Rhodes-Lyons v. United States of America et al

Filing 6

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall file the Complaint. Service of the Complaint must be accomplished in a manner consistent with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/7/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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DIANE L. RHODES-LYON,

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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES, et al.,
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Defendants.
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2:11-cv-1906-LRH-CWH
ORDER

Plaintiff submitted an Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (#1) and a Complaint on

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November 28, 2011. Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se and requested authority pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court denied Plaintiff’s application for lack of

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indigency on January 10, 2012 (Dkt. No. 4) and ordered Plaintiff to pay the filing fee of $350.00 within

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thirty days.

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Complying with the Court’s order, Plaintiff tendered the filing fee to commence this action on
February 3, 2012.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall file the Complaint. Service of the

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Complaint must be accomplished in a manner consistent with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that henceforth, Plaintiff shall serve upon defendants or, if

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appearance has been entered by counsel, upon the attorney(s), a copy of every pleading, motion or other

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document submitted for consideration by the court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper

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submitted for filing a certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document was mailed

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to the defendants or counsel for the defendants. The court may disregard any paper received by a
district judge or magistrate judge which has not been filed with the Clerk, and any paper received by a

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district judge, magistrate judge or the Clerk which fails to include a certificate of service.
Dated this 7th day of February, 2012.

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C.W. HOFFMAN, JR.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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