Littlefield v. Strange et al

Filing 44

ORDER granting Plaintiff's 43 Motion for Extension of Time to File Third Amended Complaint signed by Hon. S. Kate Vaughan.Plaintiff is directed to file her third amended complaint not later than April 30, 2024. Plaintiff is advised that no further extensions will be granted. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Joseph Littlefield, Prisoner ID: 367229)(MIH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JOSEPH TYLER LITTLEFIELD,
Plaintiff,

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v.
CHERYL STRANGE, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. C23-790-JHC-SKV
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
FILE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

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This is a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 16, 2024, this

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Court issued an Order declining to serve Plaintiff’s second amended complaint and granting her

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leave to file a third amended complaint within thirty days. Dkt. 41. On March 8, 2024, Plaintiff

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filed a motion seeking a 45-day extension of the deadline to file her amended pleading. Dkt. 43.

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Plaintiff indicates in her motion that she requires additional time to ensure that all issues she

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wishes to present to the Court are properly pled. Id.

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The Court observes that Plaintiff has had substantial difficulty in this action preparing a

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pleading that complies with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). To date, the pleadings

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submitted by Plaintiff have been excessively long, have named unwieldy numbers of defendants,

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and have contained insufficient factual allegations to state any plausible claim for relief against
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT - 1

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the vast numbers of defendants. See Dkts. 29, 30, 37, 41. The Court’s Order granting Plaintiff

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leave to file a third amended complaint will be the final opportunity Plaintiff is afforded to

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prepare and file a viable pleading in this action. It is therefore critical that Plaintiff heed the

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advisements contained in the Court’s prior Orders regarding the deficiencies in her pleadings and

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take care to craft a third amended complaint that resolves those deficiencies. As this will no

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doubt be a time-consuming task, the Court deems Plaintiff’s request for an extension reasonable.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:

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(1)

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Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (Dkt. 43) is GRANTED. Plaintiff is

directed to file her third amended complaint not later than April 30, 2024. Plaintiff is advised
that no further extensions will be granted.
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The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to Plaintiff and to the Honorable

John H. Chun.
DATED this 26th day of March, 2024.

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S. KATE VAUGHAN
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT - 2