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Wilton v. Fithian

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jan 27, 2023
C21-5596 MJP (W.D. Wash. Jan. 27, 2023)

Opinion

C21-5596 MJP

01-27-2023

REGINALD WAYNE WILTON, Plaintiff, v. TOMAS FITHIAN, et al., Defendants.


ORDER ON MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVER-LENGTH BRIEF

MARSHA J. PECHMAN, UNITED STATES SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time (Dkt. No. 95) and Motion to File Over-Length Brief (Dkt. No. 97). Having reviewed the Motions and supporting materials, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time and

GRANTS in part Plaintiff's Motion for Leave.

Plaintiff wishes to file a motion for reconsideration of the Court's Order adopting the Report and Recommendation. The Court has granted an extension of time to allow Plaintiff to file the motion. (See Order Granting Mot. for Extension of Time (Dkt. No. 93).) But Plaintiff now identifies certain additional barriers to his access to the law library at Stafford Creek that will impede his ability to timely file a motion for reconsideration. (See Dkt. No. 96.) The Court finds good cause to extend the deadline for filing a motion for reconsideration and GRANTS the Motion. To be timely, any motion for reconsideration must be filed by Plaintiff by no later than February 13, 2023.

Plaintiff also asks the Court to allow him to file an over-length brief. (Mot. for Leave at 2 (Dkt. No. 97).) Plaintiff appears to believe that his motion is subject to a twenty-four-page limit, and asks for an additional ten pages. (Id. (stating that Plaintiff “is fast-approaching the twenty-four (24) page limit . . . and feels that it is necessary for him to request for ten more pages. . . .”).) Motions for reconsideration, which note the day they are filed under Local Civil Rule 7(d)(1), are subject to a six-page limit. See Local Civil Rule 7(e)(1). As such, Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration cannot exceed six pages to abide by the Local Rules. But, given Plaintiff's representation in his motion, the Court finds good cause to allow the motion to total twelve pages. No further leave will be granted to increase the number of pages. And the Court will not consider any briefing that exceeds this page limit.

The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to Plaintiff and all counsel.


Summaries of

Wilton v. Fithian

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jan 27, 2023
C21-5596 MJP (W.D. Wash. Jan. 27, 2023)
Case details for

Wilton v. Fithian

Case Details

Full title:REGINALD WAYNE WILTON, Plaintiff, v. TOMAS FITHIAN, et al., Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Jan 27, 2023

Citations

C21-5596 MJP (W.D. Wash. Jan. 27, 2023)