Jimma v. City of Seattle Police Department

Filing 34

ORDER denying Plaintiff's 31 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik.(MW)(cc: Plaintiff via USPS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ALEMAYEHU JIMMA,
Plaintiff,

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v.
CITY OF SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT,

NO. C18-0771RSL
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION

Defendant.

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On August 22, 2019, the Court granted defendants’ unopposed motion to stay the trial and

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related dates pending resolution of defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Dkt. # 30.

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Plaintiff timely filed a motion for reconsideration, arguing that he never received the motion and

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requesting leave to respond. Dkt. # 31. Defendants submitted evidence that the motion to stay

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was sent to plaintiff via FedEx overnight shipping and left at the “front door” with no signature

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required. Dkt. # 33-1 at 2 and Dkt. # 33-2 at 2.
Whether the “front door” mentioned in the tracking documents is the door to plaintiff’s

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apartment or the main entrance to the apartment building in which he lives is unclear. The Court

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need not determine whether service was successful, however. The pretrial deadlines were stayed

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primarily because “[it] is generally more efficient to define the contours of the disputed issues of

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fact before the parties draft motions in limine and prepare for trial.” Dkt. # 30 at 1. The Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION
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has not yet ruled on the pending dispositive motions, and there is no reason to reinstate pretrial

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deadlines that would compel the parties to undertake significant preparatory efforts without

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knowing what claims will be tried.

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For all of the foregoing reasons, plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED.
Dated this 26th day of September, 2019.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER DENYING MOTION
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