Burleson v. Security Properties Residential, LLC et al

Filing 63

ORDER granting plaintiff's 61 Motion to Extend Time to Respond; RENOTING defendants' motions to dismiss (Dkts. 53 , 54 , 55 ): Noting Date 10/26/2018, signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SHARON ELAINE BURLESON,

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER GRANTING
EXTENSION OF TIME

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CASE NO. C18-0513RSL

SECURITY PROPERTIES
RESIDENTIAL, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

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Currently pending before the Court are three motions to dismiss. Dkt. # 53, # 54,

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and # 55. On the day the motions were noted for consideration, plaintiff filed a motion

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for an extension of time in which to respond. Dkt. # 61. Plaintiff is pursuing this

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litigation pro se and has been struggling to keep up with the motions, amendments, and

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dismissals that have occurred in this case. She missed the deadline for filing her

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responses and explains that “the trials of working as a lone-Pro Se complainant come

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forth as mental miscues of forgotten or missed execution dates . . . .” Dkt. # 61 at 5.

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The Court is cognizant of the challenges of pursuing federal litigation without

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any legal training or familiarity with the procedures that govern this proceeding. It also

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has a strong preference for resolving issues on the merits, rather than on calendaring

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errors. A brief extension of time in which to file responses to the pending motions is

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therefore warranted. Plaintiff is reminded, however, that she chose to initiate this lawsuit

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ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS
TO EXTEND TIME

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and has accused defendants of various wrongs, causing them to incur fees and subjecting

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them to great uncertainty and potential distress. If she has a viable claim, she must move

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forward in proving it expeditiously.

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For all of the foregoing reasons, plaintiff’s motion (Dkt. # 61) is GRANTED. The

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Clerk of Court is directed to renote defendants’ motions to dismiss (Dkt. # 53, # 54, and

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# 55) on the Court’s calendar for Friday, October 26, 2018. Plaintiff’s responses are due

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on or before Monday, October 22, 2018. No further extensions of time to respond will

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be granted.

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Dated this 2nd day of October, 2018.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS
TO EXTEND TIME

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