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Clarke v. Maddow

United States District Court, District of Alaska
Sep 26, 2022
3:22-cv-00095-RRB (D. Alaska Sep. 26, 2022)

Opinion

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09-26-2022

WILLIAM CAROL CLARKE, Plaintiff, v. RACHEL MADDOW, Media, MIKA BRZEZINSKI, Media, AINSLEY EARHARDT, Media, SANDRA SMITH, Media, MARTHA MACCALLUM, Media, SHANNON BREAM, Media, JULIE BANDERAS, Media, HARRIS FAULKNER, Media, CATHERINE PAVLICH, Media, RYAN TANSEY, U.S. Prosecutor; TIM COOK, Apple Inc. Board CEO; AMY SITAEL, CNN Board of Directors; and CNBC, Corporation, WOLF BLITZER, Media, ANA CABRERA, Media, RACHEL MADDOW, Media, NPR, Corporation, CNN INTERNATIONAL, Corporation, TWITTER, Corporation, CNBC, MSNBC, Corporation, FOX NEWS, Corporation, CNN, Corporation, APPLE INC., GRETCHEN WHITMER, Governor; DANA NESSEL, Attorney General; and MONIQUE COTTRELL, KATHY HOCHUL, Governor; LETITA JAMES, Attorney General; and COREY BOOKER, Senator, MELISSA LEE, MARIYA LOVISHCHUK, Executive Director, TGH; CHLOE PAPIER, Deputy Director; MICHAEL BLACKWELL; and RODNEY JACKSON, DOUG RATHER, MATHEW LEITHER, HANNA FYLPAA, JOHN BURSELL, MICHAEL DUNLEAVY, Governor; TREG TAYLOR, Attorney General; BETH WELDON, Mayor of Juneau; ED MERCER, Chief of Police; CHRISTOPHER WRAY, Director of the FBI; MERRICK GARLAND, Attorney General United States; DICK DURBIN, Congressional Member; JEN PSAKI, White House Press Secretary; PETER MICCICHE, AK Legislature; DAVID EASTMAN, AK Legislature; CHRIS TUCK, Alaska Legislature; MIA COSTELLO, AK Legislature; LISA MURKOWSKI, Congress; DAN SULLIVAN, Congress; CHUCK SCHUMER, Congress; MITCH MCCONNELL, Congress; LINDSAY GRAHAM, Congress; NANCY PELOSI, Congress; ADAM SCHIFF, Congress; RICHARD BLUMENTHAL; SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Congress; LIZ CHENEY, Congress; CHRIS VANHOLLEN, Congress; AMY KLOBUCHAR, Congress, CHRIS GIFFORD, Sergant, MARIA GLADZISZEWSKI, City Assembly; CAROLE TRIEM, City Assembly; BARBRA BLAKE, City Assembly; ALICIA HUGHES-SKANDIJS, City Assembly; GREG SMITH, City Assembly; WADE BRYSON, City Assembly; MICHELLE BONNET HALE, City Assembly; CHRISTINE WOLL, City Assembly; KRAIG CAMPBELL, Lieutenant; ERANN KALWARA, Public Safety Manager; JENNIFER PASKOWSKI, Administrative Officer; and PATTI RUMFELT, GLORY HALL, Homeless Shelter, JIM QUINTO, Police Officer, KEVIN MEYER, Lt. Governor; SHELLEY HUGHES, Senator; TOM BEGICH, Senator; CLICK BISHOP, Senator; ELVI GRAY-JACKSON, Senator; LYMAN HOFFMAN; Senator; ROGER HOLLAND, Senator; SCOTT KAWASAKI, Senator; JESSE KIEHL, Senator; ROBERT MEYERS, Senator; DONNY OLSON, Senator; BILL WIELE CHOWSKI, Senator; DAVIS WILSON, Senator; LOUISE STUTES, Representative; CATHY TILTON, Representative; BEN CARPENTER, Representative; MIKE CRONK, Rep.; HARRIET DRUMMOND, Rep.; BRYCE EDGMON, Rep; ZACK FIELDS, Rep.; Neal Foster, Rep.; RONALD GILLHAM, Rep.; SARA HANNAN, Rep.; GRIER HOPKINS, Rep.; DELENA JOHNSON, Rep.; KEN MCCARTY, Rep.; TOM MCKAY, Rep.; KELLY MERICK, Sen.; DAVID NELSON, Rep.; DAN ORTIZ, Rep.; JOSIAH PATKOTAK, Rep.; MIKE PRAX, Rep.; SARA RASSMUSSEN, Rep.; GEORGE RAUSCHER, Rep.; CALVIN SCHRAGE, Rep.; LADDIE SHAW, Rep.; LIZ SNYDER, Rep.; IVY SPOHNHOLZ, Rep.; ANDI STORY, Rep.; GERAN TARR, Rep.; STEVE THOMPSON, Rep.; SARAH VANCE, Rep.; and ADAM WOOL, Rep., MITT ROMNEY, Senator; TAMMY BALDWIN; JOHN BARRASSO, Senator; MICHAEL F. BENNET, Senator; MARSHA BLACKBURN, Senator; RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Senator; ROY BLUNT, Senator; CORY A. BOOKER, Senator; JOHN BOOZMAN, Senator; MIKE BRAUN, Senator; SHERROD BROWN, Senator; RICHARD BURR, Senator; MARIA CANTWELL, Senator; SHELLEY MOOR CAPITO, Senator; BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Senator; THOMAS R. CARPER, Senator; ROBERT P. CASEY, JR., Senator; BILL CASSIDY, Senator; SUSAN COLLINS, Senator; CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Senator; TIFFANY ZULKOSKY, Representative; LORA REINBOLD; JOSH REVAK; MIKE SHOWER; BERT STEDMAN; GARY STEVENS; NATASHA VON IMHOF; ANDY JOSEPHSON; JAMES KAUFMAN; CHRISTOPHER KURKA; BARTON LEBON; KEVIN MCCABE; JOHN CORNYN, Senator; CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Senator; TOM COTTON, Senator; KEVIN CRAMER, Senator; MIKE CRAPO, Senator; TED CRUZ, Senator; STEVE DAINES, Senator; TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Senator; RICHARD J. DURBIN, Senator; JONI ERNST, Senator; DIANE FEINSTEIN, Senator; DEB FISCHER, Senator; CHUCK GRASSLEY, Senator; BILL HAGERTY, Senator; KRISTEN GILLIBRAND, Senator; LINDSEY GRAHAM, Senator; MARGARET WOOD HASSAN, Senator; JOSH HAWLEY, Senator; MARTIN HEINRICH, Senator; JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER, Senator; MAZIE K. HIRONO, Senator; JOHN HO EVEN, Senator; CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Senator; JAMES INHOFE, Senator; RON JOHNSON, Senator; TIM KAINE, Senator; MARK KELLY, Senator; JOHN KENNEDY, Senator; ANGUS S. KING, JR., Senator; AMY KLOBUCHAR, Senator; JAMES LANKFORD, Senator; PATRICK LEAHY, Senator; MIKE LEE, Senator; BEN RAY LUJAN, Senator; CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Senator; JOE MANCHIN, Senator; EDWARD J. MARKEY, Senator; ROGER MARSHALL, Senator; MITCH MCCONNELL, Senator; ROBERT MENENDEZ, Senator; JEFF MERKLEY, Senator; JERRY MORAN, Senator; LISA MURKOWSKI, Senator; CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, Senator; PATTY MURRAY, Senator; JON OSSOFF, Senator; ALEX PADILLA, Senator; RAND PAUL, Senator; GARY C. PETERS, Senator; ROB PORTMAN, Senator; JACK REED, Senator; JAMES E. RISCH, Senator; JACKY ROSEN, Senator; MIKE ROUNDS, Senator; MARCO RUBIO, Senator; BERNARD SANDERS, Senator; BEN SASSE, Senator; BRIAN SCHATZ, Senator; CHARLES E. SCHUMER, Senator; RICK SCOTT, Senator; TIM SCOTT, Senator; JEANNE SHAHEEN, Senator; RICHARD C. SHELBY, Senator; KRYSTEN SINEMA, Senator; TINA SMITH, Senator; DEBBIE STABENOW, Senator; DAN SULLIVAN, Senator; JON TESTER, Senator; JOHN THUNE, Senator; THOM TITLIS, Senator; PATRICK TOOMEY, Senator; TOMMY TUBERVILLE, Senator; CHRIS VANHOLLEN, Senator; MARK WARNER, Senator; RAPHAEL G. WARNOCK, Senator; ELIZABETH WARREN, Senator; SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Senator; ROGER F. WICKER, Senator; RON WYDEN, Senator; and TODD YOUNG, Senator, ERIN BURNETT, Media, GLORY HALL, CHLOE M. PAPIER, Deputy Director, GLORY HALL, MARIYA LOVISHCHUK, Director Glory Hall; NICK MCKINLEY; and JOHN DAY, SR., GLORY HALL, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; GCI; TAD PALIN; WILLOW PALIN; JENNIFER SEZSPANSKI; JOE CROPLEY; JERRY CROPLEY; FRANK MILLER; DUANE MILLER; KAREN MILLER; DONALD TRUMP; MELANIA TRUMP; BARRON TRUMP; IVANKA TRUMP; LOUIES DOUGLASS INN; JUNEAU TAXI; GLACIER TAXI & TOURS; NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT; MISTY CHURCH; JOSH SMITH; JOSH COOK; JOHN MOSS; ELIZABETH CROPLEY; LEE MILLER; TAPIA CHURCH; PETER CHURCH; WELLS FARGO BANK; FIRST NATIONAL BANK ALASKA; JOE BIDEN, President; KAMALA HARRIS, Vice President; VALLEY BREEZE IN; DOUGLAS BREEZEIN; ADMIRALTY CONSTRUCTION; HOME LIQUOR & DELI; IKES FUEL; TAKU SMOKERIES; TRACY'S KING CRAB SHACK; BEN CRUMP; MORGAN & MORGAN; OFFICE OF CHILDRENS SERVICES; JOHNSON YOUTH CENTER; JUNEAU YOUTH SERVICES; ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT; WASILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT; SEWARD POLICE DEPARTMENT; ALASKA DIVISION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DIVISION; BETHEL DIVISION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; KENAI PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DIVISION; JUNEAU FIRE STATION; JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT; ERIC ADAMS; JUNEAU EMPIRE; ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS; NEW YORK TIMES; WASHINGTON POST; SEATTLE TIMES; KTOO; DUTCH KNIGHT; KAREN WRIGHT; MANDY MASSEY; CAPITAL TRANSIT; SARAH PALIN; KXLJ; KINY; MARTY MCKEOWN; SECON SOUTHEAST ALASKA; MOUNTAINSIDE URGENT CARE; FRED MEYER; FOODLAND IGA; GOLDBELT TRAM; JEWELERS INTERNATIONAL; RED LADY; WINGS AIRWAYS & TAKU GLACIER LODGE; SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION; BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL; SOUTH EAST ALASKA REGIONAL HEALTH CONSTORTIUM; DISABILITY LAW CENTER OF ALASKA; ANGIE KEMP; EMILY WRIGHT, Magistrate; AMY FENSKE; PHILIP PALLENBERG, Judge; JAMES MOSS; FRANK SARANOVICH; VINCE ISTURIS; HEATHER BRIGGS; CODY SHAW; ROGER BRAINES; GARY DURLING; TAMMY DURLING; ADAN MENDOZA, Chief of Police; JUNEAU PUBLIC LIBRARYALASKA STATE LIBRARY & HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS; DOUGLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY; MIA-MALIKA HENDERSON; U.S. PROSECUTORS; MICHEL MOORE; LERONNE ARMSTRONG, Chief of Police; BRIANNA KEILAR; ABBY PHILLIP; RICHARD QUEST; FREDRICKA WHITEFIELD, Media; KATE BOULDAN, Media; PAMELA BROW, Media; SANJAY GUPTA, Media; VAN JONES, Media; ALISYN CAMEROTA, Media; JULIA CHATERLY, Media; SE CUPP, Media; CHRISTINE AMANPOUR, Media; JOHN AVLON, Media; DAVID AXELROD, Media; Dana Bash, Media; SEAN HANNITY, Media; TUCKER CARLSON, Media; JESSIE WATERS, Media; JIM ACOSTA, Media; AL SHARPTON, Media; KATIE TUR, Media; CHUCK TODD, Media; JEN PSAKI, Media; RED DOG SALOON; GARY'S FINE JEWELRY; HICKOK'S TRADING CO.; DIMONDS INTERNATIONAL; ALASKA STATE TROOPERS; JUNEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT; ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; and MICHAEL DUNLAP, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME; and ALASKA STATE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, BRETT KAVANAUGH, U.S. Supreme Justice; SAMUEL A. ALITO, JR., U.S. Supreme Justice; AMY CONEY BARRETT, U.S. Supreme Justice; and KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, U.S. Supreme Justice, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor; ELENI KOUNALAKIS, Lt. Governor; ROB BONTA, U.S. Attorney; TRACY WILKISON, U.S. Attorney; KANYE WEST, Music; ADAM LEVINE, Singer; KELLY CLARKSON, Singer; KELLY OSBOURNE, Singer; DWAYNE ROCK JOHNSON, Actor; KYLIE JENNER, Actress; KENDALL JENNER, Actress; CAITLYN JENNER; TOM CRUISE; JASON STATHAM; SYLVESTER STALLONE, Actor; CUBA GOODING JR., Actor; MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Actor; KID ROCK, Musician; CHERYL CROW; ALICIA KEYS, Musician; TONY LOC, Singer; SNOOP DOG, Singer; LL COOL J, Actor; BOBBY BROWN, Singer; TYLER PERRY, Actor; TYRA BANKS; QUEEN LATIFAH, Actress; BRUNO MARS, Singer; ALEC BALDWIN; DOLPH LUNDGREN, Actor; MELISSA MCCARTHY, Actress; MICHAEL J. FOX; KEVIN SPACEY, Actor; VIN DIESEL, Actor; MATT DAMON, Actor; MATHEW MCCONAUGHEY, Actor; EDDIE MURPHY, Actor; WILL SMITH, Actor; ADAM SADDLER, Actor; CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, Actress; DEMI MOORE, Actress; JENNIFER ANISTON, Actress; BRAD PITT, Actor; GEORGE CLOONEY, Actor; ROBERT DENIRO, Actor; AL PACINO, Actor; RAY LIOTTA, Actor; KURT RUSSELL, Actor; GOLDIE HAWN, Actress; MILA KUNIS, Actress; ASHTON KUTCHER, Actor; and BRUCE WILLIS, Actor, JO ANNE B. BARNHART, MAGGIE GERRADI, Librarian; and WILLIE QUESTION LAST NAME, BETH WELDON, Mayor; CAPITAL TRANSIT; and JUNEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY, U.S. DISTRICT COURT, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS, MERRICK GARLAND, RICHARD BURNS; KXJ; KELLY PERES; and JEFF MCCOY, KATHY MUNOZ, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS; JOHN E. KUHN, JR., U.S. Prosecutor; MICHAEL JAHNSEN; and GLENN BO, SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, HILL VIEW APARTMENTS; CEDAR PARK APARTMENTS; GENEVA WOODS; CHANNEL TERRACE APARTMENTS, JACKIE CHAN, FRANK DOLAN, Police Officer, LUKE VERMAN, SYLVIA KOHLHASE and JASON KOHLHASE, MARK CHOATE, Lawyer; and JON CHOATE, Lawyer, BUTCH KAHKALEN, JULIA ROBERTS, Actress; JAKE TAPPER; STEVEN BO; and LYNN JOHNSON, KEVIN A. WILLIAMS, COREY COX, M.D.; DAVID UNKNOWN, Nurse; and FRONT STREET CLINIC, Medical, LEE WHITE, Police Chief, ADAM LEVINE, BILL O'REILLY, Media, LAWRENCE O'DONNELL, Media, ALEX WAGNER, AMY GOODMAN, Media; JUAN GONZALES, Media; CASEY GROVE, Media; JENNIFER PEMBERTON, Media, BRIAN WILLIAMS, JOY REID, ANDREA MITCHELL, CHRIS HAYES, CHRIS MATHEWS, WILLIE GEIST, ALEX WITT, NICOLE WALLACE, KIRSTEN WELKER, ALI VELSHI, FOX NEWS, Media & Company; MSNBC, Media & Company; CNN INTERNATIONAL, Media & Company; and ABC TELEVISION, Media & Company, JIM SCIUTTO, POPPY HARLOW, DANA PERINO, GREG GUTFELD, RON DESANTIS, Governor; DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA, Mayo; MARCO RUBIO, Senator; and DEBBIE WASSEMAN SCHULTZ, Congress, JACK SCHMIDT, U.S. Prosecutor; DAVID CAMPBELL, Deputy Chief of Police; SCOTT ERICKSON, Lieutenant; and JEREMY WESKE, Lieutenant, MAXINE WATERS, U.S. House; JOHN TUNE, Senator; MARSHA BLACKBURN, U.S. Senator; JERRY CARL, U.S. House; DIANA HARSHBARGER, U.S. House; TIM BURCHETT, U.S. House; TOM RICH, U.S. House; DUSTY JOHNSON, U.S. House; WILLIAM TIMMONS, U.S. House; RALPHNICOLE WALLACE, KIRSTEN WELKER, ALI VELSHI, FOX NEWS, Media & Company; MSNBC, Media & Company; CNN INTERNATIONAL, Media & Company; and ABC TELEVISION, Media & Company, JIM SCIUTTO, POPPY HARLOW, DANA PERINO, GREG GUTFELD, RON DESANTIS, Governor; DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA, Mayo; MARCO RUBIO, Senator; and DEBBIE WASSEMAN SCHULTZ, Congress, JACK SCHMIDT, U.S. Prosecutor; DAVID CAMPBELL, Deputy Chief of Police; SCOTT ERICKSON, Lieutenant; and JEREMY WESKE, Lieutenant, MAXINE WATERS, U.S. House; JOHN TUNE, Senator; MARSHA BLACKBURN, U.S. Senator; JERRY CARL, U.S. House; DIANA HARSHBARGER, U.S. House; TIM BURCHETT, U.S. House; TOM RICH, U.S. House; DUSTY JOHNSON, U.S. House; WILLIAM TIMMONS, U.S. House; RALPH NORMAN, U.S. House; JOE WILSON, U.S. House; JEFF DUNCAN, U.S. House; JIM LANG EVIN, U.S. House; NANCY MACE, U.S. House; JENNIFER GONZALEZ-COLON, U.S. House; DAVID N. CICILLINE, U.S. House; CONOR LAMB, U.S. House; MICHAEL DOYLE, U.S. House; GLENN THOMPSON, U.S. House; MIKE KELLY, U.S. House; JOHN JOYCE, U.S. House; GUY RESCHENTHALER, U.S. House; LLOYD SMUCKER, U.S. House; FRED KELLER, U.S. House; CHRISS HOULAHAN, U.S. House; SCOTT PERRY, U.S. House; MADELEINE DEAN, U.S. House; MARY GAY SCANLON, U.S. House; BRANDAN BOYLE, U.S. House; DWIGHT EVANS, U.S. House; KURT SCHRADER, U.S. House; BRIAN FITZPATRICK, U.S. House; EARL BLUMENAUER, U.S. House; PETER DEFAZIO, U.S. House; SUZANNE BONAMICI, U.S. House; CLIFF BENTZ, U.S. House; TOM COLE, U.S. House; STEPHANIE BICE, U.S. House; MARK WAYNE MULLIN, U.S. House; FRANK LUCAS, U.S. House; ANTHONY GONZALEZ, U.S. House; KEVIN HERN, U.S. House; DAVID JOYCE, U.S. House; MIKE CAREY, U.S. House; TROY BALDERSON, U.S. House; TIM RYAN, U.S. House; MICHHAEL TURNER, U.S. House; SHONTEL BROWN, U.S. House; WARREN DAVIDSON, U.S. House; MARCY KAPTUR, U.S. House; BILL JOHNSON, U.S. House; BOB GIBBS, U.S. House; JIM JORDAN, U.S. House; BOB LATTA, U.S. House; BRAD WENSTRUP, U.S. House; JOYCE BEATTY, U.S. House; KELLY ARMSTRONG, U.S. House; STEVE CHABOT, U.S. House; ALMA ADAMS, U.S. House; TED BUDD, U.S. House; PATRICK T. MCHENRY, U.S. House; MADISON CAWTHORN, U.S. House; RICHARD HUDSON, U.S. House; DAN BISHOP, U.S. House; JEFF VAN DREW, U.S. House; ANNIE KUSTER, U.S. House; DONALD NORCROSS, U.S. House; STEVEN HORSFORD, U.S. House; CHRIS PAPPAS, U.S. House; MARK AMODEI, U.S. House; SUSIE LEE, U.S. House; ADRIAN SMITH, U.S. House; DINA TITUS, U.S. House; MATT ROSENDAIRE, U.S. House; DON BACON, U.S. House; BILLY LONG, U.S. House; JASON SMITH, U.S. House; EMANUEL CLEAVER, U.S. House; SAM GRAVES, U.S. House; BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, U.S. House; VICKY HARTZLER, U.S. House; CORI BUSH, U.S. House; ANN WAGNER, U.S. House; MICHAEL GUEST, U.S. House; STEVEN PALAZZO, U.S. House; TRENT KELLY, U.S. House; BENNIE THOMPSON, U.S. House; MICHELLE FISCHBACH, U.S. House; PETE STAUBER, U.S. House; IIHAN OMAR, U.S. House; TOM EMMER, U.S. House; DEAN PHILLIPS, U.S. House; BETTY MCCOLLUM, U.S. House; BRENDA LAWRENCE, U.S. House; ANGIE CRAIG, U.S. House; DEBBIE DINGELL, U.S. House; RASHIDA TLAIB, U.S. House; LISA MCCLAIN, U.S. House; HALEY STEVENS, U.S. House; ELISSA SLOTKIN, U.S. House; ANDY LEVIN, U.S. House; DAVID PRICE, U.S. House; TIM WALBERG, U.S. House; DEBORAH ROSS, U.S. House; GREGORY MURPHY, U.S. House; ELANOR HOLMES NORTON, U.S. House; G.K. BUTTERFIELD, U.S. House; BRIAN HIGGINS, U.S. House; CHRISTOPHER JACOBS, U.S. House; JOHN KATKO, U.S. House; JOSEPH MORELLE, U.S. House; CLAUDIA TENNEY, U.S. House; TOM REED, U.S. House; PAUL TONKO, U.S. House; ELISE STEFANIK, U.S. House; JAMAAL BOWMAN, U.S. House; MONDAIRE JONES, U.S. House; SEAN MALONEY, U.S. House; ANTONIO DELGADO, U.S. House; ADRIANO ESPILLAT, U.S. House; RITCHIE TORRES, U.S. House; NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, U.S. House; CAROLYN B. MALONEY, U.S. House; YVETTE CLARKE, U.S. House; JERROLD NADLER, U.S. House; NYDIA VELAZQUEZ, U.S. House; HAKEEM JEFFRIES, U.S. House; GRACE MENG, U.S. House; ANDREW GARBARINO, U.S. House; YVETTE HERRELL, U.S. House; GREGORY W. MEEKS, U.S. House; KATHLEEN RICE, U.S. House; TOM SUOZZI, U.S. House; LEE ZELDIN, U.S. House; TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ, U.S. House; BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, U.S. House; RICK CRAWFORD, U.S. House; JOHN GARAMENDI, U.S. House; FRENCH HILL, U.S. House; JARED HUFFMAN, U.S. House; DOUG LAMALFA, U.S. House; DEBBIE LESKO, U.S. House; TOM MALINOWSKI, U.S. House; ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, U.S. House; FRANK PALLONE, JR, U.S. House; BILL PARCELL, U.S. House; DONALD PAYNE, JR., U.S. House; MIKIE SHERRILL, U.S. House; ALBIO SIRES, U.S. House; MELANIE ANN STANSBURY, U.S. House; GREG STANTON, U.S. House; BRUCE WESTERMAN, U.S. House; STEVE WOMACK, U.S. House; ANDY BIGGS, U.S. House; RUBEN GALLEGO, U.S. House; PAUL GOSAR, U.S. House; RAUL GRIJALVA, U.S. House; ANN KIRKPATRICK, U.S. House; DAVID SCHWEIKERT, U.S. House; AUMUA AMATA RADEWAGEN, U.S. House; TERRI SEWELL; TOM O'HALLERAN; GARY PALMER; ROBERT ADERHOLT; MO BROOKS; BARRY MOORE; MIKE ROGERS, CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY; MERRICK GARLAND; NANCY PELOSI; and CHUCK SHUMER, GLORY HALL, MICHAEL DUNLEAVY, Governor; BETH WELDON, Mayor; JUNEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT; and EMILY WRIGHT, Magistrate, Defendants.


ORDER RE: POST-JUDGMENT MOTION

RALPH R. BEISTLINE SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

On July 27, 2022, this Court entered a comprehensive Order of Dismissal addressing the 93 civil actions filed by Plaintiff. A final judgment dismissing those actions with prejudice was entered July 29, 2022.

Docket 6.

Docket 7.

On August 10, 2022, Plaintiff filed a “Motion Pertaining to All Civil Dockets.”Submitted to the Court as an email to and from Plaintiff, Plaintiff makes the following requests:

Docket 8.

Plaintiff's email/motion is typed in all capital letters. For the reader's ease, the Court will type in sentence case when quoting.

1. To add Tommy Chong, Kurt Russell, and George Clooney as defendants “to all civil dockets for even gambling on murder through Las Vegas Wynn Resorts and Casinos and also financing [alcoholics], drug addicts and others to abuse and [intimidate] by abuse and mental anguish [into] submission to sto[p] filing criminal complaints and civil lawsuits!”

2. “If anyone fraudulently states I am dismissing any civil litigation on any civil docket, I want them [arrested] and prosecuted ....”

3. For the cases that name Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Michael Dunleavy and Beth Weldon as defendants, Plaintiff wants “put on court record of threats of even [assassination] by all [coconspirators]!”

4. “I requested in every civil docket immediate restraining orders and a court injunction against Apple Inc.”

5. A court record of “judicial misconduct of Judge Ralph Beistline's direct knowledge and accessing my medical equipment and not granting an immediate injunction or restraining order and arrest of all “coconspirators!”

Docket 8.

The above-captioned cases are all closed cases. Generally, no further relief is granted after the issuance of a final judgment. Plaintiff's motion requests specific declaratory or injunctive relief; however, that is not available unless the Court alters or amends the final judgment.

See generally Fed.R.Civ.P. 58.

In order for a federal district court to alter or amend a final judgment, a Court must evaluate Plaintiff's motion under Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 59(e) provides that a “motion to alter or amend a judgment must be filed no later than 28 days after the entry of judgment.” The Rule grants a district court an opportunity to ‘“to rectify its own mistakes in the period immediately following' its decision.” Rule 59(e) does not prescribe “specific grounds for a motion to amend or alter[;]” thus, “the district court enjoys considerable discretion in granting or denying the motion.” However, relief under Rule 59(e) is granted in only “highly unusual circumstances,” because amending a judgment after entry is “an extraordinary remedy to be used sparingly[.]”

Banister v. Davis, 140 S.Ct. 1698, 1703 (2020) (quoting White v. New Hampshire Dep't of Employment Sec., 455 U.S. 445, 450 (1982).

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Herron, 634 F.3d 1101, 1111 (9th Cir. 2011) (quoting McDowell v. Calderon, 197 F.3d 1253 n.1 (9th Cir. 1999)) (en banc) (per curium) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Carroll v. Nakatani, 342 F.3d 934, 945 (9th Cir. 2003) (citation omitted).

Generally, there are four grounds for relief under Rule 59(e): (1) to correct a court's manifest error of law or fact; (2) “newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence”; (3) to prevent “manifest injustice”; or (4) or because of an “intervening change in controlling law.” A party should not be using Rule 59(e) to present new arguments or evidence that could have been reasonably raised earlier. Moreover, a party “must show more than a disagreement with the Court's decision, and recapitulation of the cases and arguments considered by the court before rendering its original decision[.]”

Allstate Ins. Co., 634 F.3d at 1111.

Id. at 1112.

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of Colusa Indian Cmty. v. California, 649 F.Supp.2d 1063, 1070 (E.D. Cal. 2009) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).

Here, Plaintiff's “Motion Pertaining to All Civil Dockets” (1) seeks to add additional defendants; (2) demands the arrest and prosecution of anyone who states that Plaintiff has dismissed the above captioned actions; (3) the issuance of injunctions and restraining orders; and (4) additions to the “court record” of allegations of threats, assassinations, and judicial misconduct. As a threshold matter, to the extent that Plaintiff wishes to “add to the record”, a litigant may not amend a complaint after a final judgment. Plaintiff does not allege or otherwise argue any of the four grounds for relief under Rule 59(e). Instead, the “Motion Pertaining to All Civil Dockets” desires to amend complaints and insists this Court issue vast and sweeping injunctive orders. Accordingly, Plaintiff raises no grounds that merit the extraordinary relief amending or altering the judgment in this action; and the post-judgment motion must be denied.

Docket 8.

See generally Fed. R. Civ. P 15(a); see also Fed.R.Civ.P. 58-60.

As established in the Court's prior Order of Dismissal, these actions failed to state a claim on which relief may be granted, were frivolous, and amendment was futile. Additionally, the Court advised Plaintiff that continued litigation in this manner could trigger penalties. The Court has inherent power to manage its own docket. The Court finds that no additional post-judgment motions would alter the judgment of this case. Accordingly, these cases are closed and no further filings shall be accepted.

Docket 6 at 34-39.

Docket 6 at 40-42.

Ready Transp., Inc. v. AAR Mfg., Inc., 627 F.3d 402, 404 (9th Cir. 2010). A federal district court's inherent powers are the mechanisms “necessarily vested in courts to manage their own affairs as so to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 44 (1991) (quoting Link v. Wash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962)).

See generally Fed.R.Civ.P. 60.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

1. The “Motion Pertaining to All Civil Dockets” at Docket 8 is DENIED.

2. No further filings in the above-captioned cases shall be accepted.


Summaries of

Clarke v. Maddow

United States District Court, District of Alaska
Sep 26, 2022
3:22-cv-00095-RRB (D. Alaska Sep. 26, 2022)
Case details for

Clarke v. Maddow

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM CAROL CLARKE, Plaintiff, v. RACHEL MADDOW, Media, MIKA BRZEZINSKI…

Court:United States District Court, District of Alaska

Date published: Sep 26, 2022

Citations

3:22-cv-00095-RRB (D. Alaska Sep. 26, 2022)