Peet v. Sidney
- Tony Leung
- 0:17-cv-01870
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Peet v. Smith, Judge Leung granted a hearing extension and rescheduled pending dismissal and summary-judgment motions.
John E. Peet and the defendants whose motions were scheduled for hearing: Debbie Goettel, Michelle Luna, Sue Morfit, and “Mark Jones.”
What happened
In Peet v. Smith, John E. Peet, representing himself, asked to move a September 26, 2018, hearing date. Several defendants had filed motions to dismiss, and Peet had filed a motion for summary judgment.
The court said that hearing the motions together would be more efficient and considered Peet’s self-represented status and the court’s authority to manage its schedule. Two defendants opposed moving the hearing.
The court granted Peet’s request and rescheduled the hearing for November 1, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. The order did not decide the dismissal motions or Peet’s summary-judgment motion. Judge Tony N. Leung issued the order.
The detailed version
- Peet v. Sidney · No. 0:17-cv-01870
- Tony Leung
- Sept. 13, 2018
Background
Defendants Debbie Goettel, Michelle Luna, Sue Morfit, and “Mark Jones” filed motions to dismiss. Those motions were scheduled for a September 26, 2018, hearing. John E. Peet, who was representing himself, then filed a motion for summary judgment and requested an extension of the hearing date. Sue Morfitt and “Mark Jones” opposed the requested extension.
Court’s reasoning
The court relied on Peet’s self-represented status, the efficiency of hearing all three motions together, and its authority to manage its docket and courtroom proceedings.
Ruling
The court granted Peet’s request for an extension of time for the hearing. It ordered that the defendants’ motions to dismiss and Peet’s motion for summary judgment would be heard on November 1, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 9W of the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The order addressed only the hearing date and did not rule on the merits of any of those motions.
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