Sutherland v. Berryhill

Filing 9

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, by Hon. James P. Donohue. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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KELLY SUTHERLAND (Pratka)
Plaintiff,

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Case No. C17-5166-TSZ-JPD
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

v.

11 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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This matter comes before the Court upon plaintiff’s submission of her Certificate of

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Services certifying that a copy of the complaint was served by certified mail on April 17,

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2017, Dkt. 7, after the complaint was filed with this Court. Dkt. 1. As the Certificate of

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Service was not appended to the complaint or any other filing, it was filed as a “stand alone”

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document. However, the Certificate of Service was neither filed on pleading paper as LCR 10

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requires, nor does it bear a caption identifying the names of the parties.

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In the future, if plaintiff’s counsel files a Certificate of Service that is not appended to

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a brief or other filing, plaintiff’s counsel shall do so in a format that otherwise complies with

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LCR 10. Specifically, plaintiff’s counsel should use numbered paper and include a caption

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that identifies the names of the parties so the Court can confirm that the case number is

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correct.

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ORDER
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In addition, plaintiff’s counsel is advised that she incorrectly completed the Certificate

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of Service form submitted to the Court. Dkt. 7. Specifically, plaintiff’s counsel did not

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include the date that the summons was actually issued by the Court, March 6, 2017, at the top.

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Dkt. 2. Similarly, the date at the bottom should reflect the actual date that plaintiff’s counsel

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effected service on defendant, and not just the date she signed the form.

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to all counsel of record.

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DATED this 16th day of May, 2017.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER
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