Opinion
2:22-cv-00219-GMN-VCF
01-31-2023
WILLIAM L SABATINI., Plaintiff, v. NEVADA STATE BOARD OF NURSING, et al, Defendants.
ORDER SEALED LETTER [ECF NO. 69]
CAM FERENBACH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On January 30, 2028, Plaintiff William L. Sabatini filed a letter under seal on the docket. ECF No. 69.
Local Rule IA 7-1(b) provides:
Except a provided in subsection (a) an attorney or pro se party may not send case related correspondence, such as letters, emails or facsimiles, to the court. All communications with the court must be styled as a motion, stipulation or notice, and must be filed in the court's docket and served on all other attorneys or pro se parties. The court may strike any case-related correspondence filed in the court's docket that is not styled as a motion, stipulation or notice.
Local Rule IA 7-2(b) provides:
Neither party nor an attorney for any party may make an ex parte communication except as specifically permitted by court order of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. An ex parte motion or application must articulate the rule that permits ex parte filing and why it is filed on an ex parte basis.
A letter filed under seal is an ex parte communication as defined in Local Rule IA 7-2(a). It is an attempt to communicate with a judge when the opposing party is not present or copied.
Plaintiff's filing of ECF No. 69 violates LR IA 7-1(b) as the letter does not comply with the exception stated in LR IA 7-1(a), and it is not styled as a motion, stipulation or notice. This filing also violates LR IA 7-2(b) as it is an improper ex parte communication.
Accordingly, I ORDER the Sealed Letter from Plaintiff William Sabatini [ECF No. 69] STRICKEN.
IT IS SO ORDERED.