Lear v. Seattle Housing Authority et al

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ORDER granting 26 34 36 Plaintiff's Motion to Amend. Counsel is directed to e-file their Amended Complaint by Judge James L. Robart.(MD, mailed copy of order to pltf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ROB LEAR,

CASE NO. C13-0347JLR
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER

SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
et al.,

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Defendants.
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Before the court is Plaintiff Rob Lear’s Rule 56 “Motion Summary Judgment
Retaliation” (MSJ (Dkt. # 26)), Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Mot. Leave to
Am. (Dkt # 34)), and Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint for Joinder (2d Mot. Leave
to Am. (Dkt. # 36)). The motion for summary judgment appears to be a complaint. The
two motions for leave to amend Mr. Lear’s complaint do not clarify why Mr. Lear would
like to further amend his complaint. Collectively, the court construes Mr. Lear’s three
motions as a single motion to amend his complaint. The court does this rather than

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1 striking the motions because it is early in the case, Mr. Lear is pro se, and the court grants
2 pro se litigants more leeway. See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519 (1972) (pro se
3 complaints should be held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by
4 lawyers). The court has already granted Mr. Lear leave to amend his complaint once
5 before, and the reasoning of the court’s prior opinion applies here as well. (See Order
6 Granting Unopposed Mot. for Leave to Am. (Dkt. # 20).) Having considered the
7 motions, the parties’ submissions filed in support and opposition, the applicable law and
8 the remainder of the record, the court GRANTS Mr. Lear’s motion to amend (Dkt. ## 26,
9 34, 36) and grants him 10 days to file a single, updated complaint. The court will not
10 look favorably on future motions of this nature.
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Dated this 12th day of August, 2013.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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