Rowe v. Clark County School District et al

Filing 96

ORDER Granting 80 Motion to Strike 73 Motion to Vacate; Granting 87 Motion to Strike 82 Letter; and Granting 93 Motion to Strike 91 Letter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 3/27/17. (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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MICHAEL ROWE,

Case No. 2:16-cv-0661-JCM-PAL

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Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER
(Mot Strike – ECF No. 80)
(Mot Strike – ECF No. 87)
(Mot Strike – ECF No. 93)

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et
al.,
Defendants.

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Before the court is Defendants Clark County School District and Clark County School

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District Police Department’s: (1) Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award

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[Doc. 73] (ECF No. 80); (2) Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Letter to Your Honor [Doc. 82] (ECF No.

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87); and (3) Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Letter to Your Honor [Doc. 91] (ECF No. 93). The court

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has reviewed the motions and all Joinders (ECF Nos. 80, 89, 94). No opposition to the Motion to

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Strike (ECF No. 80) has been filed and the time for filing an opposition has expired. Pursuant to

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LR 7-2(d), “The failure of an opposing party to file points and authorities in response to any

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motion, except a motion under Fed. R. Civ. P 56 or a motion for attorney’s fees, constitutes a

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consent to the granting of the motion.”

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The letters to the court Mr. Rowe filed are not motions authorized by the Federal Rules of

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Civil Procedure or the Local Rules of Practice. The stated purpose of ECF No. 82 is to provide

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additional information regarding the lawsuit to the court. ECF No. 91 tells the court Mr. Rowe is

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disgruntled about a number of things, and wants the court to hear his voice. While the court

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appreciates that Mr. Rowe is representing himself, and it is difficult to prosecute a federal lawsuit

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without counsel, he is required to follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, The Local Rules of

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Practice and familiarize himself with the substantive law governing his claims. Filing duplicate
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requests for the same relief and letter requests is simply not permitted, wastes the resources of the

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court and opposing parties, and unnecessarily delays resolution of cases on the merits.

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Having reviewed and considered the matter,

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IT IS ORDERED that Defendants Clark County School District and Clark County School

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District Police Department’s:
1. Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award [Doc. 73] (ECF No.
80) is Granted.

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2. Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Letter to Your Honor [Doc. 82] (ECF No. 87) is Granted.

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3. Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Letter to Your Honor [Doc. 91] (ECF No. 93) is Granted.

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DATED this 27th day of March, 2017.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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