Drevaleva

INTRODUCTION

18 The Court is in receipt of pro se plaintiff’s letter (Dkt. No. 55) explaining her cause for 19 belief that she is entitled to file several supplemental briefs (Dkt. Nos. 48, 50, 52) in support of 20 her Rule 60 motion to vacate an order dismissing her case (Dkt. No. 38). Though plaintiff is 21 mistaken, her mistake was reasonable. Leave to file these briefs is retroactively GRANTED.

STATEMENT

23 This is the third of several lawsuits plaintiff has brought against the Secretary of Veterans 24 Affairs. The facts are set out in prior orders (Dkt. No. 38). Following dismissal of plaintiff’s 25 case for failure to state a claim and for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction (ibid.), plaintiff filed 26 a Rule 60 motion for relief from judgment (Dkt. No. 44). Plaintiff also requested leave to file a 27 supplemental brief (Dkt. No. 42). Following the secretary’s opposition (Dkt. No. 47), plaintiff filed three supplemental briefs on December 7 (Dkt. No. 48), December 11 (Dkt. No. 50), and December 12 (Dkt. No. 52). On December 12, plaintiff also filed her reply (Dkt. No. 53). A December 20 order (Dkt. No. 54) noted plaintiff failed to show…