Weatherspoon v. LNU et al

Filing 136

ORDER Overruling Plaintiff's 134 Objections to the Strike and Re-File Order and Granting Plaintiff's 135 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MORRIS WEATHERSPOON,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 14-cv-12789
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
GEORGE LNU, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER OVERRULING PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTIONS TO THE STRIKE AND
RE-FILE ORDER (ECF #134) AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
EXTENSION (ECF #135)
On July 19, 2016, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued a Report and
Recommendation (the “R&R”) in which he suggested that the Court grant summary
judgment in favor of Defendants Susan George and Tamara Scheppelman. (See ECF
#127.) On August 29, 2016, Plaintiff Morris Weatherspoon (“Weatherspoon”) filed
handwritten objections to the R&R (the “Objections”). (See ECF #130.) On October 12,
2016, this Court entered an order striking the Objections because they were not
reasonably legible and giving Weatherspoon until November 28, 2016 to refile the
Objections in a specified legible format (the “Strike and Re-File Order”). (See ECF
#132.)
Weatherspoon has now objected to the Strike and Re-File Order and also
requested an extension of time to file the re-formatted objections. (See ECF #134, 135.)
The Court overrules the objection and grants the request for additional time.

The Strike and Re-File Order was justified and reasonable because the Objections
were not reasonably legible. The Objections were exceedingly difficult to read and it
would have taken an unjustified amount of time to decipher them. While the Court has
struggled through materials submitted by Weatherspoon in the past, it does not have the
time to do so now. Moreover, the Strike and Re-File Order was intended to benefit
Weatherspoon by insuring that his arguments are presented in a format that the Court can
understand. For comparison purposes, the Court has attached to this Order a page from
the Objections and a page from Weatherspoon’s most recent filings that adhere to the
newly-required format. The difference between the two formats is striking. The papers
in the newly-required format are legible and understandable; they achieve the precise
goal that the Court intended when it entered the Strike and Re-File Order.
Accordingly, Weatherspoon’s objection to the Strike and Re-File Order (ECF
#134) is OVERRULED. His request for an extension of time to file the re-formatted
Objections on December 28, 2016 is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: October 25, 2016

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or
counsel of record on October 25, 2016, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
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2:14-cv-12789-MFL-DRG Doc # 130 *SEALED*

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