Johnson v. Kraft Foods et al

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ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 16 ) and Motion for an Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 17 ) are denied. without prejudice as premature. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for a Status Check (ECF No. 19 ) is granted. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 8/17/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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LAUSTEVEION JOHNSON,

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Plaintiff,
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KRAFT FOODS dba MAXWELL HOUSE, et al., )
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-00042-MMD-GWF
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No.

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16), filed on October 20, 2016, Plaintiff’s Motion for an Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 17), filed

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on November 2, 2016 and Motion for Status Check (ECF No. 19), filed on May 8, 2017.

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Plaintiff filed a revised Application for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 15)

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on October 17, 2016. Following such an application, the Court will conduct a screening of

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Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. To date, the Court has not issued its screening

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order in this matter and will do so in due course. Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of

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attorney and motion for an order to show cause are premature as litigation of this matter has not yet

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commenced. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No.

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16) and Motion for an Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 17) are denied without prejudice as

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premature.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for a Status Check (ECF No. 19) is
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DATED this 17th day of August, 2017.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge