Schumacher v. United States Forest Service

Filing 30

ORDER Granting 29 Stipulation to Amend Caption and 1 Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 9/12/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

1 NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH
United States Attorney
2 District of Nevada
Nevada Bar No. 13644
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4 BRIANNA SMITH
Assistant United States Attorney
5 Nevada Bar No. 11795
501 Las Vegas Blvd. So., Suite 1100
6 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
7 [e-mail]
8 Attorneys for the United States Forest Service
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Jane Schumacher,
Plaintiff,

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v.
United States Forest Service, an agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture;
Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department
of Agriculture; and DOES I-X.

Case No. 2:18-cv-00375-RFP-DJA
Stipulation and Order to Amend
Caption and Complaint

Defendants.

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Defendant United States of America, on behalf of the United States Forest Service,

22 and Plaintiff Jane Schumacher herein stipulate that Plaintiff shall have 14 days to amend the
23 caption of Plaintiff’s Complaint to remove United States Forest Service, an agency of the
24 United States Department of Agriculture from the caption and any allegations of the
25 complaint because the head of the agency is only the properly named defendant in this action.
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The parties further agree that upon the filing of the second amended complaint, the

27 U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada, c/o AUSA Brianna Smith, will accept service of
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Case 2:18-cv-00375-RFB-DJA Document 29 Filed 09/10/19 Page 2 of 2

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the summons and amended complaint for Defendant Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the

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Department of Agriculture.

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Finally, the parties agree that after effecting service, Defendant will have 60 days to
file the answer to the second amended complaint.
Respectfully submitted this 10th day of September, 2019.

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NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH
United States Attorney
/s Brianna Smith
BRIANNA SMITH
Assistant United States Attorney
Counsel for Defendant

/s Scott E. Lundy
SCOTT E. LUNDY
REMPFER MOTT LUNDY, PLLC
Counsel for Plaintiff

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September , 2019.
12, 2019
UNITED AlbregtsDISTRICT JUDGE
Daniel J. STAES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
United States Magistrate Judge

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