Friedman v. Adams et al

Filing 26

ORDER that 25 Motion to Conduct Limited Discovery on Two Non-Parties is DENIED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/20/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KENNETH FRIEDMAN,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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LINDA ADAMS, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-01345-JCM-CWH
ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff Kenneth Friedman’s (“plaintiff”) Motion to Conduct Limited
Discovery on Two Non-Parties (doc. # 25), filed February 19, 2015.

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Plaintiff asks the Court to allow him to conduct limited discovery to obtain information from

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two non-party individuals, Warden Dwight Neven (“Neven”) and Case Worker Jamie Rainone

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(“Rainone”), as they are purportedly “material witnesses” to his case. See Doc. # 25 at 1. Because

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plaintiff is asking for discovery involving non-parties, plaintiff’s request is more properly brought

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before this Court as a motion under Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs

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discovery of non-parties by subpoena.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion to Conduct Limited

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Discovery on Two Non-Parties (doc. # 25) is denied. Plaintiff is directed to file a Rule 45 motion, and

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to specify in that motion the type of information he seeks to obtain from Neven and Rainone, if he

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wishes this Court to consider his request.

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DATED: February 20, 2015

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge