Anthony J. Stonecipher, Claudene Stonecipher, and Vanessa Stonecipher v. City of Alamogordo, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico issued an omnibus order resolving motions and objections concerning page limits, a stay of proceedings, disability accommodations, representation of a minor plaintiff, judicial notice, and injunctive relief. The court extended the stay through January 29, 2027, required an amended complaint of no more than 75 double-spaced pages, deferred further consideration of disability accommodations and representation of the minor plaintiff, and denied reconsideration of injunctive-relief rulings. The order also denied without prejudice a request for judicial notice of state-court documents.

Holdings

1. The court granted an extended stay of all proceedings until January 29, 2027, subject to Anthony Stonecipher's obligation to notify the court within 14 days if medically cleared to resume litigation earlier.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should extend the stay of proceedings because of Anthony Stonecipher's medical condition and alleged temporary incompetence.
2. Whether plaintiffs were entitled to reconsideration of the 75-page limit for an amended complaint and the striking of oversized filings.
3. Whether the federal judiciary was subject to the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in the manner asserted by plaintiffs, and whether the court should impose requested disability accommodations before defendants appeared.
4. Whether Rule 17(c) required immediate appointment of a guardian ad litem or other protective order for the minor plaintiff.
5. Whether the Anti-Injunction Act or Section 1983 permitted the requested injunctions against state-court judges and attorneys.
6. Whether plaintiffs' summary-judgment motion should remain pending despite its being stricken for violating page limits and its addressing the superseded original complaint.
7. Whether the motions concerning electronic filing, summonses, judicial notice, and correction of the caption warranted relief.