King v. Whatcom County Deputies et al

Filing 36

ORDER denying plaintiff's 35 Motion to void power of attorney without prejudice by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida.(RS) cc plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ROBERT L KING,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
VOID POWER OF ATTORNEY

v.
LT. STACH, et al.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. C16-1420-JCC-BAT

Pro se plaintiff Robert L. King moves the Court to void a Power of Attorney and to enter

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an order “directing Defendant to comply to any and all filing by Plaintiff while housed in

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Whatcom County Jail.” Dkt. 35. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is DENIED

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without prejudice.

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Plaintiff first asks that this Court void a Power of Attorney granted to Matthew Silva of

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Seattle Law. Dkt. 35 at 1. There is no indication that Mr. Silva or Seattle Law have any

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connection with this case, and nothing before this Court suggests it has jurisdiction over the

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matter. The Court therefore declines to grant plaintiff’s request.

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As for the remainder of plaintiff’s motion, the Court finds it difficult to discern whether

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any request for relief may be granted. Plaintiff asserts that on March 28, 2017, he was

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transferred to Whatcom County Jail, where he was placed in segregation without reason and

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denied access to the jail law library. Dkt. 35 at 2. These claims appear to be new and unrelated

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to the claims raised in plaintiff’s complaint. See Dkt. 15. Additionally, the Court observes that

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plaintiff makes no request for relief to redress these grievances. Accordingly, the Court declines

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to review them.

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Plaintiff also suggests he is still awaiting responses to discovery requests. Dkt. 35 at 3.

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But plaintiff offers no facts indicating any responses are untimely or otherwise objectionable.1

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Thus, it is not clear whether plaintiff raises, or even intends to raise, a meritorious discovery

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dispute. The Court therefore also declines to address this portion of plaintiff’s motion at this

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time.

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Plaintiff’s motion, Dkt. 35, is DENIED without prejudice.

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to plaintiff and to the Honorable John

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C. Coughenour.

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DATED this 20th day of April, 2017.

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA
United States Magistrate Judge

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Plaintiff is reminded that Local Rule 37(a)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(1)
provide that any motion to compel discovery must certify that the movant has made a good faith
effort to meet and confer with the allegedly offending party in an effort to resolve any dispute
without court action. See Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 37(a)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1).
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