Pitts v. State of Washington et al

Filing 37

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery to be completed by 9/28/2020, Dispositive motions due by 10/28/2020. Signed by Hon. Michelle L. Peterson. **4 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Michael Pitts, Prisoner ID: 938663)(MW)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MICHAEL RAY PITTS,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. C18-526-RSL-MLP
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al.,
Defendants.

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This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant has filed an

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answer to Plaintiff’s complaint. (Dkt. # 34.) Accordingly, the Court hereby establishes the

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following pretrial schedule:

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(1)

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All discovery shall be completed by September 28, 2020. Service of responses to

Discovery

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interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions, and the taking of

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depositions, shall be completed by this date. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that

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responses to discovery requests be served within thirty (30) days after service. See Fed. R. Civ.

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P. 30, 33(b)(2), 34(b)(2)(A), 36(a)(3). The serving party, therefore, must serve his/her discovery

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requests at least thirty (30) days before the deadline in order to allow the other party time to

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answer.

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(2)

Dispositive Motions

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Any dispositive motion and supporting affidavits, declarations, or other evidence shall be

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filed and served on or before October 28, 2020. Pursuant to LCR 7(b), any argument being

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offered in support of a motion shall be submitted as a part of the motion itself and not in a

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separate document. The motion shall include in its caption (immediately below the title of the

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motion) a designation of the date the motion is to be noted for consideration upon the Court’s

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motion calendar. Dispositive motions shall be noted for consideration on a date no earlier than

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the fourth Friday following filing and service of the motion. LCR 7(d)(3).

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All briefs and supporting evidence in opposition to any motion shall be filed and served

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pursuant to the requirements of Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and LCR 7. The

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party making a motion may file and serve a reply to the opposing party’s brief. Any reply brief

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shall also be filed and served pursuant to the requirements of Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure and LCR 7.

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Defendants are reminded that they MUST serve a Rand notice, in a separate document,

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concurrently with motions for summary judgment so that pro se prisoner plaintiffs will have fair,

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timely, and adequate notice of what is required of them in order to oppose such motions. Woods

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v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 941 (9th Cir. 2012). The Ninth Circuit has set forth model language for

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such notices:

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A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure will, if granted, end your case.

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Rule 56 tells you what you must do in order to oppose a motion for summary
judgment. Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no
genuine issue of material fact – that is, if there is no real dispute about any

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fact that would affect the result of your case, the party who asked for
summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which will
end your case. When a party you are suing makes a motion for summary
judgment that is properly supported by declarations (or other sworn
testimony), you cannot simply rely on what your complaint says. Instead,
you must set out specific facts in declarations, depositions, answers to
interrogatories, or authenticated documents, as provided in Rule 56(e),
that contradict the facts shown in the defendant’s declarations and
documents and show that there is a genuine issue of material fact for
trial. If you do not submit your own evidence in opposition, summary
judgment, if appropriate, may be entered against you. If summary
judgment is granted, your case will be dismissed and there will be no
trial.

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Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 963 (9th Cir. 1998) (emphasis added). Defendants who fail to

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file and serve the required Rand notice on the Plaintiff may have their motion stricken from the

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Court’s calendar with leave to re-file.

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(3)

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The parties are advised that a due date for filing a Joint Pretrial Statement may be

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Joint Pretrial Statement

established at a later date pending the outcome of any dispositive motions.

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(4)

Proof of Service and Sanctions

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All motions, pretrial statements and other filings shall be accompanied by proof that such

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documents have been served upon counsel for the opposing party or upon any party acting pro

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se. The proof of service shall show the day and manner of service and may be by written

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acknowledgment of service, by certificate of a member of the bar of this Court, by affidavit of

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the person who served the papers, or by any other proof satisfactory to the Court. Failure to

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comply with the provisions of the Order can result in dismissal/default judgment or other

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appropriate sanctions.

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(5)

The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and to

counsel for Defendant.
Dated this 28th day of May, 2020.

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MICHELLE L. PETERSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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