Silva v. State of Nevada et al

Filing 32

ORDER the Attorney General's Office to file under seal a notice with both the last known address of Defendant Martinez from its files, as well as the forwarding address. The notice shall be filed by July 11, 2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 6/27/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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MATTHEW J. SILVA,

Case No.: 2:16-cv-00348-RFB-NJK

Plaintiff(s),

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ORDER

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v.

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STATE OF NEVADA, et al.,

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Defendant(s).

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Pending before the Court is the notice that this case may be dismissed for lack of service

17 pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Docket No. 26. Plaintiff responded
18 to that notice, questioning whether the State provided an accurate last known address for Defendant
19 Martinez. See Docket No. 27 at 5. In particular, the State has previously indicated that it was
20 unable to contact Defendant Martinez at his last known address and was instead provided a
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See Docket No. 15.

The State received no response from its mail

22 correspondence sent to the forwarding address. See id. The State then filed the “last known
23 address” for Defendant Martinez under seal. Docket No. 18. In essence, Plaintiff questions
24 whether the address filed under seal was the last known address in the State’s files that proved
25 inaccurate, or whether it was the forwarding address it received in connection with its initial
26 outreach to Defendant Martinez.
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The Court hereby ORDERS the Attorney General’s Office to file under seal a notice with

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1 it obtained in April 2017. The notice shall clearly indicate which address is which. The notice
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 27, 2018
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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