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Williams v. Gage

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
Oct 2, 2018
CASE NO. C18-183 RSL-BAT (W.D. Wash. Oct. 2, 2018)

Opinion

CASE NO. C18-183 RSL-BAT

10-02-2018

JAMES ANTHONY WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. BRUCE C. GAGE, et al., Defendants.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

The Court, having reviewed Plaintiff's complaint, defendants' motion to dismiss or for a more definite statement, the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable Brian A. Tsuchida, United States Magistrate Judge, and the remaining record, does hereby find and ORDER:

(1) The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation.

(2) Defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2), Dkt. 26, is DENIED.

(3) Defendants' motion for a more definite statement under Federal Rule 12(e), Dkt. 26, is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Amended Complaint should contained numbered paragraphs and include the following information:
a. The name of each defendant and the accusations against him or her;
b. The approximate date, including the year, that these events occurred;
c. Exhibits, if submitted, related only to the individuals and incidents named in the Amended Complaint.

(4) Plaintiff must file an Amended Complaint no later than 21 days after the date of this Order. The Clerk is DIRECTED to provide plaintiff with the necessary complaint forms. Plaintiff is forewarned that failure to file a timely Amended Complaint may
subject this matter to dismissal without prejudice for failure to comply with a court order and failure to prosecute.

(5) The Court DENIES at this time defendants' motion to consolidate this case with C18-46-RAJ-BAT and C18-218-JCC-MAT. Defendants may renew their motion to consolidate after the Court has resolved any dispositive motions on the Amended Complaint.

(6) This case remains referred to Judge Tsuchida for pretrial proceedings.

Dated this 2nd day of October, 2018.

/s/_________

ROBERT S. LASNIK

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Williams v. Gage

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
Oct 2, 2018
CASE NO. C18-183 RSL-BAT (W.D. Wash. Oct. 2, 2018)
Case details for

Williams v. Gage

Case Details

Full title:JAMES ANTHONY WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. BRUCE C. GAGE, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

Date published: Oct 2, 2018

Citations

CASE NO. C18-183 RSL-BAT (W.D. Wash. Oct. 2, 2018)