Donizetti v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
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ORDER Granting 10 Defendant Clark County's Motion to Dismiss. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all Plaintiff's causes of action are DISMISSED as against Clark County WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 4/21/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS)
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DI T R I T O F NEVADA S C
9 JOSHUA DONI ETTI Z
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1 BACKGROUND .
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at mptr b e ywi us o ade dywea on i Clr Cou t , va a ( ompl( 1 ! 1 ) t e obr t e f al h p n a k ny Ne d . C ./ ) J 2 . /
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2 hi . (J,atT$ 1 ,16-1 ) Afersever lmont s oficar er ton,Plitf was r lased m/ 13 7. t a h n c ai an if ee 3 wihou til (d.at$ 15) t t ra. I .
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1l be gr nt d. Fed.R,Ci.P 12( )6) W hen c nsierng a moton t dim is underRul ae v b( , o di i oss e 1 12( )6)f rf i r t sat acli , smisalsappr prat onl whent ecomplitdoesnot 2 b ( o al e o t e am di s i u o ie y h an
1 gi e t e def ndantf i notce ofa I gal cogniabl cl i and t e gr unds on w hi h i r st . 3 vh e ar i el y z e am ho c te s
1 See Bel At.Cor .v.Twombl,55O U. .544,555 ( 007) I consierng whet ert e 4 ll p y S 2 .n di hh
15 com pl i t i sufi i ntt st t a cl i ,t e cour w ilt ke al m at ralalegatons as t ue and a n s fc e o a e am h t la I ei l i r
1 constue t em i t e I htm ostf vor bl t t e pl i tf . See NL I dus. I c.v.Ka l n,792 6 rh nh i g a a e o h an i f n ,n pa
1 F.d896, (t Ci. 72 898 9 h r1986) Thecour, . thowev ri notr quiedt acc ptastueal gatons e ,s e r o e rli e
1 t atar m er l concl s r , 8h e ey u o y unwarant d deductons off ct orunr asonabl i f r nces.See re i a, e e nee
1 Spr welB Golen St t W arir , F.d979, ( t Ci.0O1) 9 e l. d a e ro s 266 3 988 9 h r2 .
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Pl i tf has f i d t al ge a cl i i hi c m pl i t agai stCl r Count upon w hi h a ni f al o l e e am n s o a n n ak y c
22 r lefm ay be gr nt d. Pl i tf concedes t atofi er ofLas V egas M eto ar notagent of ei ae a n if h fc s re s
23 Clr Count .Headmist athi sat m entotecontar i hi c m plitwasi eror ( Is ak y t h ste th r y n s o an n r , P. ' 24 Opp' ( 15)2: 1 24) HoweverPlitf endst athehaspr peryal gedcli sagais n# 2- . , an i cont f h oll e am nt 2 Clr Cou t f r iiusp os cuin a d n gl en s p wiin (d a 1:2 26) 5 a k ny o mal o r e t n e i t u e so . I. t 2 - . c o g
26 Pl i tf has notpr peryal ged a cl i agai s c l r c ount f rnegl ent uper i i n. an i f o ll e am n t ak yo is g vs o 27 l hi c m pl i t Pl i tf onl al ges negl en s per i i n ofpol e ofi er by Las Vegas n s o an , an i fyl e i t u vso g i c fc s
28 M eto . Pl i tf al ges t atLas V egas M eto ' ad a dut t pr pery super i e t e of ier r a n if l e h r' h yo o l vs h fc s
l wh wer iv sia igt e ci esc ar e i t eCompait' ( omp.#1 :45) Heal ge o e n e tg t h r n m h gdn h l n . C l( ) 1 . ' ls e 2 t at'the taiig and super iin ofofier i an oper ton f ncton f rwhih t e pol e h 'l r nn l vso fc s s ai u i o ch i c
3 deparm entdoesnotenjyi muni . (d,at: 46) Hef dheral gest atbr achoccured t om t'/ y' 1. u l ehe r 4 ' hent esuper ior ,overook(i)t coverupt e ivesiatonpefor ed by'LasVegas ' w h vs s t sc o h n tg i m '
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6 Neiher Cl r Count nor is em pl yees ar m entoned i t e cl i f r negl ent t ak y t o e i nh am o i g
7 s per i i n. Pl i tf does al ge t atd ef ndant , r t ert an L s Vegas M eto al ne, had u vso an i f l e hde D s'ah h ' a ro'
8 t edut ofas urngpr perconductbyt eofier undert eicommandandsuperiinj(d. hy si o h fc s hr vso ' i 9 at!47)d r achedt eidut t super ie,(d.at:48) andcaus d Plitfdamages,(d. r ,' e b h r yo vs ' / ' , e anif i at 1 $ 49) However i I htoft e specii al gatonsagai s LasVegasMeto and isofier 0 . ,n i g h fc l i e nt r t fc s
11 and t e l ck ofany specii al gatons agai st l r Count ori em pl yees, ai t fs cl i ha fc l i e n Cak yt s o Pl n i ' a m f
12 f rneglgentsuper i i n does notgi e C l r Count notce ofa cogni abl I gal ai agai st o i vs o v ak yi z e e cl m n
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Pl i tf has sufi i nty pr vi ed Cl r Count w i notce t athi cl i f rm al i us an i f fc e l o d ak yt hih s am o io c
1 pr s cuton i cl des C l r Count . Pl i tf al ges t at' ef ndant ''evi d agai st hi ' 5 oe i n u ak y an i l fe h'e D s' e I n m'
1 'aleand mal iuschar es, (d.at! 28) ' new orshoul haveknownt att esechar es 6 's f io c g 'i ' ( ,' k d hh g 1 wer f le, (d.at: 29) deprved Plitf ofhi Ibery,(d.at! 30) and caused Plitf 7 e as ' i 1, i an i f si t i r, an i f
1 d mag s (d a $!30 31 . Plitfn whe e idia e t a t i c a g o l appist L s 8 a e , l. t 1 - ) an i o r n c t d h t hs h r e ny l o a ' f e
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21 t Cl r Count ,Pl i tf has f i d t al ge cl i s agai s Cl r Count f rwhi h r l fc n o ak y an i f al o l e e am n t ak yo c ei a e
2 begr nt d.Clr Count doesnotcontol VegasMeto, Plitfconcedes.( eePI' 2 ae ak y r Las r as an i f S .s
2 Oppn ( 1 )2: 1 24) Nord e i c nr l rmial h r es a d p o e u in ,a Plitf 3 ' #5 2- . o s t o to c i n c a g n r s c t s s a ni o f 2 ar ues,( eei.at2:5-3: ) Rat er t oughf nded byt ecount,he dititator ey, 4g Sd 2 3. h ,h u h y t src t n an
25 i dependentel ct d ofi i l contol pr s cutons w ihi Cl r C ount and i r sponsi l f r n e e fc a , rs oe i t n ak y se be o
2 super iig hi emplyees. See Nev.Rev.St t jj 252.20,252.70,252.80,252.10. 6 vsn s o a. 0 0 0 1
2 Ther f r ,as a m aterofl w ,Pl i tf has f i d t st t any cl i s agai s Cl r Count f r 7 eoe t a a ni f al o a e e am n t ak yo 28 whi h r l fm ay be gr nt d. c ei e ae
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2 shoul m ak a r ques t am end as a separ t m oton wih a pr posed am ended com pl i t d ee to ae i t o an 3 atached . Loc lRul 15- . Because Pl i t fhas notyetam ended hi com pl i tand t er t a e 1 an i f s an he 4 has been no show i g t at am endm ent woul be f tl ,t e C our di m i ses aI t e cl i s nh d ui h e tss I h am
5 agais Clr Count wihoutpr jdie,s t atPlitf may pot ntal avai hi sel ofa nt ak yt eu c o h a ni f e il y lm f 6 mot n t am end.See Fed.R.Ci . 15( )2)(The cour shoul feel gie I ave t am end io o v P. a ( ' t dr y v e o 7 whenjstceso r quies.) ui e r '. '
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