Sinclair v. City of Seattle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 10 DONNITTA SINCLAIR, CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00571-JCC-JRC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTION FOR LEAVE 12 v. TO PARTICIPATE AS AMICI CURIAE 13 CITY OF SEATTLE, 14 Defendant.

16 This matter is referred to the undersigned by the District Court. Dkt. 9. Before the Court is the National Police Association’s (NPA) motion for leave to participate as amicus curiae. Dkt.

18 16. Defendant does not oppose the motion but asks to have an opportunity to respond by September 3, 2021, if the Court grants the motion. See Dkt. 19, at 2. NPA’s motion is currently noted for September 10, 2021. See Dkt. 16. However, District Courts have inherent authority to control their dockets. See Ready Transp., Inc. v. AAR Mfg., Inc., 627 F.3d 402, 404 (9th Cir. 2010).

23 /// 1 Therefore, having found good cause, the Court ORDERS the following: 2 • The Clerk is directed to renote NPA’s motion (Dkt. 16) to the date of this Order; 3 • NPA is granted leave to file its proposed memorandum; and 4 • Defendant shall file any response by September 3, 2021, and shall not exceed six 5 pages.

6 Dated this 30th day of August, 2021.

7 A J. Richard Creatura 9 Chief United States Magistrate Judge