Hooks v. Neven et al

Filing 5

ORDER that 4 Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED without prejudice. Within 30 days from the date of entry of this order, Plaintiff shall either pay the full filing fee or file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis for non-prisoners. Plaintiff SHALL FILE his current address with the Court within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order. The clerk shall retain the complaint but not file it at this time. FURTHER ORDERED that a decision on Plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 2) is deferred at this time. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 1/23/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF; ifp form w/instructions to plaintiff - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Plaintiff,
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WARDEN NEVEN et al.,
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Defendants.
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I.

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JEROME HOOKS,

2:13-cv-1796-GMN-PAL
ORDER

DISCUSSION

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Plaintiff, who was a prisoner in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections

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(“NDOC”) at the time he initiated this case, has submitted an application to proceed in forma

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pauperis, a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a motion for appointment

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of counsel. (ECF No. 2, 4). The Court notes that, pursuant to the NDOC’s inmate search

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records, Plaintiff was discharged from prison on December 8, 2013. Plaintiff has not updated

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his current address with the Court.

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The Court notes that pursuant to Nevada Local Special Rule 2-2, “[t]he plaintiff shall

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immediately file with the Court written notification of any change of address. The notification

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must include proof of service upon each opposing party or the party’s attorney. Failure to

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comply with this Rule may result in dismissal of the action with prejudice.” Nev. Loc. Special

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R. 2-2. This Court grants Plaintiff thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order to file his

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updated address with this Court. If Plaintiff does not update the Court with his current address

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within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order, the Court will dismiss this action with

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prejudice.
With respect to the application to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court notes that

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Plaintiff must now file an application to proceed in forma pauperis for non-prisoners. The Clerk

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of the Court shall send Plaintiff the approved form for an Application to Proceed In Forma

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Pauperis for non-prisoners, as well as the document “Information and Instructions for Filing

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a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.” The Court will retain Plaintiff’s civil rights complaint,

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but will not file it until the matter of payment of the filing fee is resolved. Plaintiff is granted an

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opportunity to file the non-prisoner in forma pauperis application or, in the alternative, pay the

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filing fee for this action. Within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order, Plaintiff

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shall file his non-prisoner in forma pauperis application or, in the alternative, pay the full filing

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fee for this action. If Plaintiff fails to either file a non-prisoner in forma pauperis application or

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pay the full filing fee within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order, the Court shall

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dismiss this case.

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II.

CONCLUSION

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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In

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Forma Pauperis for prisoners (ECF No. 4) is DENIED, without prejudice to his filing a new

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application for non-prisoners.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court SHALL SEND Plaintiff the

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approved form for an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis for non-prisoners, as well as

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the document “Information and Instructions for Filing a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.”

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this

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order, Plaintiff shall either: (1) file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis for

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non-prisoners or (2) pay the full filing fee of $350.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff SHALL FILE his current address with the

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Court within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not timely comply with this order, the

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Court will dismiss this action.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall retain Plaintiff’s civil rights

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complaint (ECF No. 4 at 17-25), but shall not file it at this time.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a decision on Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of
Counsel (ECF No. 2) is deferred at this time.

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DATED this 23rd day of January, 2014.
DATED: This _____ day of January, 2014.

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United States District Judge
Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
United States District Court

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