Strohmeyer v. Belanger et al

Filing 54

ORDER that Clerk shall electronically SERVE NV AG with a copy of this order and a copy of ECF No. 33 Plaintiff's second amended complaint (E-service and NEF regenerated on 8/2/2018); service must be perfected by 10/31/2018; AG to advise Court by 8/23/2018 re acceptance of service and/or provide last-known-address information under seal; plaintiff to file a motion identifying the unserved defendant(s), requesting issuance of a summons, and specifying a full name and ad dress for the defendant(s); answer/response due due within 60 days for any defendants represented; Plaintiff shall serve defendants copy of all pleadings and include certificate of service; this case is no longer stayed. See order for further details and instructions. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 8/2/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JEREMY JOSEPH STROHMEYER,

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Case No. 3:14-cv-00661-RCJ-WGC

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
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K. BELANGER et al.,
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Defendants.
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This action is a pro se civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by

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a state prisoner.1 The Court entered a screening order on March 27, 2018. (ECF No.

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44). The screening order imposed a 90-day stay and the Court entered a subsequent

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order in which the parties were assigned to mediation by a court-appointed mediator.

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(ECF Nos. 44, 46). The Office of the Attorney General has filed a status report indicating

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that settlement has not been reached and informing the Court of its intent to proceed with

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this action. (ECF No. 52).

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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that:

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

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a copy of Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (ECF No. 33) on the Office of the Attorney

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General of the State of Nevada by adding the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to

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the docket sheet. This does not indicate acceptance of service.

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The Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis in an earlier order.
(See ECF No. 8).
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Service must be perfected within ninety (90) days from the date of this order

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).
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Subject to the findings of the screening order (ECF No. 44), within twenty-

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one (21) days of the date of entry of this order, the Attorney General’s Office shall file a

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notice advising the Court and Plaintiff of: (a) the names of the defendants for whom it

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accepts service; (b) the names of the defendants for whom it does not accept service,

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and (c) the names of the defendants for whom it is filing the last-known-address

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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

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

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information. If the last known address of the defendant(s) is a post office box, the Attorney

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General's Office 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

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shall file a motion identifying the unserved defendant(s), requesting issuance of a

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summons, and specifying a full name and address for the defendant(s).

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defendant(s) as to which the Attorney General has not provided last-known-address

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information, Plaintiff shall provide the full name and address for the defendant(s).

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For the

If the Attorney General accepts service of process for any named

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defendant(s), such defendant(s) shall file and serve an answer or other response to the

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second amended complaint within 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

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

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

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

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the document was mailed or electronically filed to the defendants or counsel for the

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defendants. If counsel has entered a notice of appearance, Plaintiff shall direct service

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to the individual attorney named in the notice of appearance, at the physical or electronic

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address stated therein. The Court may disregard any document received by a district
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judge or magistrate judge which has not been filed with the Clerk, and any document

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received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the Clerk which fails to include a

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certificate showing proper service.

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This case is no longer stayed.

DATED THIS 2nd day of August 2018.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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