Bauman v. Nevada Dept of Corrections et al

Filing 3

ORDER that Plaintiff must file a written notice with the courtproviding his updated mailing address by 2/15/2019. Failure to submit the updated address by this date will result in dismissal of this case without prejudice. Plaintiff's 1 Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is Denied as moot. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 1/15/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

3 Douglas Bauman,
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Case No.: 2:18-cv-00109-JAD-VCF

Plaintiff
Order directing plaintiff to update his
mailing address and denying in forma
pauperis application as moot

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6 Nevada Department of Corrections, et al.,
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Defendants

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Plaintiff Douglas Bauman brings this civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on

9 events that he claims occurred during his incarceration at Nevada’s Southern Desert Correctional
10 Center (SDCC). Bauman lists SDCC as his mailing address, but according to the Nevada
11 Department of Corrections inmate database, Bauman is no longer incarcerated. Under Nevada
12 Local Rule of Practice IA 3-1, a “pro se party must immediately file with the court written
13 notification of any change of mailing address . . . .” I therefore order Bauman to provide the
14 court his updated mailing address by February 15, 2019. Failure to submit the updated address
15 by this date will result in dismissal of this case without prejudice.1
I also deny Bauman’s pending application to proceed in forma pauperis2 as moot because

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17 he submitted the forms designated for presently incarcerated plaintiffs, and he is no longer
18 incarcerated. If Bauman timely updates his mailing address, I will issue a separate order
19 directing the Clerk of Court to mail him the correct forms and ordering Bauman to return the
20 completed forms by a specified date. Alternatively, Bauman can pay the full $400 filing fee.
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L.R. IA 3-1.

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ECF No. 1.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Bauman must file a written notice with the court

2 providing his updated mailing address by February 15, 2019. Failure to submit the updated
3 address by this date will result in dismissal of this case without prejudice.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Bauman’s application to proceed in forma pauperis

5 [ECF No. 1] is DENIED as MOOT. If Bauman timely updates his mailing address, I will issue
6 a separate order directing the Clerk of Court to mail him the correct forms and ordering Bauman
7 to return the completed forms by a specified date.
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Dated: January 15, 2019

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U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey

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