McFarland-Laswson v. US Department of Housing and Urban Development et al
Filing
185
ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge William E Duffin on 3/2/2022. The plaintiff McFarland-Lawson's motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 183 ) is granted. The plaintiff shall respond to the defendants' motion for summary judgment no later than April 15, 2022. McFarland-Lawson's "2nd Motion for Clarification" (ECF No. 184 ) is denied. (cc: all counsel and mailed to pro se party)(mlm)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
JAMESETTA MCFARLAND-LAWSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
Case No. 16-CV-685
MARCIA FUDGE,
SECRETARY OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
Defendant.
ORDER
The court finding good cause, plaintiff Jamesetta McFarland-Lawson’s motion for
an extension of time (ECF No. 183) is granted. The plaintiff shall respond to the
defendants’ motion for summary judgment no later than April 15, 2022.
The plaintiff has also filed what she captioned as “2nd Motion for Clarification.”
She asks a series of questions about the meaning of the Court of Appeals’ decision and
about this court’s actions. The court finds that attempting to answer these questions
would be improper because a court cannot provide legal advice to any party. As to the
meaning of the Court of Appeals’ decision, the court previously provided as much of an
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explanation that it believes it can provide without crossing the line into providing
impermissible legal advice.
Consequently, the court must deny her motion. Insofar as the plaintiff may believe
that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment is improper in light of the Court of
Appeals’ decision, such argument, as well as every other reason she believes the
defendants are not entitled to summary judgment, must be included in her response to
the defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that McFarland-Lawson’s motion for an extension
of time (ECF No. 183) is granted. The plaintiff shall respond to the defendants’ motion
for summary judgment no later than April 15, 2022.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that McFarland-Lawson’s “2nd Motion for
Clarification” (ECF No. 184) is denied.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 2nd day of March, 2022.
_________________________
WILLIAM E. DUFFIN
U.S. Magistrate Judge
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