Crow Indian Tribe et al v. United States of America et al

Filing 120

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff Aland's obligation to serve all parties will be complete upon the clerk's office filing his documents to all the parties in these consolidated cases (See attached order in full). Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 3/2/2018. Associated Cases: 9:17-cv-00089-DLC et al. (APP)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION

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CV 17-89-M-DLC

CROW INDIAN TRIBE; et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; et al.,

(Consolidated with Case Nos.
CV 17-117-M-DLC
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CV 17-118-M-DLC
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CV 17-119-M-DLC
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CV 17-123-M-DLC
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and CV 18-16-M-DLC)

Federal-Defendants,
and
STATE OF WYOMING; et al.;
Defendant-Intervenors.
On February 5, 2018, Aland v. United States Department of the Interior et
al., CV 18-16-M-DLC, was transferred into this District from the United States
District Court Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The case was
assigned to the Honorable Donald W. Molloy. On February 28, 2018, Judge
Molloy granted Defendants' motion to consolidate in CV 18-16-M-DLC with five
consolidated cases currently pending before this Court. On March 2, 2018, the
case was reassigned to the undersigned.
It has come to the Court's attention that Plaintiff Aland in CV 18-16-M-

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DLC is proceeding pro se. Due to the nature and circumstances of the
consolidated cases, the Court finds that it would be difficult and burdensome for
Plaintiff Aland to personally serve his pleadings upon all parties in each of the
consolidated cases. See Local Rule 83.8. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 5(c), in cases involving numerous defendants, a Court may sua sponte
order that filing any pleading and serving it on the plaintiff constitutes notice of
the pleading to all parties. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(c)(l)(C). The Court further
understands that the clerk of court's office in this District has approved Plaintiff
Aland as a pro se litigant to file his pleadings directly to a pro se email within the
clerk's office, and a clerk electronically files the pleadings in the respective
consolidated cases.
Thus, in order to be efficient and provide Plaintiff Aland with a clear
method of serving his pleadings in these six consolidated cases to all parties,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff Aland's obligation to serve all parties will be
complete upon the clerk's office filing his documents to all the parties in these
consolidated case.
DATED this

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day of March, 2

Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge
United States District Court
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