Cook v. Las Vegas NV Metropolitan Police Dept et al
Filing
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ORDER that Plaintiff must initiate a scheduling conference as required by Local Rule 26-1(a) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) no later than August 12, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 7/12/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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JAWVAN E. COOK,
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Plaintiff,
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LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
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DEPARTMENT, et al,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-000256-APG-CWH
ORDER
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To date, no discovery plan or scheduling order has been filed in this case. Under Local Rule
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16-1(b), in actions by or on behalf of inmates under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, no discovery plan is required,
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and the Court generally files a scheduling order specific to the needs of a case involving an
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incarcerated party. However, based upon Plaintiff Jawvan E. Cook’s recently filed notice of change
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of address (ECF No. 12), it appears he is no longer incarcerated. The Court will therefore not file a
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scheduling order in this matter, and Mr. Cook will be held to the normal standards of pro se
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plaintiffs.
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Under Local Rule 26-1(a), a plaintiff must initiate a FRCP 26(f) scheduling conference to be
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held within 30 days after the first defendant answers or otherwise appears. Here, Defendant filed an
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answer (ECF No. 16) on June 8, 2017. Since no scheduling order has been filed, the Court assumes
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that Mr. Cook has not initiated a scheduling conference.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff must initiate a scheduling conference as
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required by Local Rule 26-1(a) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) no later than August 12,
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2017.
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DATED: July 12, 2017
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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge
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