Lowery v. El Cortez Hotel & Casino

Filing 42

ORDER denying 38 Motion for emergency temporary relief. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 3/26/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CAH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Case No.: 2:23-cv-01416-JAD-BNW
Brandon Dale Lowery,

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Plaintiff

Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for
Emergency Temporary Relief

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[ECF No. 38]

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Defendant
Brandon Dale Lowery sues the El Cortez Casino for $20,000,000 for sending “out a mass

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9 text message to El Cortez employees claiming that [he] was a Sexual Predator.”1 On March 20,
10 2024, Lowery filed a “motion for emergency temporary relief—financial assistance for basic
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13 assistance to “secure temporary shelter” and “ensure access to adequate food and water.”2
While the undersigned is sympathetic to Lowery’s situation, the federal court does not

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15 provide financial assistance to litigants. Lowery was granted permission to proceed in forma
16 pauperis in this case and is thus relieved of the obligation to pay the court’s filing fee and is
17 entitled to have the U.S. Marshals Service effectuate service free of charge.3 Those are the only
18 monetary benefits available from this court.
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ECF No. 6 at 4.

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ECF No. 38.

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See ECF No. 4; ECF No. 12.

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Conclusion
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Lowery’s motion for emergency temporary relief

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U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey
March 26, 2024

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