Christensen v. Findlay ARN, LLC

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * * 4 BARRY JAMES CHRISTENSEN, II, Case No. 3:24-CV-00371-ART-CLB

5 ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO Plaintiff, COMPEL AND MOTION FOR 6 v. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION

7 FINDLAY ARN, LLC, et al., [ECF Nos. 31, 32, 33]

8 Defendants.

9 10 Before the Court are several filings made by Plaintiff Barry James Christensen; 11 (1) a motion to compel disclosure of ownership and organizational structure; (2) a motion 12 to compel rule 26(f) conference and for sanctions; and (3) a motion for expedited 13 consideration of motion to compel. (ECF Nos. 31, 32, 33, respectively.) 14 While Plaintiff’s motions are titled as motions to compel, they appear to be 15 discovery requests with no evidence of a meet and confer with Defendants prior to their 16 filing. (See ECF Nos. 31, 32.) 17 “Discovery is supposed to proceed with minimal involvement of the Court.” V5 18 Tech. v. Switch, Ltd., 334 F.R.D. 297, 301 (D. Nev. 2019) (quotation omitted). “Counsel 19 should strive to be cooperative, practical, and sensible, and should seek judicial 20 intervention only in extraordinary situations that implicate truly significant interests.” Id. 21 Here, Plaintiff’s motions present no basis for judicial intervention. Plaintiff should meet 22 and confer with the Defendant to discuss discovery issues. Discovery requests should 23 not be filed with the Court unless the Court orders otherwise. LR 26-7. 24 Plaintiff is advised that the filing of frivolous and legally unsupported motions is 25 forbidden by the Local Rules of Practice and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The 26 Court has a heavy docket. Plaintiff’s case is just one of hundreds before the Court, and 27 his frivolous filings slow the pace of her litigation. They also place him at risk of 28 1 || party. However, Plaintiff is advised that his status as pro se litigant does not give him a 2 || blank check to clutter the docket. 3 Accordingly, Plaintiff's motions, (ECF No. 31, 32, 33), are DENIED. 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 DATE: June 12, 2025 7 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28