Valdez v. State of Nevada et al

Filing 13

ORDER Denying without prejudice as premature Plaintiff's 10 Motion to Compel Witness to Sign Affidavit, 11 Motion for a Court Order to Obtain Grievance Record, and 12 Motion to Compel an Answer to Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 1/21/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JOSE VALDEZ, an individual,

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Plaintiff,
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STATE OF NEVADA, ex. rel. NEVADA
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;
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JAMES G. COX: Dir of the (NDOC);
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OFFICER PETERSON; OFFICER HUNKER,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:15-CV-02154-JAD-GWF
ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Witness to Sign Affidavit

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(#10) and Plaintiff’s Motion for a Court Order to Obtain Grievance Record (#11), filed on January

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8, 2016. Also before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel an Answer to Complaint (#12), filed

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on January 19, 2016.

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Defendants removed the above-entitled action to this Court on November 12, 2015. See

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Petition for Removal (#1). Following removal, the Court will conduct a screening of Plaintiff’s

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complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. To date, the Court has not issued its screening order in

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this matter and will do so in due course. Therefore, Plaintiff’s motions are premature as litigation of

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this matter has not yet commenced. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Witness to Sign Affidavit
(#10) is denied without prejudice as premature.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for a Court Order to Obtain

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Grievance Record (#11) is denied without prejudice as premature.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel an Answer to Complaint

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(#12) is denied without prejudice as premature.

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DATED this 21st day of January, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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