Moreira-Brown v. Las Vegas Review Journal Inc. et al

Filing 32

ORDER that 23 Motion to Compel is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 2/10/17. (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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HERBERT MOREIRA-BROWN,
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Plaintiff,
vs.

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LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.

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Case No. 2:16-cv-02002-JAD-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 23)

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to compel. Docket No. 23. Defendants Las

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Vegas Review Journal, Inc. and Thevenot filed a response. Docket No. 24. No reply was filed. See

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Docket. This action arises out of an article that Defendant Las Vegas Review Journal, Inc.

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published, which discusses the allegations of a confidential source who is the Jane Doe defendant

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in this action. See id. Plaintiff asks the Court to compel Defendants Las Vegas Review Journal, Inc.

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and Thevenot to “disclose to the Plaintiff such pertinent information as would permit the Plaintiff

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to identify the [Jane Doe] defendant and serve her.” Id. at 8.

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Plaintiff does not appear to have made any effort to meet and confer with Defendants about

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this issue, as the Local Rules require. See Docket No. 23; Docket No. 24 at 2; LR 26-7(c).

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Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to compel, Docket No. 23, without prejudice.

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Additionally, Plaintiff’s motion fails to cite relevant rules or case law. See id. at 8. Any renewed

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motion may only be filed after a meet and confer that complies with the Local Rules, and must

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contain a meaningful discussion of relevant standards.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 10, 2017

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge