Bell v. State of Nevada et al

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ORDER that the Clerk shall SERVE a copy of this order and a copy of 12 Complaint on the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada. Subject to 11 Screening Order, the AG's Office shall file a notice within 21 days regarding service as to the defendants. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 8/5/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ROY BELL,
Plaintiff,

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v.
STATE OF NEVADA,
Defendants.

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2:14-cv-476-JAD-NJK
ORDER

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This is an action on a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, removed from

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state court. The Court entered a screening order on May 6, 2014. (ECF No. 11). The

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screening order imposed a 90-day stay and the Court entered a subsequent order in which the

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parties were encouraged to engage in informal settlement discussions. (ECF No. 11, 14). The

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Office of the Attorney General has filed a status report indicating that settlement has not been

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reached and informing the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. (ECF No. 16).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

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The Clerk of the Court shall electronically SERVE a copy of this order and a copy

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of Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 12) on the Office of the Attorney General of the State of

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Nevada, attention Kat Howe.

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Subject to the findings of the screening order (ECF No. 11), within twenty-one

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(21) days of the date of entry of this order, the Attorney General’s Office shall file a notice

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advising the Court and Plaintiff of: (a) the names of the defendants for whom it accepts

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service; (b) the names of the defendants for whom it does not accept service, and (c) the

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names of the defendants for whom it is filing last-known-address information under seal. As

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to any of the named defendants for which the Attorney General’s Office cannot accept service,

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the Office shall file, under seal, the last known address(es) of those defendant(s) for whom

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it has such information.

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If service cannot be accepted for any of the named defendant(s), Plaintiff shall

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file a motion identifying the unserved defendant(s), requesting issuance of a summons, and

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specifying a full name and address for the defendant(s). For the defendant(s) as to which the

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Attorney General has not provided last-known-address information, Plaintiff shall provide the

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full name and address for the defendant(s).

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If the Attorney General accepts service of process for any named defendant(s),

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such defendant(s) shall file and serve an answer or other response to the complaint within

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sixty (60) days from the date of this order.

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Henceforth, Plaintiff shall serve upon defendant(s) or, if an appearance has been

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entered by counsel, upon their attorney(s), a copy of every pleading, motion or other document

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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

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was mailed to the defendants or counsel for the defendants. If counsel has entered a notice

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of appearance, Plaintiff shall direct service to the individual attorney named in the notice of

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appearance, at the address stated therein. The Court may disregard any paper received by

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a district judge or magistrate judge which has not been filed with the Clerk of the Court, and

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any paper received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the Clerk of the Court which fails

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to include a certificate showing proper service.

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DATED: This 5th day of August, 2014.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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