Mann v. Schlottman et al

Filing 20

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 12 and 18 Motions for Inclusion of Evidence on the Record. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JACK MANN,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 15-cv-12869
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
SOE SCHLOTTMAN, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR INCLUSION OF
EVIDENCE ON THE RECORD (ECF ##12, 18)
Plaintiff Jack Mann (“Mann”) is an inmate currently confined at the
Allenwood Federal Correctional Institute in White Deer, Pennsylvania. He filed
this action on August 7, 2015. This Court previously dismissed Mann’s Complaint
without prejudice on October 27, 2015 for failure to pay the Court’s $350.00 filing
fee and $50.00 administrative fee. (See ECF #10.) On December 23, 2015, the
Court reopened Mann’s case and now addresses two motions Mann filed in the
period between the Complaint’s dismissal and its reinstatement.1
On November 17, 2015, and later on December 18, 2015, Mann filed a
“Motion for the Inclusion of Evidence on the Record Which Has Been Provided by
the Bureau of Prisons” and a “Motion to Include Attached Affidavit of Jack Mann

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The Court included a detailed recitation of the case and procedural history in its
Order reopening the case (ECF #19) and incorporates that recitation in this Order.
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as Evidence for the Record of this Court” respectively (together, the “Motions”).
(See ECF #12, 18). Specifically, the Motions attach (1) documents provided to
Mann by the Bureau of Prisons that are allegedly relevant to his claims for relief
(ECF #12), and (2) an affidavit Mann authored in support of his claims against all
Defendants (ECF #18). The Court DENIES the motions without prejudice to
Mann’s ability to later attempt to submit evidence. Mann has not identified any
basis for the submission of evidence at this point in the proceeding, nor has he
identified any rule that authorizes the freestanding submission of evidence on the
docket. If and when it becomes appropriate for Mann to submit evidence – in
response to a motion, for instance – Mann may attempt to submit his evidence.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: January 6, 2016

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on January 6, 2016, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone] 

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