Scott v. Van Hook

Filing 34

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 30 Motion to Re-note Motions, by Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. (GMR- cc: pltf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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RICHARD ROY SCOTT,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RENOTE

v.
VAN HOOK,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-05785-RBL-DWC

The District Court referred this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action to United States Magistrate

14 Judge David W. Christel. Plaintiff Richard Roy Scott, a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in
15 forma pauperis (“IFP”), initiated this action on September 6, 2016. See Dkt. 1. Currently before
16 the Court is a document filed by Plaintiff titled “Re-noting Mts DK#s 8 and 10” (“Motion”),
17 wherein Plaintiff requests the Court re-note two motions which were previously denied by this
18 Court. Dkt. 30.
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Plaintiff requests the Court re-note the “Motion for Leave to Conduct Discovery of

20 Defendant Hook Motion for TRO” (“Motion for Discovery”) and “Motion for Expert Funding
21 and Special Master or Standby Lawyer” (“Motion for Special Master”) because the motions are
22 now ripe for review. Dkt. 8, 10, 30. These two motions were ready for the Court’s consideration
23 in October of 2016. See Dkt. 8, 10. On November 15, 2016, the Court denied the motions as
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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RE-NOTE - 1

1 premature and in violation of Plaintiff’s case management orders. Dkt. 18. The Court declines to
2 vacate its previous decision and revive the motions simply because Plaintiff asserts the motions
3 are ripe for review. Accordingly, the Motion is denied. 1 See Whitney v. Edwards, 1994 WL
4 478814, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 1994) (denying plaintiff’s request to revive issues decided in
5 previous orders).
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Dated this 22nd day of February, 2017.

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David W. Christel
United States Magistrate Judge

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The Court notes nothing in this order prevents Plaintiff from filing new motions regarding his requests for

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RE-NOTE - 2