Houston v. Neven et al

Filing 19

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 18 the dismissal order is VACATED. The Clerk of Court is directed to reopen this case and REINSTATE 5 the application to proceed in forma pauperis as an active, pending motion. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 17 the order scheduling the inmate early mediation conference for 3/31/17, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. is REINSTATED. The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND Houston another copy of the order setting the early mediation conference 17 . IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 14 the screening order's stay and status-report deadlines are REINSTATED. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 3/20/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Brick Houston,

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Plaintiff

2:16-cv-01263-JAD-PAL
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v.

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Dewright Neven, et al.,

Order Vacating Dismissal Order

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[ECF No. 18]

Defendants

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On January 31, 2017, I screened Brick Houston’s § 1983 complaint and ordered him to file an

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updated address with the court by March 2, 2017. When Houston failed to file an updated address by

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this deadline, I dismissed this case without prejudice and vacated the early mediation conference

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scheduled for March 31, 2017.1 The court recently received Houston’s inmate mediation statement

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as directed by the court’s February 22, 2017, order, so it appears that he is still receiving this court’s

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orders.2 In light of Houston’s compliance with the February 22, 2017, order I vacate the dismissal

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order, reopen this case, and reinstate the inmate early mediation conference on March 31, 2017.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the dismissal order [ECF No. 18] is VACATED. The

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Clerk of Court is directed to reopen this case and REINSTATE the application to proceed in

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forma pauperis [ECF No. 5] as an active, pending motion.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the order scheduling the inmate early mediation conference

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for March 31, 2017, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. [ECF No. 17] is REINSTATED. The Clerk of Court is

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directed to SEND Houston another copy of the order setting the early mediation conference [ECF

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No. 17].

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ECF No. 18.

It is unclear where Houston is currently incarcerated. The Nevada Department of Corrections
database states that he is currently housed at Ely State Prison, but his last known address with the
Court is at High Desert State Prison.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the screening order’s stay and status-report deadlines
[ECF No. 14] are REINSTATED.
Dated this 20th day of March, 2017.
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