Ramos-Rodriguez v. Beck et al

Filing 7

ORDER. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the clerk of court shall take the complaint that is docketed in this case at 1 -1 and file it in case number 2:15-cv-01212-GMN-NJK as if it were filed on 2/16/17 in that case. The clerk of court is instructed to close this case. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 4/12/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 *** 4 MANUEL RAMOS-RODRIGUEZ, 5 6 7 8 Case No. 2:17-cv-00498-APG-PAL Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK’S OFFICE TO FILE COMPLAINT IN THIS CASE IN CASE NO. 2:15-CV01212-GMN-NJK AND TO CLOSE THIS CASE v. ALYN BECK, et al., Defendants. 9 10 On February 16, 2017, plaintiff Manuel Ramos-Rodriguez filed a complaint which the 11 clerk’s office docketed as a new action. ECF No. 1. Magistrate Judge Leen then directed Ramos- 12 Rodriguez to complete an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. ECF No. 13 2. Ramos-Rodriguez complied, but he also sent a notice to the court inquiring why his case was 14 assigned a new case number when he intended that his complaint be the amended complaint in 15 case number 2:15-cv-01212-GMN-NJK. ECF No. 6. 16 In light of Ramos-Rodriguez’s explanation that this case was opened in error, I will direct 17 the clerk’s office to file the complaint docketed in this case at ECF No. 1-1 in case number 2:15- 18 cv-01212-GMN-NJK as if it had been filed in that case as of February 16, 2017. I further will 19 instruct the clerk of court to close this case. Ramos-Rodriguez is advised that he should ensure 20 his future submissions to the court bear the correct caption and case number to avoid confusion in 21 the future and to ensure his documents are properly filed. 22 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the clerk of court shall take the complaint that is 23 docketed in this case at ECF No. 1-1 and file it in case number 2:15-cv-01212-GMN-NJK as if it 24 were filed on February 16, 2017 in that case. The clerk of court is instructed to close this case. 25 DATED this 12th day of April, 2017. 26 27 28 ANDREW P. GORDON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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