Brandon v. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

RAYE THERESA ZAMMIT, Case No. 2:21-cv-00738-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. RICHARD SOLOMONS, et al., Defendant(s). TANYA RENEE ROBERSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00740-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. FRANK GIUNTA, Defendant(s). AARON JOHN DEVRIES, et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00741-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. JASON MIKKELSEN, Defendant(s). ALESA LYN HART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00742-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. DAVID SIMON, et al., Defendant(s). BAHAELDEEN JACKNOON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00743-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

ALESA LYN HART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00744-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

COMPANY, LLC, et al., Defendant(s). BARBARA J. STRUTHERS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00745-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. MORTON SCHAPIRO, et al., Defendant(s). ALESA LYN HART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00746-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. NATHAN BENDERSON, Defendant(s). BECKY BARNES-BOERS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00747-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. FIRST STREET SCHOOL, et al., Defendant(s). ALESA LYNN HART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00748-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

BETTY J. BENNING, Case No. 2:21-cv-00749-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

GARY C. MOHR, et al., Defendant(s).

ALESA LYN HART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00750-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MARY DILLON, et al., Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00751-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

RITE AID STORE #10640, MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). ALESA LYN HART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00752-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. ARNE SORENSON, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00753-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MACY’S GENERAL MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s).

TENNILLE IRENE HOUSTON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00754-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BRIAN BEAN, et al., Defendant(s).

AMORINE LEWIS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00755-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ROSSMORE PARK HOA PRESIDENT, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLARE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00756-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. U.S. POST OFFICE, MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). TERESA ANN MCCONNELL, Case No. 2:21-cv-00757-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. TERESA PARKHURST, Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00758-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BED, BATH & BEYOND, et al., Defendant(s).

TERRI JAYNE READ, Case No. 2:21-cv-00759-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

HOLIDAY INN CLUB VACATIONS, et al., Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00760-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, et al., Defendant(s).

AMY DEANNA HOOD, Case No. 2:21-cv-00761-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

JOHN C. MALONE, et al., Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLARE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00762-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

WALT WHITMAN SHOPS, et al., Defendant(s). THOMAS K. BEADLING, Case No. 2:21-cv-00763-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

JENNIFER CUTHBERT, et al., Defendant(s).

ANDY SEEMAN, Case No. 2:21-cv-00764-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MATTHEW JOBLON, et al., Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00766-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

COSTCO WHOLESALE, et al., Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00767-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

THE HOME DEPOT, et al., Defendant(s).

ANISSA RAHIMIZAD KENYON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00768-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CARMEN PORTELA, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00769-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STOP & SHOP, et al., Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00771-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STAPLES, et al., Defendant(s).

T.R.J., et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00772-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MR. ANDREY KRUGLYKIN, et al., Defendant(s).

ANNE ELIZABETH FERRANTE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00774-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

SC INVESTMENTS LAS VEGAS INC., et al., Defendant(s). C.C.H., et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00775-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. DELLCOR MANAGEMENT, INC., Defendant(s). JENNIFER C. MUELLER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00776-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

TERRY MANUEL, et al., Defendant(s).

ANTHONY JOHN AMORELLO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00777-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

DOUGLAS A. KESSLER, et al., Defendant(s).

TRICHELE REESE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00778-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES, LP, et al., Defendant(s). JOHN DONALD MESZAROS, et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00779-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Defendant(s). VALERIE BATCHELOR, et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00780-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA, et al., Defendant(s).

CAROL A. WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00781-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ATLANTA MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). JOHN SMITH WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00782-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. MICHAEL W. BRYANT, Defendant(s). WILLIAM FREDERICK SAAR, Case No. 2:21-cv-00783-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. STEVEN B. TANGER, et al., Defendant(s). JUDY KAY KATZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-00784-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. MOLINE POST OFFICE POSTMASTER, et al., Defendant(s).

JULIE SIKORSKY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00785-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

DAVID JEFFREY, et al., Defendant(s). JASON CLARK, Case No. 2:21-cv-00786-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

INC., et al., Defendant(s). JEANNE MCARDLE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00787-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. CAZENOVIA PROPERTIES, LLC, Defendant(s). JEANNE MCARDLE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00788-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. 79 ALBANY STREET REALTY, INC., et al., Defendant(s).

JAMES MARTIN WOLF, Case No. 2:21-cv-00789-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

RICHARD SOLOMONS, et al., Defendant(s).

JAN SNELL HOUSTON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00790-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

et al., Defendant(s).

JAN SNELL HOUSTON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00791-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CENTER, et al., Defendant(s). JANET J. MCALISTER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00792-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. JACK MILLER, et al., Defendant(s). JANETTE PIRIE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00793-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. DRD HOSPITALITY, INC., et al., Defendant(s). JASON CLARK, Case No. 2:21-cv-00794-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. JOHN LILLY, M.D., et al., Defendant(s). JASON CLARK, Case No. 2:21-cv-00795-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. PAUL J. WITT, Defendant(s).

ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00796-APG-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

TARGET HUNTINGTON MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00797-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. KETEWOMOKE YACHT CLUB, Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00798-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, NY, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLARE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00800-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. KMART STORE #9381 MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). HEATHER RENEE NANCE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00801-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. DAVE KING, et al., Defendant(s).

HEATHER RENEE NANCE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00802-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STEPHEN P. JOYCE, et al., Defendant(s).

DEBRA L. HUGHSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00803-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

DAVID KONG, et al., Defendant(s).

DENNIS J. TROCCIOLA, Case No. 2:21-cv-00804-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

PRC GROUP, et al., Defendant(s).

DIANE QUACKENBUSH, Case No. 2:21-cv-00805-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

JOEY DECUFFA, et al., Defendant(s).

DOMINIC L. MAZZONE, JR., Case No. 2:21-cv-00806-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

JANET MOLLEN, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00807-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

KING KULLEN GENERAL MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). ELEANOR CLAIRE D’AMICO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00808-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. PRIME RESTAURANT MANAGER, et al., Defendant(s). COREY ADAM HANSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00809-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. MICHAEL BRINDSI, et al., Defendant(s). CHRISTINA EARHEART, Case No. 2:21-cv-00810-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. RICHARD SOLOMONS, Defendant(s). GARTH A. LEONARD, Case No. 2:21-cv-00811-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICES POSTMASTER, et al., Defendant(s). CYNTHIA GATES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00812-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

WAYNE B. GOLDBERG, et al., Defendant(s).

GINA B. WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00813-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ALEX C. CABANAS, et al., Defendant(s).

CYNTHIA GATES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00814-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC, et al.,

Defendant(s).

DALE AUSTIN STOPP, Case No. 2:21-cv-00815-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

DAVID ALAN FIELDSEND, Case No. 2:21-cv-00816-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

LA QUINTA HOLDINGS, et al., Defendant(s). DAVID J. WHITE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00817-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MICHEL T. REYNOLDS, et al., Defendant(s).

DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM, Case No. 2:21-cv-00818-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

FEDEX CORPORATION, et al., Defendant(s).

DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM, Case No. 2:21-cv-00819-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CAROL Z. GARRISON, et al., Defendant(s).

DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM, Case No. 2:21-cv-00820-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BIRMINGHAM CITY HALL, et al., Defendant(s).

KATHERINE MARY TROTTIER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00821-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

DAVID J.G. BLACKMORE, et al., Defendant(s). KATHERINE MARY TROTTIER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00822-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

GORDON KNAPP, et al., Defendant(s).

KATHERINE MARY TROTTIER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00823-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STEVE EASTERBROOK, et al., Defendant(s).

KELLY-ANN LARSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00824-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BROTHERS, Defendant(s). KENNETH M. MERONEY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00825-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA, et al., Defendant(s). KENNETH MERONY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00826-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA, et al., Defendant(s).

KRISTEN RICHMOND, Case No. 2:21-cv-00827-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

LAURA BARTEL, Case No. 2:21-cv-00828-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

INC., et al., Defendant(s). LAURA BARTEL, Case No. 2:21-cv-00829-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. BEST WESTERN CORPORATE OFFICE AND HEADQUARTERS, et al., Defendant(s).

LAURA BARTEL, Case No. 2:21-cv-00830-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CORPORATION, et al., Defendant(s). LAURA BARTEL, Case No. 2:21-cv-00832-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. LA QUINTA HOLDINGS, et al., Defendant(s).

LAURA BETA GRABER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00833-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

GENERAL, et al., Defendant(s). LAURA XIRENA GONZALEZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-00834-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. DANNY GUTIERREZ, SR., et al., Defendant(s). LAURALEE TYLER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00836-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, et al., Defendant(s). LINDA SUE WITTUM, Case No. 2:21-cv-00838-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. TRAVIS JANTZEN, et al., Defendant(s). KATHERINE MARY TROTTIER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00839-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. JOHN GAINOR, et al., Defendant(s).

LINK J. CHANEY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00840-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

LUCRECIA PEREZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-00841-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STUART D. GOLDSTEIN, et al., Defendant(s).

MARK ALLAN UNTERSCHER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00842-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STEPHEN P. HOLMES, et al., Defendant(s).

MARK ALLAN UNTERSEHER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00845-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

HOLIDAY INN CLUB VACATIONS, et al., Defendant(s).

MARLA DEWALT SUMMEY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00846-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BOARD CHAIRMAN AND SCHOOL RECTOR, et al., Defendant(s). MARLA DEWALT SUMMEY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00847-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

TAMMY WEBB, et al., Defendant(s).

MARY BETH ENGLUND, Case No. 2:21-cv-00849-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

KARYN HUEMOELLER, et al., Defendant(s).

PATRICK CHARLES PARKER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00850-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

JOHN ADAMS, et al., Defendant(s).

PAUL ALLEN TAYLOR, Case No. 2:21-cv-00851-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

GENE IMEL, et al., Defendant(s).

MARYANNE CHRISTINA PIENTA, Case No. 2:21-cv-00852-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ANTHONY CLARK, et al., Defendant(s). PAUL JAMES CAPASSO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00853-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CHRIS ROUSSOS, et al., Defendant(s).

PAULINE VICTORIA AUGHE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00854-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ALBERT JEYTE, et al., Defendant(s).

RICK SCHUSSLER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00855-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

STONEPINE HOA PRESIDENT, et al., Defendant(s).

ROBERT J. GARLOW, Case No. 2:21-cv-00856-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

RICHARD M. BRACKEN, et al., Defendant(s).

CONNIE CARR, Case No. 2:21-cv-00857-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendant(s).

ROBERT WESLEY HENDERSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00858-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CRAIG M. NASH, et al., Defendant(s).

ROBIN FLYNN, Case No. 2:21-cv-00859-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

JOHN Z. KUKRAL, et al., Defendant(s).

RONALD LEE PENDLETON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00860-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BIGLARI HOLDINGS, et al., Defendant(s).

MARY LOU MATHIS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00861-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

PAUL ALLEN, et al., Defendant(s).

MELINDA DIANE SCOTT, Case No. 2:21-cv-00862-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s). ROSEMARY RAMIREZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-00863-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

LLC, et al., Defendant(s). CHARY LYNN HELTON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00864-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. MICHAEL JENSEN-SILVA, et al., Defendant(s). MELISSA COFFEY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00865-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. AVA TOLUCA HILLS APARTMENTS, Defendant(s). CECIL E. BROWN, Case No. 2:21-cv-00866-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. BAL HARBOUR CHATEAUX CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendant(s). CONNIE S. YUNA, et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00867-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. CAPITAL RESORTS OCEAN VIEW VACATION VILLAS, et al., Defendant(s). MICHAEL C. LUCAS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00868-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

et al., Defendant(s). NANCY HENDLER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00869-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. ANDREW ALEXANDER, et al., Defendant(s). NANCY HENDLER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00870-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al., Defendant(s). MICHAEL W. PARKS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00871-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. PATRICK H. HAMILL, et al., Defendant(s). NANCY HENDLER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00872-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. GATOR TOWN INN, Defendant(s).

MISTIE CORDES RODES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00873-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

DORIS VOITIER, et al., Defendant(s).

PATRICIA BRANDON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00874-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

(IHG), et al., Defendant(s). PATRICIA BRANDON, Case No. 2:21-cv-00875-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. SASSY HENRY, et al., Defendant(s). MITCHELL E. NIHART SR., Case No. 2:21-cv-00876-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. INDIANA BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, et al., Defendant(s).

SUSAN BRANDWEIN, Case No. 2:21-cv-00877-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MEGAN J. BRENNAN, et al., Defendant(s). STEVEN WAYNE SWEDBERG, Case No. 2:21-cv-00878-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

KEITH E. SMITH, et al., Defendant(s).

SHELLEY MICHELLE WRIGHT, Case No. 2:21-cv-00879-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

MARK B. ROSENBERG, et al., Defendant(s).

MITCHELL J. OELLRICH, Case No. 2:21-cv-00880-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

SHELDON L. KRESLER, et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00881-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendant(s). SHARON L. TOWNSEND, Case No. 2:21-cv-00882-JAD-NJK Plaintiff(s), Order v. BRUCE A. CORDINGLEY, et al., Defendant(s).

ROSEMARY SALES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00883-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

BLACKSTONE GROUP, L.P., et al., Defendant(s).

MITCHELL J. OELLRICH, Case No. 2:21-cv-00884-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

Defendant(s).

SCOTT D. CHAFFEE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00886-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., et al., Defendant(s).

STEVEN WAYNE SWEDBERG, Case No. 2:21-cv-00887-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

IRWIN MOLASKY, et al.,

Defendant(s).

SIMONE C. DUVEN, Case No. 2:21-cv-00888-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

CRAIG M. NASH, et al., Defendant(s). JAMES MARTIN WOLF, Case No. 2:21-cv-00895-JAD-NJK

Plaintiff(s), Order

v.

RICHARD SOLOMONS, et al.,

Defendant(s). This is one of 140 cases initiated by Hank Falstad, who identifies himself as an ADA architect.1 For the reasons discussed below, the case has not been filed properly. First, Mr. Falstad is not permitted to represent Plaintiff(s) in federal court. “In all courts of the United States the parties may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by counsel as, by the rules of such courts, respectively, are permitted to manage and conduct causes therein.” See 28 U.S.C. § 1654 (emphasis added). Hence, it is well established that non-attorneys are not permitted to represent parties in federal court. See Simon v. Hartford Life, Inc., 546 F.3d 661, 664- 65 (9th Cir. 2008) (collecting cases regarding prohibition of non-lawyers representing others); N.R.S. 7.285 (addressing the unauthorized practice of law in Nevada). Mr. Falstad’s filing on behalf of others is improper. Second, consistent with these requirements, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure mandate that a complaint initiating a case must be signed by the plaintiff herself or by her attorney. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). The rules do not permit the signing of pleadings by non-attorney representatives. Moreover, when a complaint is not properly signed, it may be stricken by the Court. See id. Plaintiff(s) did not sign the complaint in this case and it is instead signed by Mr. Falstad, who is not an attorney empowered to sign the complaint on the behalf of Plaintiff(s). Hence, a properly signed complaint has not been filed at this juncture. Third, initiating a federal lawsuit generally requires the payment of a filing fee in the amount of $402. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); see also https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/court-

1 These cases were filed on May 3, 2021. Given the administrative burden of opening 140 cases, as well as scanning and docketing 140 complaints, not all of the cases were fully docketed with a complaint until May 7, 2021. 1 information/fee-schedule/ (providing current fee schedule).” To the extent a plaintiff cannot afford to pay the filing fee, she must file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 3] 1915(a). When a plaintiff does not pay the filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis, the case may be dismissed. See, e.g., Desai v. Biden, 2021 WL 38169, at *1 (E.D. Cal. 5] Jan. 5, 2021), adopted, 2021 WL 276236 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2021). Plaintiff(s) did not pay the filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis in this case. Accordingly, Plaintiff(s) must file an amended complaint that is properly signed by Plaintiff(s) or by a licensed attorney representing Plaintiff(s). An amended complaint must be filed by June 7, 2021. Plaintiff(s) must also either pay the filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis by June 7, 2021. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER MAY 11] RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THIS CASE.? The Clerk’s Office is INSTRUCTED to mail Plaintiff(s) a copy of the application to proceed in forma pauperis for non-incarcerated litigants. Dated: May 7, 2021

Nancy J. Keppe) \ United States Magistrate Judge * This $402 filing fee must be paid separately for each case. Cf, LHF Prods., Inc. v. Kabala, 2017 WL 4801656, at *5 (D. Nev. Oct. 23, 2017) (discussing need to guard against filing-fee evasion by improperly joining matters into a single suit). The cumulative filing fees for the 140 cases that Mr. Falstad has initiated would total $56,280. 3 Complying with the basic requirements set out in this order does not necessarily mean 25] that the case will proceed past the pleading stage. Cf, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) (addressing screening process). Although the Court will not make any determinations herein as to the sufficiency of the pleadings, a cursory review appears to show significant threshold issues ranging from improper venue to untimeliness. Plaintiff(s) may want to consider whether the time, energy, and resources being spent in this courthouse might be more productively focused elsewhere. To the extent such considerations so warrant, a notice of voluntary dismissal of the case may be filed by Plaintiff(s) or by a licensed attorney representing Plaintiff(s). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). 30