Lawrence et al v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al

Filing 47

ORDER Denying 42 - 44 Motions to Appoint Guardian ad Litem as unnecessary and STRICKEN for violating the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 1/8/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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JACQUELINE LAWRENCE, et al.,

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Plaintiff(s),

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v.

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LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT, et al.,

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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:16-cv-03039-JCM-NJK
ORDER
(Docket Nos. 42-44)

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Pending before the Court are petitions for appointment of guardian ad litem, Docket Nos. 42-44,

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which appear unnecessary in light of the subsequent motion for appointment of guardian ad litem.

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Docket No. 45.1 Moreover, in violation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules,

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counsel has filed on the public docket the birth dates of the minors in each petition. Compare, e.g.,

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Docket No. 42 at 2 with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a)(2) (redaction required for birth dates except as to the year

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of birth), Local Rule IC 6-1(a)(3) (same).

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The Court expresses no opinion herein as to the motion for appointment of guardians ad litem at
Docket No. 45.

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Accordingly, the petitions at Docket Nos. 42-44 are DENIED as unnecessary and STRICKEN

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for violating the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules. To the extent the petitions were

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intended to serve as factual support for the motion, they shall be refiled as declarations. Counsel shall

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strictly comply with the redaction requirements for personal identifiers moving forward.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: January 8, 2018

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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