Slaughter v. Glebe et al

Filing 153

ORDER striking Plaintiff's 151 Motion for Tentative Agreement Negotiated Settlement Offer Proposal to Defendants, signed by Magistrate Judge J Richard Creatura.**2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Ossie Slaughter, Prisoner ID: 827869)(CMG)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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OSSIE LEE SLAUGHTER,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER

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CASE NO. 3:15-CV-05484-BHS-JRC

PATRICK R GLEBE,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff filed a Motion for Tentative Agreement Negotiated Settlement Offer Proposal to
Defendants. Dkt. 151. Plaintiff’s motion contains no request for relief from the Court and instead, it
appears that plaintiff is attempting to submit a settlement offer to defendants. Id.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7(a) sets forth pleadings allowed, and the Court cannot

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order the parties to enter into a settlement. Furthermore, the undersigned is prohibited from

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getting involved in settlement negotiations because he is in a position of ruling on matters

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affecting the case. Plaintiff’s proposed settlement should be sent directly to the other party, not

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ORDER - 1

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filed with the Court. The Clerk’s Office is directed to strike plaintiff’s motion (Dkt. 151) from

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the docket.

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Dated this 30th day of June, 2017.

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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER - 2