Blevins v. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 10 SHONDOLYN R BLEVINS, CASE NO. C21-0073JLR 11 Plaintiff, ORDER v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL TOBACCO FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES, et al., 15 Defendants.

16 On February 22, 2021, the court dismissed the instant matter, as Ms. Blevins had not filed her amended complaint within 14 days as directed by the court’s February 2, 2021, order. (2/22/21 Order (Dkt. # 8) at 1-2; 2/2/21 Order (Dkt. # 6) at 4.) Ms. Blevins has now filed an amended complaint that she alleges was mailed on February 16, 2021.

20 (Am. Compl. (Dkt. # 10) at 2.) Although her filing is untimely, the court construes pro se filings liberally and will accept her amended complaint, as she mailed the filing within the time period designated by the court. See Ross v. Williams, 950 F.3d 1160, 1173 n.19 (9th Cir. 2020). However, the court reminds Ms. Blevins that she “must follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants,” including submitting timely filings in accordance with court orders. See Briere v. Chertoff, 271 F. App’x 682, 683 (9th Cir. 2008).

5 The Clerk is DIRECTED to reopen this matter.

6 Dated this 23rd day of February, 2021.

A 9 JAMES L. ROBART United States District Judge