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Saepoff v. Riehle, C17-0482JLR. (2017)

Court: District Court, D. Washington Number: infdco20170504g93 Visitors: 12
Filed: May 03, 2017
Latest Update: May 03, 2017
Summary: ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JAMES L. ROBART , District Judge . Before the court is pro se Plaintiff Jessica Saepoff's motion for an extension of time to respond to the court's order to show cause. (MFE (Dkt. # 33).) On April 21, 2017, the court denied Ms. Saepoff's motions for preliminary injunctive relief and ordered her to show cause by May 5, 2017, why the court should not dismiss her claims against the Internal Revenue Service-affiliated defendants for l
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ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Before the court is pro se Plaintiff Jessica Saepoff's motion for an extension of time to respond to the court's order to show cause. (MFE (Dkt. # 33).) On April 21, 2017, the court denied Ms. Saepoff's motions for preliminary injunctive relief and ordered her to show cause by May 5, 2017, why the court should not dismiss her claims against the Internal Revenue Service-affiliated defendants for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (4/21/17 Order (Dkt. # 22) at 8-9.) In light of her pro se status and the "huge amount of research into complex issues" that Ms. Saepoff states she must perform, she seeks a 30-day extension of the deadline to respond to the court's order. (MFE at 2.)

In its order to show cause, the court thoroughly discussed the statute and case law that appears to oust the court of subject matter jurisdiction over her claims against the governmental defendants. (4/21/17 Order at 6-7.) The two weeks that the court afforded Ms. Saepoff to respond to its order already contemplated her pro se status and the complexity of the legal issues involved. Furthermore, Ms. Saepoff has filed a 28-page complaint and two motions for preliminary injunctive relief of more than 20 pages. (See Compl. (Dkt. # 1); TRO Mot. (Dkt. # 6); Am. TRO Mot. (Dkt. # 20).) She asserts both constitutional and statutory claims. (See generally Compl.) She sues 10 named defendants, which consist of governmental and private entities, and a series of Doe defendants. (See id. at 1.) In other words, any legal or logistical complexity in this case is of Ms. Saepoff's own making.

Nevertheless, in light of Ms. Saepoff's pro se status and Defendants' non-opposition (see MFE at 2), the court GRANTS in part her motion for an extension of time (Dkt. # 33) and extends her deadline to respond to the order to show cause by one week, to May 12, 2017. Defendants may, but are not required to, respond to the order to show cause by that date. (See 4/21/17 Order at 9.) This extension does not impact Ms. Saepoff's deadlines to respond to the pending motions to dismiss (Dkt. ## 13, 28, 29), and the court will not look favorably upon any request to extend those deadlines.

Source:  Leagle

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