Patino v. Nevada Department of Corrections et al

Filing 50

ORDER STRIKING ECF No. 48 Letter requesting appointment of counsel. The Court further advises Patino that the instant case was dismissed without prejudice and judgment was entered accordingly on April 4, 2022. (ECF Nos. 44 , 45 .) Therefore, above-captioned case is closed, and no further documents should be filed. To the extent Patino wishes to challenge his deportation or the status of his current confinement, he may file a new action. The Clerk shall SEND to Patino the appropriate forms for commencing a new case. (IFP, 1983 forms mailed to P at Nye County Detention Center on 6/7/2022.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 6/6/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM) (Main Document 50 replaced on 6/7/2022) (DRM).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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TULIO PATINO,

Case No. 3:18-CV-00241-RCJ-CLB

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Plaintiff,
v.
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,

ORDER STRIKING LETTER
REQUESTING APPOINTMENT
OF COUNSEL
[ECF No. 48]

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Defendants.
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On May 31, 2022, this Court received a letter from Plaintiff Tulio Patino (“Patino”)

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who is currently incarcerated in the Nye County Detention Center requesting appointment
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of counsel. (ECF No. 48.) Pursuant to General Order 2021-05 Section 3(d), “[p]arties must
not file “notices” or “letters” with the Court unless it is to notify the Court of procedural

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changes such as changes of address or notices of a change in counsel. Parties must not
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use notices or letters to ask the Court to rule on a motion. A request for the Court to rule
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on something must be filed as a motion. Improperly filed “notices” or “letters” will be
stricken from the docket. Therefore, Patino’s letter is here by STRICKEN. (ECF No. 48.)

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The Court further advises Patino that the instant case was dismissed without
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prejudice and judgment was entered accordingly on April 4, 2022. (ECF Nos. 44, 45.)
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Therefore, above-captioned case is closed, and no further documents should be filed. To
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the extent Patino wishes to challenge his deportation or the status of his current
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confinement, he may file a new action. The Clerk shall SEND to Patino the appropriate
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forms for commencing a new case.
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June 6, 2022
DATED: ______________.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE