Brennan v. Mitchell et al

Filing 10

ORDER re Plaintiff's 9 Letter Filed on May 11, 2018. Plaintiff filed a letter asking if responses he receives from Snohomish County Corrections regarding "kites and grievances" should be filed with the court or sent to defendants&# 039; counsel. If plaintiff wants the Court to take a certain action, he must file a motion, not a letter. It is unclear to the Court what the grievances and kites amount to. They should not be filed with the Court for no reason. Signed by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida. (TH) (cc: Plaintiff via first class mail)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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RONALD JOHN BRENNAN, JR.,

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Plaintiff,
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CHARLES MITCHELL, et al.,

CASE NO. 2:18-cv-00624-RAJ-BAT
ORDER REGARDING
PLAINTIFF’S LETTER FILED ON
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Defendants.

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Plaintiff filed a letter asking if responses he receives from Snohomish County Corrections

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regarding “kites and grievances” should be filed with the court or sent to defendants’ counsel.
Dkt. 9.
(1)

If plaintiff wants the Court to take a certain action, he must file a motion, not a

letter. All argument in support of the motion must be set forth in the motion itself and not in a
separate document. See Local Rule CR 7(b)(1). Each motion, together with a proposed order,
must be served on the opposing party so that the opposing party has an opportunity to respond.
In addition, each motion must state in its caption, right below the motion’s title, a noting
date. The noting date is the date the Court will review your motion.
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Note the following motions for the day they are filed: (1) stipulated
or agreed motions; (2) motions to file over-length motions or briefs;
(3) motions for reconsideration; (4) joint submissions pursuant to the

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optional procedure established in CR 37(a)(1)(B); (5) motions for
default and default judgment; and (6) ex parte motions.

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Note all other non-dispositive motions for the third Friday after filing
and service of the motion.

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Note all dispositive motions (dismissal and summary judgment) and
motions for preliminary injunction for the fourth Friday after filing
and service of the motion. See Local Rule CR 7(d) for complete rules
on noting dates.

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It is unclear to the Court what the grievances and kites amount to. They should

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not be filed with the Court for no reason. If they are exhibits to a motion, they should be attached
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to the motion. If they are discovery – information about the case that defendants have requested
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– they should be provided to defense counsel, not filed with the court.
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DATED this 15th day of May, 2018.
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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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