the

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Court will require his proposed filings to be pre-screened and approved before they are filed in the

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record.

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The Court will immediately impose this procedure if plaintiff continues to submit abusive
pleadings.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 10, 2016

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JAMES DONATO
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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