Bigham v. Skolnik

Full title: RICHARD BIGHAM, Plaintiff, v. HOWARD SKOLNIK, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, D. Nevada

Date published: Oct 6, 2011

Case No. 2:10-CV-01475-RLH-(GWF) (D. Nev. Oct. 6, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. 2:10-CV-01475-RLH-(GWF).

October 6, 2011

ORDER

ROGER HUNT, District Judge

The Attorney General of the State of Nevada has submitted a report (#27) indicating that the parties have not reached a settlement and that the Attorney General intends to proceed with the action.

IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. The Clerk shall electronically serve a copy of this order and a copy of plaintiff's amended complaint (#14) on the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada, attention Pamela Sharp.

2. The Attorney General's Office shall advise the Court within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the entry of this order whether it can accept service of process for the named defendants. As to any of the named defendants for which the Attorney General's Office cannot accept service, the Office shall file, under seal, the last known address(es) of those defendant(s).

3. If service cannot be accepted for any of the named defendant(s), plaintiff shall file a motion identifying the unserved defendant(s), requesting issuance of a summons, and specifying a full name and address for said defendant(s).

4. If the Attorney General accepts service of process for any named defendant(s), such defendant(s) shall file and serve an answer or other response to the amended complaint (#14) within sixty (60) days from the date of this order.

5. Defendant MBI shall file and serve an answer or other response to the amended complaint (#14) within sixty (60) days from the date of this order.

6. Henceforth, plaintiff shall serve upon defendant(s) or, if an appearance has been entered by counsel, upon their attorney(s), a copy of every pleading, motion or other document submitted for consideration by the court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper submitted for filing a certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document was mailed to the defendants or counsel for the defendants. If counsel has entered a notice of appearance, the plaintiff shall direct service to the individual attorney named in the notice of appearance, at the address stated therein. The court may disregard any paper received by a district judge or magistrate judge which has not been filed with the Clerk, and any paper received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the Clerk which fails to include a certificate showing proper service.