Sanchez v. Baca et al
Filing
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ORDER - # 1 IFP Application is GRANTED. NDOC shall pay Clerk from inmate account. Clerk shall SEND this order to Finance, and to NDOC Inmate Services. ( E-service to Finance; mail to NDOC on 11/7/2014. ) Clerk shall E-SERVE this order and P's # 4 Complaint on AG. ( E-service 11/6/2014; Complaint via NEF regeneration.) Subject to # 3 Screening order, AG shall by 11/27/2014 advise re acceptance of service, and file under seal Ds' addresses for which service not accepted. If service n ot accepted, P shall file a motion re unserved Ds. If service accepted, then answer due by 1/5/2015. Henceforth P shall serve Ds a copy of every pleading submitted for consideration, together with a certificate of service. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 11/6/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ROBERT SANCHEZ,
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Plaintiff,
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ISIDRO BACA et al.,
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Defendants.
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3:14-cv-00283-RCJ-WGC
ORDER
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This action is a pro se civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a state
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prisoner. Plaintiff has submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 1).1
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Based on the financial information provided, the Court finds that Plaintiff is unable to prepay
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the full filing fee in this matter.
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The Court entered a screening order on July 9, 2014. (ECF No. 3). The screening
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order imposed a 90-day stay and the parties were encouraged to engage in informal
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settlement discussions. (Id.). The Office of the Attorney General has filed a status report
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indicating that settlement has not been reached and informing the Court of its intent to proceed
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with this action. (ECF No. 13).
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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that:
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Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF 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 that this
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action is dismissed, the full filing fee must still be paid pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).
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Refers to court's docket number.
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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 of
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subpoenas at government expense.
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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), the Nevada Department of Corrections shall
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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 (Robert Sanchez, #1013321), in the months that the
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account exceeds $10.00, until the full $350.00 filing fee has been paid for this action. The
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Clerk of the Court shall SEND a copy of this order to the Finance Division of the Clerk’s Office.
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The Clerk of the Court shall also SEND a copy of this order to the attention of the Chief of
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Inmate Services for the Nevada Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 7011, Carson City, NV
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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 (ECF No. 4) on the Office of the Attorney General of the State of
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Nevada, attention Kat Howe.
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Subject to the findings of the screening order (ECF No. 3), within twenty-one
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(21) days of the date of entry of this order, the Attorney General’s Office shall file a notice
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advising the Court and Plaintiff of: (a) the names of the defendants for whom it accepts
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service; (b) the names of the defendants for whom it does not accept service, and (c) the
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names of the defendants for whom it is filing last-known-address information under seal. As
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to any of the named defendants for which the Attorney General’s Office cannot accept service,
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the Office shall file, under seal, the last known address(es) of those defendant(s) for whom
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it has such information.
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If service cannot be accepted for any of the named defendant(s), Plaintiff shall
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file a motion identifying the unserved defendant(s), requesting issuance of a summons, and
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specifying a full name and address for the defendant(s). For the defendant(s) as to which the
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Attorney General has not provided last-known-address information, Plaintiff shall provide the
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full name and address for the defendant(s).
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If the Attorney General accepts service of process for any named defendant(s),
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such defendant(s) shall file and serve an answer or other response to the complaint within
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sixty (60) days from the date of this order.
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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 paper
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submitted for filing a certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document
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was mailed to the defendants or counsel for the defendants. If counsel has entered a notice
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of appearance, Plaintiff shall direct service to the individual attorney named in the notice of
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appearance, at the address stated therein. The Court may disregard any paper received by
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a district judge or magistrate judge which has not been filed with the Clerk, and any paper
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received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the Clerk which fails to include a certificate
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showing proper service.
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DATED: This 6th day of November, 2014.
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United States Magistrate Judge
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