Matthews v. Gentry et al

Filing 15

ORDER - Plaintiff's attorney will file a notice of appearance by Friday, May 1, 2020. If no attorney files a notice of appearance, the Court will reschedule the early inmate mediation conference and Plaintiff will appear pro se. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 4/7/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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IVAN LEE MATTHEWS, II,

Case No. 3:19-cv-00003-RCJ-WGC

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Plaintiff

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ORDER

v.
JO GENTRY et al.,

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Defendants

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I.

DISCUSSION

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On February 18, 2020, the parties were scheduled for an early inmate mediation

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conference. (ECF No. 10). However, the mediation did not occur because Plaintiff

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advised the mediator that he believed his family had hired an attorney. (Id.) The Court

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stated that the mediation would be rescheduled when Plaintiff’s attorney filed a notice of

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appearance. (Id.) No attorney has filed a notice of appearance in this case. The Court

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now orders Plaintiff’s attorney, if he has one, to file a notice of appearance in this case by

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Friday, May 1, 2020. If no attorney files a notice of appearance, the Court will reschedule

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the early inmate mediation conference and Plaintiff will appear pro se.

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II.

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CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, it is ordered that Plaintiff’s attorney will file a notice of

appearance by Friday, May 1, 2020.
It is further ordered that, if no attorney files a notice of appearance, the Court will
reschedule the early inmate mediation conference and Plaintiff will appear pro se.
DATED: April 7, 2020.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE