Reed v. Bean et al

Filing 16

ORDER granting 1 Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. The Clerk of the Court shall SEND a copy of this order to the Finance Division of the Clerk's Office. The Clerk of the Court shall also SEND a copy of this order to the attention of the Chief of Inmate Services for the Nevada Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 7011, Carson City, NV 89702.The Clerk of the Court shall electronically SERVE a copy of this order and a copy of Plaintiff's 8 complaint on th e Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada by adding the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to the docket sheet. This does not indicate acceptance of service. Service must be perfected no later than February 16, 2021, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).Subject to the findings of the 7 screening order, no later than December 7, 2020, the Attorney General's Office shall file a notice advising the Court and Plaintiff: See Order for details.If the Attorney General a ccepts service of process for any named defendant(s), such defendant(s) shall file and serve an answer or other response to the complaint no later than January 15, 2021. This case is no longer stayed.Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 11/16/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HAM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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DAVID L REED,

Case No. 2:19-cv-00103-RFB-NJK

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER

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BEAN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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This action began with a pro se civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

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by a person in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Plaintiff has submitted an

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application to proceed in forma pauperis. Docket No. 1. Based on the financial information

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provided, the Court finds that Plaintiff is unable to prepay the full filing fee in this matter.

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The Court imposed a stay on July 1, 2020, and the Court entered a subsequent order in

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which the parties were assigned to mediation by a court-appointed mediator. Docket Nos. 7, 10.

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The Office of the Attorney General has now filed a status report indicating that settlement has not

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been reached and informing the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. Docket No. 15.

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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, Docket No. 1, is GRANTED.

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Plaintiff shall not be required to pay an initial installment of the filing fee. In the event this action

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is dismissed, the full filing fee must still be paid pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

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The movant herein is permitted to maintain this action to conclusion without the

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necessity of prepayment of any additional fees or costs or the giving of security therefor. This

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order granting leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall not extend to the issuance and/or service

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of subpoenas at government expense.

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), the Nevada Department of Corrections shall

pay to the Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Nevada, 20% of the preceding
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month’s deposits to Plaintiff’s account (David L. Reed, # 79594), in the months that the account

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exceeds $10.00, until the full $350.00 filing fee has been paid for this action. The Clerk of the

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Court shall SEND a copy of this order to the Finance Division of the Clerk’s Office. The Clerk

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of the Court shall also SEND a copy of this order to the attention of the Chief of Inmate Services

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for the Nevada Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 7011, Carson City, NV 89702.

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The Clerk of the Court shall electronically SERVE a copy of this order and a copy

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of Plaintiff’s complaint (Docket No. 8) on the Office of the Attorney General of the State of

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Nevada by adding the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to the docket sheet. This does not

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indicate acceptance of service.

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Service must be perfected no later than February 16, 2021, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.

P. 4(m).
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Subject to the findings of the screening order, Docket No. 7, no later than December

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7, 2020, the Attorney General’s Office shall file a notice advising the Court and Plaintiff of: (a)

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the names of the defendants for whom it accepts service; (b) the names of the defendants for whom

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it does not accept service, and (c) the names of the defendants for whom it is filing the last-known-

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address information under seal. As to any of the named defendants for whom the Attorney

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General’s Office cannot accept service, the Office shall file, under seal, but shall not serve the

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inmate Plaintiff the last known address(es) of those defendant(s) for whom it has such information.

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If the last known address of the defendant(s) is a post office box, the Attorney General's Office

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shall attempt to obtain and provide the last known physical address(es).

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If service cannot be accepted for any of the named defendant(s), Plaintiff shall file

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a motion identifying the unserved defendant(s), requesting issuance of a summons, and specifying

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a full name and address for the defendant(s). For the defendant(s) as to which the Attorney General

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has not provided last-known-address information, Plaintiff shall provide the full name and address

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for the defendant(s).

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If the Attorney General accepts service of process for any named defendant(s), such

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defendant(s) shall file and serve an answer or other response to the complaint no later than January

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15, 2021.
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Henceforth, Plaintiff shall serve upon defendant(s) or, if an appearance has been

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entered by counsel, upon their attorney(s), a copy of every pleading, motion or other document

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submitted for consideration by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original document

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submitted for filing a certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document was

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mailed or electronically filed to the defendants or counsel for the defendants. If counsel has

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entered a notice of appearance, Plaintiff shall direct service to the individual attorney named in the

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notice of appearance, at the physical or electronic address stated therein. The Court may disregard

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any document received by a district judge or magistrate judge which has not been filed with the

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Clerk, and any document received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the Clerk which fails to

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include a certificate showing proper service.

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This case is no longer stayed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: November 16, 2020.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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