Dualan et al v. Jacob Transportation Services, LLC

Filing 52

ORDER that 47 Order to Show Cause is hereby DISCHARGED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/24/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8

DISTRICT OF NEVADA

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

LEONARDO DUALAN, et al.,

)
)
Plaintiff(s),
)
)
vs.
)
)
JACOB TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, LLC, )
)
)
Defendant(s).
)
__________________________________________)

Case No. 2:14-cv-01135-JAD-NJK
ORDER DISCHARGING
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
(Docket No. 47)

16

Pending before the Court is an order for Plaintiff Valerie Kaleikini (“Plaintiff”) to show cause why

17

she should not be sanctioned for violating a Court order. Docket No. 47. On March 3, 2015, the Court

18

ordered Plaintiff to show cause in writing, no later than March 17, 2015, why she should not be sanctioned

19

in a Court fine of up to $500 for violating a Court order. Docket No. 45. Plaintiff failed to respond in

20

writing, and the Court issued a second order to show cause and sanctioned Plaintiff in the amount of $50.1

21

Docket Nos. 46, 47. The Court has now received a response from Plaintiff, styled as a letter. Docket No.

22

51. Plaintiff asserts that she cannot afford counsel and does not intend to pursue this case any further. Id.,

23

at 1. It appears that Plaintiff is attempting to have her case dismissed under Rule 41.2

24

The Court cautions Plaintiff that “[p]ro se litigants must follow the same rules of procedure that

25

govern other litigants.” King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987). For example, pursuant to Rule

26
27
28

1

Plaintiff filed proof of payment at Docket No. 50.

2

Unless otherwise noted, references to “Rules” refer to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

1

7, a document requesting a Court order must be styled as a motion, and not a letter. Plaintiff is advised that

2

letters to judges will be disregarded. Thus, if Plaintiff intends to request any sort of relief from the Court,

3

she must bring her request in a proper motion. At this time, the Court declines to impose additional

4

monetary or case-dispositive sanctions. Accordingly, the order to show cause (Docket No. 47) is hereby

5

DISCHARGED.

6

IT IS SO ORDERED.

7

DATED: April 24, 2015

8
9
10

______________________________________
NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

2