Trogdon v. Parole and Probation

Filing 2

ORDER deferring ruling on 1 Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that [1-1] Motion for Production of Documents by the Government is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall submit a complain t to this Court within 30 days of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that that the Clerk of Court shall send to Plaintiff the approved form for filing a 1983 complaint and instructions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 5/22/14. (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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Plaintiff,
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NDOC HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON,
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Defendant.
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I.

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GLEN TROGDON,

2:14-cv-555-GMN-NJK
ORDER

DISCUSSION

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

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(“NDOC”), has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion for production

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of documents from the government. (ECF No. 1, 1-1). Plaintiff has not filed a complaint in this

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matter.

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 3, “[a] civil action is commenced by filing

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a complaint with the court.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 3. As such, the Court grants Plaintiff thirty (30)

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days from the date of this order to submit a complaint to this Court. The Court will defer a

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decision on the application to proceed in forma pauperis until Plaintiff submits a proper

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initiating document for this case.

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II.

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CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that a decision on the application to

proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is deferred.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for production of documents by the
government (ECF No. 1-1) is denied.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall submit a complaint to this Court within
thirty (30) days of the date of this order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send to Plaintiff the
approved form for filing a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint and instructions for the same.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not timely comply with this order,
dismissal of this action may result.

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DATED: This 22nd day of May, 2014.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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