Turner v. High Desert State Prison et al

Filing 16

ORDER Denying 4 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 , and 13 Plaintiff's Motion. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff a printout of the current CM/ECF docket in this case. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall submit no further motions or documents during the 90-day mediation stay. Plaintiff is hereby cautioned that any motions or documents filed during this stay will be stricken as fugitive documents. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 1/14/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - cc: plaintiff - EDS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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JOHN TURNER,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 2:13-cv-01740-JAD-VCF
ORDER

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This action is a pro se civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a state

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prisoner. On January 10, 2014, the court entered an order screening the complaint and imposing a

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90-day mediation stay. (Doc. 14). The screening order specified that: “During this ninety-day stay

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period, no other pleadings or papers shall be filed in this case, and the parties shall not engage in any

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discovery.” (Doc. 14, at p. 4).

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Plaintiff has filed several motions in this action. Plaintiff has filed a motion entitled “motion

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for legal question.” (Doc. 4). Plaintiff is hereby informed that the Court is unable to give legal

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advice to litigants.

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Plaintiff has filed a motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 7). Plaintiff’s motion is premature
and is denied without prejudice on that basis.
Plaintiff has filed a motion for forms. (Doc. 9). Plaintiff claims to need the forms for his

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complaint. (Id.). The court has screened the complaint and allowed the complaint to proceed. The

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forms that plaintiff seeks are not required for a federal civil rights complaint. Moreover, the Court

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suspects that the forms sought by plaintiff are not federal complaint forms, because they do not

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correspond to any form numbers of which this Court is aware. Plaintiff’s motion for forms is denied.

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Plaintiff has filed a motion to enter a “Rule 409" grievance concerning funds in his prison

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inmate account. (Doc. 10). Apparently plaintiff’s motion refers to Nevada Department of

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Corrections Administrative Regulation 409. Plaintiff’s motion is denied as inappropriate. To the

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extent that plaintiff seeks to file a grievance within the prison system concerning funds in his inmate

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account, he may do so by contacting the appropriate Department of Corrections officials.

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Plaintiff has filed a “motion to file and admit documents.” (Doc. 11). First, there are no

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documents attached to plaintiff’s motion. Second, the Court does not require the submission of

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evidence at this juncture. Plaintiff’s motion is denied.

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Plaintiff has filed a motion for discovery. (Doc. 13). Plaintiff’s motion does not pertain to

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discovery and is not a motion to compel. Further, the screening order specifies that no discovery

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proceedings may take place until the 90-day stay has expired. Plaintiff’s motion is denied.

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However, to the extent that plaintiff’s motion seeks a copy of the docket in this action, the Court will

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direct the Clerk of Court to send plaintiff a current docket printout.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff’s motions at Doc. 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 13 are
DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court SHALL SEND plaintiff a printout
of the current CM/ECF docket in this case.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall submit no further motions or

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documents during the 90-day mediation stay. Plaintiff is hereby cautioned that any motions or

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documents filed during this stay will be stricken as fugitive documents.

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Dated this 14th day of January, 2014.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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