White v. Stroud et al

Filing 26

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 23 Motion for Jury Trial. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 10/16/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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LEE A. WHITE,
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Case No. 2:16–cv–01789–GMN–VCF

Plaintiff,
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vs.

ORDER

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BRUCE STROUD, et al.,

MOTION FOR JURY TRIAL (ECF NO.23)

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Defendants.

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Before the Court is Plaintiff Lee White’s Motion for Jury Trial (ECF 23). For the reasons stated
below, Plaintiff’s motion is denied.

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In his motion, Plaintiff lists the basis for his claims and requests a judgment granting Plaintiff

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(1) compensatory damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) a jury trial, and (4) costs. (ECR 23 at 1-3). This
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motion was filed two days before Defendants filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF 24). At this
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stage of the proceedings, any order granting judgment in Plaintiff’s favor or setting a trial date would be
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premature.1
ACCORDINGLY, and for good cause shown,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion (ECF 23) is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 16th day of October, 2017.

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CAM FERENBACH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Court notes that Plaintiff included a jury trial demand in his complaint (ECF No. 6), so this motion is not construed as a
demand for jury trial.

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