Morris v. Nevada Gaming Control Board et al
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ORDER that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke ECF No. 3 is accepted and adopted in its entirety; Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ECF No. 3 is granted; the Clerk file the complaint ECF No. 1 -1; the complaint is dismissed with prejudice; Clerk is instructed to close this case. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 10/10/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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BRENT MORRIS,
Case No. 3:16-cv-00604-MMD-VPC
Plaintiff,
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v.
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NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD,
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ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
VALERIE P. COOKE
Defendant.
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Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate
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Judge Valerie P. Cooke (ECF No. 4) (“R&R”) relating to Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed
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In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1) and pro se complaint (ECF No. 1-1).
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recommends granting plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing
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the complaint with prejudice. Plaintiff filed his objection thereto on July 19, 2017 (ECF
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No. 4).
The R&R
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This Court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or
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recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Where a party
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timely objects to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, then the court is
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required to “make a de novo determination of those portions of the [report and
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recommendation] to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
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In light of plaintiff’s objections, the Court has engaged in a de novo review to
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determine whether to adopt Magistrate Judge Cooke’s recommendations. Judge Cooke
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found that Plaintiff filed two nearly identical cases in this district: Morris v. Orleans Hotel
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and Casino, case no. 2:12-cv-01683-JCM-CWH; and Morris v. Caberto, case no. 2:16-
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cv-02416-GMN-NJK. (ECF No. 3 at 3.) Plaintiff contends that this Court granted him
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leave to file claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when the Court dismissed his petition for writ
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of habeas corpus in case no. 3:16-cv-00212-MMD-WGC. (ECF No. 4 at 4.) In that case,
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the Court dismissed the petition and noted that petitioner “may have a claim that is
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cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983” and directed the Clerk to send petitioner the proper
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civil rights complaint form. (Moriss v. Baca, case no. 3:16-cv-00212-MMD-WGC (ECF
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No. 6 at 1-2).) However, the Court did not grant leave for Plaintiff file duplicative actions
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as he has done by initiating this action. Therefore, this Court finds good cause to adopt
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the Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation in full for the reasons articulated in the R&R.
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It
is
therefore
ordered,
adjudged
and
decreed
that
the
Report
and
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Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke (ECF No. 3) is accepted and
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adopted in its entirety.
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It is ordered that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 3)
is granted.
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It is further ordered that the Clerk file the complaint (ECF No. 1-1)
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It is further ordered that the complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
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The Clerk is instructed to close this case.
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DATED THIS 10th day of October 2017.
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MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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