Opinion
2:12-CV-272 JCM (VCF)
03-19-2012
THE PEOPLE'S LEGISLATURE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ROSS MILLER, Defendant.
ORDER
Presently before the court is proposed intervenor-defendant, the Nevada Legislature's motion seeking leave to file a supplemental response seeking remand. (Doc. #29). Plaintiff has not filed a response.
This court has not yet ruled on the Nevada Legislature's motion to intervene, rendering the Nevada Legislature as a non-party. However, the court will construe the Nevada Legislature as amicus curiae and accept its response and supplemental brief as amicus briefs. See PEST Comm. v. Miller, 648 F. Supp.2d 1202, 1214 (D. Nev. 2009) (treating responsive documents filed by proposed intervenor-defendants "as the equivalent of an amicus brief.").
Good cause being shown, the Nevada Legislature's motion is granted. The court will take note of the supplemental response (doc. #29-1) in determining whether this matter should be remanded. Further, the court will grant plaintiffs an opportunity to respond to the supplemental motion.
Pursuant to the forgoing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Nevada Legislature's motion seeking leave to file a supplement (doc. #29) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs shall have up to, and including, Thursday, March 22, 2012, to file a response, if any, to the supplement.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE