Brown v. United States of America

Opinion

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON CECILE A. BROWN, CASE NO. C21-0287-JCC Plaintiff, ORDER v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court sua sponte. The Court understands that Ms. Brown has been calling the Clerk’s Office, the Courtroom Deputy, and Chambers multiple times each day for the past several weeks. Her most recent calls appear to be intended to pressure the Clerk’s Office to issue a summons because she filed an amended complaint last week. However, because Ms. Brown is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court is reviewing her amended complaints under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). See Sherman v. Washington, 2020 WL 1445753, slip op. at 2 (W.D. Wash. 2020) (“After granting a request to proceed IFP, the court must screen the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).”). Until that review is complete, the Clerk’s Office will not issue a summons. The Court has many cases, and calling the Clerk’s Office, Chambers, and the Courtroom Deputy will not expedite the Court’s review under § 1915. Local Civil Rule 7(b)(5) explains that the Court endeavors to decide motions within 30 days of the date they are ready for the Court’s consideration, and the Court applies a similar standard to § 1915 review. Ms. Brown’s amended complaints were filed, at the earliest, six days ago. (See Dkt. Nos. 16, 17, 18.) Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Ms. Brown to refrain from calling the Clerk’s Office, Chambers, or the Courtroom Deputy to request the issuance of a summons or for the purpose of checking on the status of the Court’s § 1915 review until April 16, 2021. DATED this 23rd day of March 2021. A John C. Coughenour UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE