Emmanuel et al v. King County et al
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE directing Plaintiffs to show cause as to why the court should not treat Plaintiffs' 2 corrected complaint as an amended complaint. Show Cause Response due by Monday, March 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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KEITH EMMANUEL, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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CASE NO. C18-0377JLR
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
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KING COUNTY, et al.,
Defendants.
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On March 12, 2018, Plaintiffs Keith Emmanuel, Richard Homchick, and Charles
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Peters (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this lawsuit against a number of political
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subdivisions, governmental entities, and individuals. (See Compl. (Dkt. # 1).) The
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following day, Plaintiffs filed a “corrected complaint.” (See Corr. Compl. (Dkt. # 2).)
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Although the phrase “corrected complaint” suggests that Plaintiffs merely remedied
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errors in the original complaint, the court’s review reveals that the later filing contains
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changes other than simple corrections. (Compare, e.g., Compl. ¶¶ 1-2, 26, with Corr.
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Compl. ¶¶ 1-2, 26.) The District’s Local Civil Rules, however, contemplate that
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corrected documents may be filed only to remedy errors. See Local Rules W.D. Wash.
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LCR 7(m) (“In the event that an error is discovered, a party should file . . . a praecipe
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requesting that the court consider a corrected document . . . .”). Moreover, Plaintiffs
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failed to file a praecipe specifying “the corrections by page and line number” along with
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the “corrected complaint.” Id. Accordingly, the court ORDERS Plaintiffs to show cause
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no later than Monday, March 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. why the court should not treat
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Plaintiffs’ “corrected complaint” as an amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of
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Civil Procedure 15.1 See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1) (stating that a party may amend its
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pleading once as a matter of right within 21 days after serving the pleading or the service
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of a responsive pleading or motion under Rule 12(b), (e), or (f), whichever is earlier). The
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Plaintiffs must limit their submission to no more than three (3) pages.
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Dated this 14th day of March, 2018.
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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge
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No defendant has yet appeared in this matter. (See Dkt.) If, however, a defendant
appears before the deadline the court has set for Plaintiffs’ submission, the defendant may also
file a response to the court’s order, subject to the same time and page limitations.
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