United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Seattle
RASHEED C. ECHOLS, Plaintiff,
v.
DAN STITES, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
COMPLAINT
Mary
Alice Theiler United States Magistrate Judge
This is
a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §
1983. Plaintiff is proceeding with this action pro
se and in forma pauperis. The Court, having
reviewed plaintiff's amended complaint, hereby ORDERS as
follows:
(1)
Service by Clerk
The
Clerk is directed to send to Snohomish County Jail Captain
Dan Stites, Snohomish County Classification Supervisor K.
Parker, and Snohomish County Classification Officers Shedrick
and Bloss, a copy of plaintiff's amended complaint (Dkt.
9), a copy of this Order, two copies of the notice of lawsuit
and request for waiver of service of summons, a waiver of
service of summons, and a return envelope, postage prepaid,
addressed to the Clerk's Office.
(2)
Response Required
Defendants
shall have thirty (30) days within which to return the
enclosed waivers of service of summons. A defendant who
timely returns the signed waiver shall have sixty (60) days
after the date designated on the notice of lawsuit to file
and serve an answer to the amended complaint or a motion
permitted under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure.
A
defendant who fails to timely return the signed waiver will
be personally served with a summons and complaint, and may be
required to pay the full costs of such service, pursuant to
Rule 4(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A
defendant who has been personally served shall file an answer
or motion permitted under Rule 12 within thirty (30) days
after service.
(3)
Filing and Service by Parties, Generally
All
attorneys admitted to practice before this Court are required
to file documents electronically via the Court's CM/ECF
system. Counsel are directed to the Court's website,
www.wawd.uscourts.gov, for a detailed description of the
requirements for filing via CM/ECF. All non-attorneys, such
as pro se parties and/or prisoners, may continue to
file a paper original with the Clerk. All filings, whether
filed electronically or in traditional paper format, must
indicate in the upper right hand corner the name of the
magistrate judge to whom the document is directed.
For any
party filing electronically, when the total of all pages of a
filing exceeds fifty (50) pages in length, a paper copy of
the document (with tabs or other organizing aids as
necessary) shall be delivered to the Clerk's Office for
chambers. The chambers copy must be clearly marked with the
words “Courtesy Copy of Electronic Filing for
Chambers.”
Any
document filed with the Court must be accompanied by proof
that it has been served upon all parties that have entered a
notice of appearance in the underlying matter.
(4)
Motions, Generally
Any
request for court action shall be set forth in a motion,
properly filed and served. Pursuant to LCR 7(b), any argument
being offered in support of a motion shall be submitted as a
part of the motion itself and not in a separate document. The
motion shall include in its caption (immediately below the
title of the motion) a designation of the date the motion is
to be noted for consideration upon the Court's motion
calendar.
Stipulated
and agreed motions, motions to file over-length motions or
briefs, motions for reconsideration, joint submissions
pursuant to the option procedure established in LCR 37(a)(2),
motions for default, requests for the clerk to enter default
judgment, and motions for the court to enter default judgment
where the opposing party has not appeared shall be noted for
consideration on the day they are filed. See LCR
7(d)(1). All other non-dispositive motions shall be noted for
consideration no earlier than the third Friday following
filing and service of the motion. See ...