Wright v. State of Washington, et al.
| MATT WRIGHT |
| STATE OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CHRISTINE GOMES, TRACI DRAKE, DAVID CHRISTENSEN, CAROL SMITH, LOUISE STEMLER, JASON MARTIN, JASON RICHER, ALEX COSTA, RISA KLEMME, NIKKI RYMER and DOES 1-5 |
| 25-3831 |
| June 18, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Prison Condition |
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| WRIGHT V. STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL.Seattle, Western WashingtonPrisonerSmith, Milan D., Tung, Eric C., Hinderaker, John Charles |
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Filing 20
ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 19) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Optional Reply Brief due 01/02/2026. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 11/19/2025 01:47 PM]
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| Filing 19 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Matt Wright. [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:16 PM] |
| Filing 18 CLERK ACTION: Answering Brief submitted at DE 15 by Appellees is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 11/12/2025 03:52 PM] |
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Filing 17
ORDER FILED. The motion (Docket Entry No. 16) to file a corrected answering brief is granted. The clerk will strike the answering brief at Docket Entry No. 14 and file the corrected answering brief at Docket Entry No. 15. The optional reply brief is now due 21 days after the date of this order. [Entered: 11/12/2025 09:17 AM]
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| Filing 16 MOTION to File Replacement Brief filed by Appellee State of Washington, Appellee Washington Department of Corrections, Appellee Christine Gomes, Appellee Traci Drake, Appellee David Christensen, Appellee Carol Smith, Appellee Louise Stemler, Appellee Jason Martin, Appellee Jason Richer, Appellee Alex Costa, Appellee Risa Klemme, Appellee Nikki Rymer. [Entered: 11/07/2025 10:36 AM] |
| Filing 15 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee State of Washington, Appellee Washington Department of Corrections, Appellee Christine Gomes, Appellee Traci Drake, Appellee David Christensen, Appellee Carol Smith, Appellee Louise Stemler, Appellee Jason Martin, Appellee Jason Richer, Appellee Alex Costa, Appellee Risa Klemme, Appellee Nikki Rymer.--[COURT UPDATE: updated docket text to correct filers] [Entered: 11/05/2025 04:34 PM] [Edited: 11/12/2025 03:51 PM] |
| Filing 14 STRICKEN PER DE 17 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee State of Washington, Appellee Washington Department of Corrections, Appellee Christine Gomes, Appellee Traci Drake, Appellee David Christensen, Appellee Carol Smith, Appellee Louise Stemler, Appellee Jason Martin, Appellee Jason Richer, Appellee Alex Costa, Appellee Risa Klemme, Appellee Nikki Rymer. [Entered: 11/05/2025 03:45 PM] [Edited: 11/12/2025 09:21 AM] |
| Filing 13 Paper copies (3) of Excerpts of Record in 7 Volumes and Index Volume submitted at DE 8 by Appellant Matt Wright received. [Entered: 09/25/2025 12:44 PM] |
| Filing 12 Paper copies (6) of Opening Brief submitted at DE 7 by Appellant Matt Wright received. [Entered: 09/22/2025 11:47 AM] |
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Filing 11
ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 10) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 11/5/2025. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 09/08/2025 04:12 PM]
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| Filing 10 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellee State of Washington, Appellee Washington Department of Corrections, Appellee Christine Gomes, Appellee Traci Drake, Appellee David Christensen, Appellee Carol Smith, Appellee Louise Stemler, Appellee Jason Martin, Appellee Jason Richer, Appellee Alex Costa, Appellee Risa Klemme, Appellee Nikki Rymer. [Entered: 09/08/2025 10:13 AM] |
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Filing 9
ORDER FILED. Opening Brief submitted at DE 7 by Appellant Matt Wright is filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellant must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format bound with blue front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The excerpts of record submitted at DE 8 by Appellant Matt Wright are filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellant must file 3 copies of the excerpts in paper format securely bound on the left side, with white front covers. The paper copies must be sent to the Clerks principal office. [Entered: 09/05/2025 01:11 PM]
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| Filing 8 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellant Matt Wright.--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDFs attached as of 9/5/2025, REPLACING original attachments] [Entered: 09/04/2025 01:09 PM] [Edited: 09/05/2025 01:08 PM] |
| Filing 7 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Matt Wright.--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDF attached as of 9/5/2025, REPLACING original attachment] [Entered: 09/04/2025 12:58 PM] [Edited: 09/05/2025 01:04 PM] |
| Filing 6 RELEASED FROM MEDIATION (text only). This case is released from the Mediation Program. Counsel are requested to contact the Circuit Mediator should circumstances develop that warrant settlement discussions. The briefing schedule is amended as follows: Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 9/5/2025, Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 10/6/2025 Answering brief due 1/2/2025, Optional reply brief due within 21 days from the service date of the answering brief. [Entered: 07/18/2025 11:47 AM] |
| Filing 5 MEDIATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULED - DIAL-IN Assessment Conference, 7/18/2025, 10:00 a.m. PACIFIC Time. See order for instructions and details. [Entered: 07/02/2025 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 4 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellant Matt Wright. [Entered: 06/24/2025 11:20 AM] |
| Filing 3 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant Matt Wright. To submit pertinent confidential information directly to the Circuit Mediators, please email #[email protected] and include the case name and number in the subject line. Confidential submissions may include any information relevant to mediation of the case and settlement potential, including, but not limited to, settlement history, ongoing or potential settlement discussions, non-litigated party related issues, other pending actions, and timing considerations that may impact mediation efforts. [Entered: 06/20/2025 01:21 PM] |
| Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 6/23/2025, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 7/28/2025, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 8/27/2025. For appeal no. 25-3831, 2:23-cv-01326-BJR. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 06/18/2025 01:48 PM] |
| Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:23-cv-01326-BJR has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-3831 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 06/18/2025 01:45 PM] |
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