Grant v. Nevada Disability Advocacy And Law Center

Filing 66

ORDER re Status to identify a guardian ad litem as well as a pro bono attorney to represent Mr. Grant. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/26/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GREGORY G. GRANT,

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Plaintiff,
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NEVADA DISABILITY ADVOCACY
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AND LAW CENTER,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:14-cv-01640-JCM-CWH
ORDER

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This matter is before the court on the status of the court’s efforts to identify a guardian ad

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litem as well as a pro bono attorney to represent Mr. Grant. A notice seeking a guardian ad litem

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and a pro bono attorney was published in the February 2019 edition of the Clark County Bar

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Association’s Communiqué. The relevant page containing the notice is attached to this order for

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the court’s record. The court did not receive any responses to the notice. The court will continue

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to notify Mr. Grant of the case status when updates are available.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: February 26, 2019

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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Federal Court Pro Bono Case
Announcement
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada seeks
a guardian ad litem and an attorney to represent pro se plaintiff,
Gregory G. Grant, in Grant v. Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law
Center, case number 2:14-cv-01640-JCM-CWH. Mr. Grant is an inmate
at Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, Nevada,
who suffers from mental illness. Following a competency hearing,
the court determined that Mr. Grant is incompetent under Rule 17(c)
(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The appointment would
be for the limited purpose of (1) investigating what claims, if any, Mr.
Grant may have against the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law
Center, which he alleges has failed to adequately advocate for his
rights with respect to the Nevada Department of Corrections; (2)
taking appropriate steps to pursue those claims; and (3) evaluating
whether the case is appropriate for alternative dispute resolution
under Local Rule 16-5. By seeking representation for Mr. Grant, the
court is not expressing an opinion on the merits of his case.
Interested attorneys should contact Magistrate Judge Hoffman’s
chambers at 702-464-5580 for more information.

Clark County Bar Association – COMMUNIQUÉ – February 2019