Dumas v. Harris et al

Filing 15

ORDER to Consolidate: (Mujahid v. Duncan 09-CV-5601 RJB/JRC; Atkins v. Harris 09-5625 BHS/KLS; Berry v. Duncan 10-CV-5042 BHS/KLS; Coley v. Harris 10-CV-5112 RBL/KLS; Dumas v. Harris 10-CV-5341 RBL/KLS). These five cases will be consolidated under Ca se No. 09-5542 RJB/JRC. The 29 MOTION for Summary Judgment is renoted for 12/10/2010. Plaintiffs are instructed to file one consolidated response brief not to exceed 25 pages and signed by all plaintiffs on or before November 19, 2010. Any reply brief must be filed on or before December 3, 2010. Signed by Magistrate Judge J Richard Creatura.(MET) cc: Plaintiff

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Before the court is Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. # 29). In that motion, defendants note that there are five other identical cases (Dkt. # 29 FN 1). The other five cases are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mujahid v. Duncan 09-CV-5601RJB/JRC Atkins v. Harris 09-5625BHS/KLS Berry v. Duncan 10-CV- 5042BHS/KLS Coley v. Harris 10-CV-5112RBL/KLS Dumas v. Harris 10-CV-5341RBL/KLS This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights action has been referred to the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Local Magistrate Judges' Rules MJR 1, MJR 3, and MJR 4. BURT BOBBY DANIELS, No. 09-5542RJB/JRC Plaintiff, v. ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT HARRIS, et al., Defendants. ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA

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The five cases listed above will be consolidated under this cause number. The summary judgment motion filed in this case and noted for September 10, 2010, (Dkt. # 29) is re-noted on the court's own motion for December 10, 2010. If defendants wish to file a different summary judgment motion based on the consolidation they must do so on or before October 22, 2010. Plaintiff's are instructed to file one consolidated response brief signed by all plaintiffs. The brief may not exceed 25 pages and must be filed on or before November 19, 2010. Any reply brief must be filed on or before December 3, 2010. The Clerk's Office is directed to send all six plaintiffs a copy of this order and re-note the Summary Judgment Motion for December 10, 2010. A copy of this order should be placed in each case consolidated. DATED this 4th day of October, 2010.

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J. Richard Creatura United States Magistrate Judge

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