THOMAS v. REAGAN
USDC Cr. No. 84-3552
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WILLIAM THOMAS
Plaintiff,
vs.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et. al. Civil Action No. 84-3552
Defendants FILED
OCT 8 1986
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ORDER
Upon consideration of the representations of the plaintiff,
appearing pro se, and counsel for the party defendants made at a
status conference before the U. S, Magistrate on September 30, 1986
and a review of all pending matters within the jurisdiction of the U.
S. Magistrate to determine under 28 U.S.C. S636(b), and in
coordination with the Court as to the scheduling of trial, it is now
hereby this 8th day of October, 1986,
ORDERED:
1. That the trial set for October 20, 1986 is hereby reset for
the period of December 15-20, 1986 pursuant to direction of the Court
(Oberdorfer, J.).
2. That the plaintiff, pro se, and counsel for the defendants
shall appear in Courtroom 25, U. S. District Court for argument of
the pending motions for summary judgment on November 14, 1986 at 9:30
a.m., after which the Hagistrate will submit a Memorandum Opinion,
Reprot and Recommendation for disposition thereof pnsuant to the
Court's Order of Reference, filed September 26, 1986.
3. That Plaintiff's Secord Motion for Judicial Notice, dated
August 27, 1986, be and is hereby DENIED without prejudice to renew
at such time as the matters referred to may become relevant in these
proceedings.
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4. The plaintiff's motion for joinder of parties, clains, and
remedies, filed Septenber 2, 1986, with due consideration being given
to tbe Pederal defendants' opposition, filed Septaober IS, 1986,
plaintiff'e reply, filed October 2, 1986, and the entire record in
this case is hereby DENIED as untimely and without any factual basis
in the discovery record of this case.
5. Tne piaintiff's m>tion for review and certification of
transcripts, filed Septanber 12, 1986, is hereby DENIED inasnuch as
the tapes of the recorded depositions will be available for review by
the Magistrate and the Court in further proceedirrgs in this case.
6. The plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of earlier
lrptians for sumnary judgment, filed September 22, 1986, is hereby
DENIED, without prejudice to renewing these motions before the Court
after submission of the Magistrate's Report and Recomendation on the
defendants' pending summary judgment motions.
7. The plaintiff's motion, styled "Re-application for temporary
Restraining Order", and plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction
and motion for oonsolidation of hearing with trial on tbe merits, all
filed on September 22, 1986, are hereby DENIED, as raising matters
beyond the scope of this case as restricted by the Court's Order of
June 5, 1986 and as previously decided adversely to to plaintiff.
8. The plaintiff's motion for joinder of plaintiffs and class
action certification, filed September 22, 1986, is hereby DENIED.
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9. The plaintiff's motion far leave to file amended restatement
of claim and opposition to Federal defendants' motion for judgment on
the Administrative Record to the extent it seeks to file a
constitutional challenge to the regulations, 36 C.F.R.
50.19(e)(9),(10),(11)(12), certification of a class action and to
join additional plaintiffs is hereby DENIED.
10. The plaintriff's motion for review and certification of
transcripts, filed September 23, 1986, is hereby DENIED,
11. The plaintiff's rrrotion for extension of time to file his
witness list and jury instructions to complete his trial brief, filed
September 19, 1986, is hereby GRANTED, the requirement to do so
being hereby suspended until after hearing on the pending motions for
summary judgment set for November 14, 1986.
12. The plaintiff's motion to supplement trial exhibits, filed
September 30, 1986, is hereby GRANTED.
13. The oral nrotion of counsel for the defendant Michael Canfield
for an extension until October 10, 1986 to reply to plaintiff's
opposition to his motion for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED nunc
pro tunc, September 30, 1986.
14. The oral motion of counsel for the Federal defendants for an
extension until October 10, 1986 to reply to plaintiff's opposition
to these defendants' motion for summary judgment until October 10,
1986, is hereby GRANTED, nuc pro tunc September 30, 1986.
ARTHUR L. BURNETT SR.
Date: October 8, 1986
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