Range v. Brubaker et al

Filing 406

OPINION AND ORDER denying 393 Rule 12(f) Motion to Strike ; denying 394 Motion for Sanctions; denying 395 Motion for Sanctions; denying 396 Motion for Sanctions; denying 397 Motion for Sanctions; denying 398 Motion for Sanctions; denying 399 Motion for Sanctions; denying 400 Motion for Sanctions; denying 401 Motion for Sanctions; denying 402 Motion for Sanctions; denying 403 Motion for Sanctions; denying 404 Motion for Sanctions; denying 405 Motion for Sanctions all as frivolous. Signed by Judge William C Lee on 1/26/09. (sdf) Modified on 1/27/2009 to add text that this is an Opinion (smp).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION STEPHEN RANGE, Plaintiff, v. DEVIN BRUBAKER, et al. Defendant ) ) ) ) ) Cause No. 3:07 CV 480 ) ) ) ) OPINION AND ORDER Before the court are thirteen (13) motions1 filed by pro se Plaintiff, Stephen Range ("Range") on January 22, 2009. On January 21, 2009, the undersigned entered an Order striking Range's eight individual responses to the City Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment as they were an attempt to sidestep prior Orders of this Court regarding page limitations for his responsive brief. Range has now re-packaged the prior responses, at least in partial form, in the present motions for sanctions and in the motion to strike. The motions contain factual and legal arguments suitable as responses to summary judgment and thus, these motions are clearly filed in an attempt to circumvent prior court orders. Therefore, all of the motions, Docket Entries 393 through and including 405, are DENIED as frivolous. Entered: This 26th day of January, 2009. s/ William C. Lee United States District Court

These include: Motion to Strike Defendants Exhibits [DE 393] and ten "Motions for Sanctions for Submitting Affidavits in Bad Faith" directed toward each of the City Defendants. [Docket Entries 394 through 403] and two generalized "Motions for Sanctions" [Docket Entries 404-405].

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