Norwood v. Medsource Management Group LLC

Filing 7

ORDER WITHDRAWING ECF No. 5 Report and Recommendation. The Clerk shall issue summons to Defendant and deliver the same to the USM for service. Plaintiff shall have twenty days in which to furnish the USM with the required Form USM-285. (Summons, Amended complaint, and Order to USM; and USM-285 form to P, on 7/13/2017.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 7/13/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 10 BELINDA F. NORWOOD, 15 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 16 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint on February 17, 2017. 17 Docket No. 3. The Court found that Plaintiff failed to state a claim and failed to allege that she had 18 exhausted her administrative remedies. Docket No. 3. To the extent she could cure those 19 deficiencies, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file an amended complaint by March 20, 2017. Id. 20 Plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint by that date. As a result, the undersigned recommended 21 that this case be dismissed without prejudice on June 23, 2017. Docket No. 5. Plaintiff has now 22 filed an amended complaint. Docket No. 5. In light of Plaintiff’s filing that amended complaint, the 23 undersigned WITHDRAWS the report and recommendation. Nonetheless, the Court cautions 24 Plaintiff that she must comply with Court orders as this case moves forward, and that failing to do 25 so may result in the imposition of sanctions, up to and including case-dispositive sanctions. 11 Plaintiff(s), 12 v. 13 MEDSOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, 14 Defendant(s). Case No. 2:17-cv-00483-MMD-NJK ORDER 26 Turning to Plaintiff’s amended complaint, the Court finds that it suffices to survive the 27 screening process. First, Plaintiff alleges that she exhausted her administrative remedies and 28 received a right to sue letter. See Docket No. 6 at ¶ 10. Second, Plaintiff has stated a claim for at 1 least FMLA interference. To state a claim for FMLA interference, a plaintiff must show “(1) he was 2 eligible for the FMLA’s protections, (2) his employer was covered by the FMLA, (3) he was entitled 3 to leave under the FMLA, (4) he provided notice of his intent to take leave, and (5) his employer 4 denied him [his rightful] benefits.” Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc., 743 F.3d 1236, 1243 (9th 5 Cir. 2014). Plaintiff has alleged each of these elements. See Docket No. 6 at ¶ 15. Accordingly, 6 Plaintiff has stated a claim for FMLA retaliation.1 7 Based on the foregoing and good cause appearing, therefore, IT IS ORDERED that: 8 1. The Clerk of the Court shall issue summons to Defendant and deliver the same to the 9 U.S. Marshal for service. Plaintiff shall have twenty days in which to furnish the 10 U.S. Marshal with the required Form USM-285. Within twenty days after receiving 11 from the U.S. Marshal a copy of the Form USM-285, showing whether service has 12 been accomplished, Plaintiff must file a notice with the court identifying whether 13 Defendants were served. If Plaintiff wishes to have service again attempted on an 14 unserved defendant, a motion must be filed identifying the unserved defendant and 15 specifying a more detailed name and/or address for said defendant, or whether some 16 other manner of service should be attempted. Pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal 17 Rules of Civil Procedure, service must be accomplished within 90 days from the date 18 this order is entered. 19 Dated: July 13, 2017 20 21 NANCY J. KOPPE United States Magistrate Judge 22 23 24 25 26 1 27 28 Because Plaintiff states a claim as to FMLA interference, the Court declines to further screen her amended complaint. See, e.g., Bem v. Clark County School Dist., 2015 WL 300373, at *3 n.1. (D. Nev. Jan. 21, 2015). Nothing herein precludes Defendant from filing a motion to dismiss as to any claim brought by Plaintiff. See, e.g., id. -2-

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