United States of America v. Jennings et al

Filing 67

ORDER denying defendant Suzanne Jennings' 63 Motion to withdraw Order; denying defendant Suzanne Jennings' 65 Motion for payment on tort by Judge Richard A Jones.(RS) cc Jennings

HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

1
2
3
4
5
6

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

7
8

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

9
10
11

Plaintiff,
Case No. C16-79-RAJ
v.
ORDER
SUZANNE JENNINGS, et al.,

12

Defendants.

13
14

This matter comes before the Court on pro se Defendant Suzanne Jennings’

15

Motion to Withdraw Order Granting Summary Judgment and Dismiss Case for Lack of

16

Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Dkt. # 63) and Motion for Payment on Tort (Dkt. # 65). On

17

February 17, 2017, the Court entered an order granting summary judgment in favor of the

18

Government. Dkt. # 62. The Court construes Jennings’ pending motions as motions for

19

reconsideration. Having reviewed the motions, relevant portions of the record, and the

20

applicable law, the Court DENIES Jennings’ motions.

21

“Motions for reconsideration are disfavored.” LCR 7(h)(1). “The court will

22

ordinarily deny such motions in the absence of a showing of manifest error in the prior

23

ruling or a showing of new facts or legal authority which could not have been brought to

24

its attention earlier with reasonable diligence.” Id.

25

In the instant motions, Jennings contends that the undersigned has failed to

26

perform his constitutional duties (Dkt. # 64), asserts that he was disqualified from

27

handling this dispute (id.), and invoices him and the Government for personal injuries

28

ORDER – 1

1

giving rise to $342,800 in damages (Dkt. # 65). None of these contentions, nor any other

2

assertion contained in Jennings’ motions, has merit.

3

For these reasons, the Court DENIES Jennings’ Motion to Withdraw Order

4

Granting Summary Judgment and Dismiss Case for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

5

(Dkt. # 63) and Motion for Payment on Tort (Dkt. # 65).

6
7

DATED this 3rd day of April, 2017.

8

A

9
10

The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Judge

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

ORDER – 2