Wheeler v. Attorney General's Office et al

Filing 17

ORDER denying 15 Motion for Extension of Time; denying 16 Motion for Discovery signed by Magistrate Judge J Richard Creatura.(MET) cc: plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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RODNEY CARL WHEELER,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. 3:11-cv-05311-RBL-JRC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
PENDING MOTIONS

v.
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE et al.
Defendants.

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This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action has been referred to the undersigned

17 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Local Magistrate
18 Judge Rules MJR 1, MJR 3, and MJR 4. This action involves disclosure of information,
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un-redacted arrest and incident reports, from the Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office to
the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. Plaintiff asks for monetary damages
(ECF No. 5).

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The Washington Attorney General’s Office has filed a motion for judgment on the
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pleadings (ECF No. 13). In response, plaintiff has filed a motion asking for an extension
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S PENDING
MOTIONS - 1

1 of time from July 17, 2011, until July 24, 2011 to file a response. It is now August 5,
2 2001 and no response has been filed. The motion for an extension of time is DENIED.
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Plaintiff also asks for a subpoena for his own testimony in a “CRIMINAL CASE.”
(ECF No. 16).This action is a civil action and plaintiff does not need a subpoena to obtain
his own testimony. This motion is also DENIED.

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Dated this 8th day of August, 2011.
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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S PENDING
MOTIONS - 2