Goninan v. Washington Department of Corrections et al

Filing 99

ORDER granting 97 Stipulated MOTION and Proposed Order to Amend Complaint and Case Caption, signed by Judge J Richard Creatura. The Clerk is directed to docket the amended complaint and to amend the case caption to be consistent with the amended complaint. (GMR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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NATHAN ROBERT GONINAN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,

CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05714-BHS-JRC
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
MOTION TO AMEND THE
COMPLAINT AND CASE
CAPTION

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Defendants.
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The District Court has referred this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action to United States

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Magistrate Judge J. Richard Creatura pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and local

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Magistrate Judge Rules MJR1, MJR3, and MJR4. See Dkts. 3, 87. This matter is before the

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Court on the parties’ Stipulated Motion and Order To Amend Complaint and Case Caption. See

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Dkt. 97.

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Plaintiff Nathan Robert Goninan (a.k.a. Nonnie M. Lotusflower) is a transgender prisoner

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currently housed in the Monroe Correctional Complex. See Dkt. 97-1, at 1. Plaintiff brought

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this action pro se and in forma pauperis (see Dkts. 7, 8) but has since obtained counsel. See Dkt.

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO
AMEND THE COMPLAINT AND CASE CAPTION - 1

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37. Plaintiff brought a motion for partial summary judgment, which was denied, (see Dkts. 48,

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87), and defendants have filed a motion for partial summary judgment, which they have

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withdrawn in light of their stipulation to amend the complaint. See Dkts. 91, 98.

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Plaintiff may now amend the complaint “only with the opposing party’s written consent

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or the court’s leave.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). In light of the parties’ stipulation, this Court

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GRANTS the motion to amend the complaint (Dkt. 97) and directs the Clerk to docket the

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amended complaint and to amend the case caption to be consistent with the amended complaint.

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Dated this 15th day of April, 2019.

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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO
AMEND THE COMPLAINT AND CASE CAPTION - 2