Opinion
Case No. 1:10-cv-184 RJS
10-24-2014
TERRY KENNINGTON, Plaintiff, v. JACOB J. LEW, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, Defendant.
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM DECISION RESTRICTING THE FILING OF ADDITIONAL MOTIONS District Judge Robert J. Shelby Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells
Plaintiff has filed numerous motions with the court, many of which are pending. Some of these filings appear to be more appropriately characterized as a response rather than a new motion. To help resolve the issues in this case in a timely manner and to preserve the resources of both the court and the parties, the court HEREBY ORDERS that Plaintiff is not to file any other motions until the pending motions are decided. Should Plaintiff fail to abide by this order all future motions filed by Plaintiff are to be lodged in the court file, but not entered until the court renders a decision on the pending motions before it.
Docket no. 89, 108, 112, 115, and 116.
See e.g., Motion to Strike Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, docket no. 116.
See e.g., Federated Service Ins. Co. v. Martinez, 529 Fed.Appx. 954 (10th Cir. 2013) (reminding the parties of their "weighty responsibility" in safeguarding court resources); Robbins v. Chronister, 402 F.3d 1047, 1051-52 (10th Cir. 2005) (noting Congress's concern with the "serious drain on federal court resources"); U.S. v. Sinclair, 109 F.3d 1527, 1528 (10th Cir. 1997) (noting the discretion of the trial court in preserving court resources).
If necessary Mr. Kennington may file a response to the Government's filings, but such responses may not take the form of a motion.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 24 October 2014.
/s/_________
Brooke C. Wells
United States Magistrate Judge