Williams v. State of Nevada

Opinion

3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5

6 CHRISTOPHER M. WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:23-cv-00631-JAD-NJK 7 Plaintiff, Order 8 v. [Docket Nos. 44, 45] 9 STATE OF NEVADA, et al., 10 Defendants. 11 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for obstruction of justice. Docket No. 44. 13 Also pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to extend the deadline to file a response to 14 Plaintiff’s motion. Docket No. 45. The motions are properly resolved without a hearing. See 15 Local Rule 78-1. 16 Although Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, he must still follow the same rules of procedure as 17 all other litigants. Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972) (holding that pro se plaintiffs are 18 not held to a less stringent standard than those who are represented by counsel); see also Jacobsen 19 v. Filler, 790 F.2d 1362, 1364–65 (9th Cir. 1986) (holding that pro se parties are not excused from 20 following the rules and orders of the court). 21 In this case, Plaintiff’s motion consists of 12 pages of text, bereft of legal standards or 22 analysis, that requests the Court to order a wide range of actions against almost “everyone 23 employed” by the Nevada Department of Corrections. See Docket No. 44. In violation of Local 24 Rule IC 2-2 (b), Plaintiff’s motion seeks multiple forms of relief against multiple individuals. Id. 25 Plaintiff throws the kitchen sink of issues at the Court, including issues that have already been 26 addressed. E.g., Docket No. 44 at 10 (requesting appointment of counsel). It is important to be 27 precise because different issues are governed by different standards. The Court declines to weigh 28 1} in on such issues without a more meaningful analysis presented in a manner such that it is properly 2|| before the Court. 3 Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for obstruction of justice is DENIED without prejudice. 4|| Docket No. 44. Defendants’ motion to extend the deadline to file a response to Plaintiff's motion 5] is DENIED as moot. Docket No. 45. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 Dated: July 18, 2025 NE ae Nancy J.\Koppe 9 -United-States Magistrate Judge 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28