Hughes et al v. Ethel M. Chocolates, Inc. et al
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ORDER Denying 8 Defendant's Motion for Demand for Cost Bond as Moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 02/08/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ROBERT D. HUGHES, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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ETHEL M. CHOCOLATES, INC, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-00142-RCJ-CWH
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Demand for Cost Bond (#8), filed February
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4, 2013. Defendant seeks an order requiring Plaintiff Lisa Freedman to post a non-resident cost
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bond pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) 18.130.
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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not contain a provision relating to security of
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costs. Nevertheless, it has long been the policy of the United States District Court for the District
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of Nevada to enforce the requirements of NRS 18.130. Feagins v. Trump Organization, 2012 WL
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925027 (D. Nev.) (citing Hamar v. Hyatt Corp., 98 F.R.D. 305, 305-06 (D. Nev. 1983); Arrambide
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v. St. Mary’s Hosp., Inc., 647 F. Supp 1148, 1149 (D. Nev. 1986)). The requirement to provide
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security in the amount of $500 per defendant applies to each plaintiff, unless the plaintiff can
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demonstrate indigence. See Truck Ins. Exchange v. Tetzlaff, 683 F. Supp. 223, 227 (D. Nev. 1988)
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(citing Arrambide, 647 F. Supp. 1148-49). Here, Plaintiff filed an adequate security bond in
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response to Defendant’s motion. See Pl.’s Resp. (#13). Consequently, the Court finds that
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Defendant’s request, though appropriate, is now moot.
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Based on the foregoing and good cause appearing therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Demand for Cost Bond (#8) is denied as
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moot.
DATED this 8th day of February, 2013
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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge
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