Wooten-Newhouse v. Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
DIEGO M. WOOTEN-NEWHOUSE
Plaintiff,
v. 	CASE NO. 21-3168-JWL
SEDGWICK COUNTY ADULT
DETENTION FACILITY, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
In August 2021, the Court dismissed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as time-barred. (Doc. 7.)
It comes now before the Court on the motion to reopen Plaintiff Diego M. Wooten-Newhouse filed
in January 2026. (Doc. 14.) The Court will direct the Clerk to reopen this case solely for the limited
purpose of allowing the Court to consider and rule on Plaintiff’s current motion. To be clear, this
order does not constitute a ruling on Plaintiff’s motion to reopen. Plaintiff should not submit any
additional filings until the Court issues further orders.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that the Clerk shall reopen this
matter for the limited purpose of allowing the Court to consider and rule on Plaintiff’s recently
filed motion to reopen case (Doc. 14). Plaintiff should not submit any additional materials to the
Court until the Court rules on his motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated January 13, 2026, in Kansas City, Kansas.
S/ John W. Lungstrum
JOHN W. LUNGSTRUM
United States District Judge
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