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
                                          NOV 7 1986
                                   CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
                                      DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

ORDER

Plaintiff has filed two motions: an Expedited Motion To Cancel Summary Judgment Hearing (filed Oct. 30, 1986), and a Notice Of Appeal From Magistrate's Order Of October 8, 1986, (filed Oct. 20, 1986). The former motion requests cancellation of a motions hearing scheduled for November 14, 1986, before the Magistrate. It also requests that all matters be removed from the Magistrate, and that the litigation be better focussed.

The second motion appeals from several rulings made by the Magistrate, including denial of the following motions:

(1) Plaintiff"s second motion for judicial review,
(2) plaintiff's motion for joinder of parties, claims and remedies,
(3) plaintiff's motion for summary judgment,
(4) plaintiff's motion for review and certification of transcripts,
(5) plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction, motion for consolidation and reapplication for a temporary restraining order,
(6) and plaintiff's motion for leave to file an opposition to defendants' motion for judgment on the administrative record,

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motion for leave to file an amended restatement of claim, and motion for joinder of plaintiffs and class action certification. All of these motions were filed on or between August 27, 1986 and September 23, 1986, and were denied by Order dated October 8, 1986.

Upon consideration of plaintiff's motions, the Magistrate's Order, and the entire record herein, it is this 7th day of November, 1986, hereby

ORDERED: that plaintiff's Expedited Motion To Cancel Summary Judgment Hearing should be, and hereby is, DENIED. Defendants' motion for summary judgment merits a hearing, and cancelling the hearing would be a disservice to all parties and to the Court as well. Furthermore, the Magistrate has presided ably over the pretrial matters in this case, and plaintiff has adduced no persuasive reason why the Magistrate should not continue to do so. And it is further

NOTED: that plaintiff's Notice Of Appeal From Magistrate's Order Of October 8, 1986, has been taken under advisement.

(signed) Louis F. Oberdorfer
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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