Opinion
Case No. 2:17-CV-74 JCM (PAL)
02-07-2017
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff(s), v. SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC, et al., Defendant(s).
ORDER
Presently before the court is defendant SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC's demand for security of costs, pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute ("NRS") 18.130(1). (ECF No. 13).
"When a plaintiff in an action resides out of the State, or is a foreign corporation, security for the costs and charges which may be awarded against such plaintiff may be required by the defendant . . . ." NRS 18.130. Further, "[i]t is the policy of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada to enforce the requirements of NRS 18.130 in diversity actions." Feagins v. Trump Org., 2012 WL 925027 (D. Nev. 2012) (citing Hamar v. Hyatt Corp., 98 F.R.D. 305, 305-6 (D. Nev. 1983); Arrambide v. St. Mary's Hosp., Inc., 647 F.Supp. 1148, 1149 (D. Nev. 1986)).
In its complaint, plaintiff JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. asserts that it "is a national banking association with its main office in the State of Ohio." (ECF No. 1 at 1). There is no indication here that plaintiff is a resident of Nevada or is otherwise not a foreign corporation.
This court finds that defendant properly invokes NRS 18.130. Pursuant to that statute, plaintiff is to deposit $500.00 with the clerk of court for "costs and charges as may be awarded" in this case. NRS 18.130.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that defendant's demand for security costs, (ECF No. 13) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall post a cost bond in the amount of $500.00 or make a cash deposit of $500.00 as to SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC within seven (7) days of the entry of this order.
DATED February 7, 2017.
/s/ James C. Mahan
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE