Mason v. Watkins ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 VERICK VICTOR MASON, CASE NO. 3:20-cv-06224-DGE-DWC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER RENOTING MOTIONS FOR 12 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT 13 WATKINS, et al., 14 Defendant. 15 The District Court has referred this action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to United States 16 Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. Currently pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s Motion 17 for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 39) and Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 18 42). 19 District courts have “the inherent authority to manage their dockets and courtrooms with 20 a view toward the efficient and expedient resolution of cases.” Dietz v. Bouldin, 136 S. Ct. 1885, 21 1892 (2016). The Court has inherent power to control its docket “in a manner which will 22 promote economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.” CMAX, Inc. v. Hall, 23 24 1 300 F.2d 265, 268 (9th Cir. 1962). The exercise of this power is left to the Court’s discretion. 2 Lockyer v. Mirant Corp., 398 F.3d 1098, 1112, 1113 (9th Cir. 2005). 3 On December 17, 2021, the Court re-noted Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment 4 (Dkt. 39) to December 17, 2021—the date Defendants’ cross-motion (Dkt. 42) comes ready for 5 consideration. Dkt. 46. Meanwhile, Defendants filed a Reply on December 16, 2021 (Dkt. 44) 6 indicating Plaintiff is out of custody and should therefore be permitted extra time to respond to 7 Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 42). Accordingly, the Court hereby re-notes 8 both pending motions for summary judgment to January 14, 2022. 9 The Clerk is also directed to update Plaintiff’s address on the docket as: 10 Verick Victor Mason 510 East 36th Street 11 Tacoma, WA 98404 12 See Dkt. 45 at 4. 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. 14 Dated this 4th day of January, 2022. 15 A 16 David W. Christel United States Magistrate Judge 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24