Johnson v. Kraft Foods et al

Filing 7

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 5 Motion to Appoint Counsel and Denying Plaintiff's 6 Motion for Status Check without prejudice as premature. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr. on 02/24/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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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 (#5) and
Motion for Status Check (#6), filed on February 22, 2016.
Plaintiff filed an Application for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (#3) on February 4,

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2016. Following such an application, the Court will conduct a screening of Plaintiff’s complaint

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

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

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has not yet commenced. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (#5) and
Motion for Status Check (#6) are denied without prejudice as premature.
DATED this 24th day of February, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge