Ball v. Station GVR Acquisition ( 2024 )

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 4 William Ball, Case No. 2:24-cv-01453-CDS-NJK 5 Plaintiff Order Adopting Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge 6 v. and Closing Case 7 Station GVR Acquisition, [ECF Nos. 1-1, 8, 12, 13, 14] 8 Defendant 9 10 On September 26, 2024, Magistrate Judge Nancy Koppe issued a report and 11 recommendation (“R&R”) that I strike plaintiff William Ball’s unsigned complaints and dismiss 12 this action without prejudice. R&R, ECF No. 12. Judge Koppe entered the recommendation 13 after Ball failed to refile a signed amended complaint by September 24, 2024. Order, ECF No. 9. 14 Ball had until October 10, 2024, to file any objections to the R&R. ECF No. 12 at 1–2 (citing LR 15 IB 3-2(a) (stating that parties wishing to object to an R&R must file objections within fourteen 16 days)); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) (same). As of the date of this order, no objections to the 17 R&R are filed, nor did Ball seek additional time to file objections to the R&R. “[N]o review is 18 required of a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation unless objections are filed.” Schmidt 19 v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 20 (1985); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003). 21 Instead, more than two weeks after the September 24 deadline passed, and without 22 filing a motion to extend time pursuant to Local Rule IA 6-1,1 Ball filed a signed version of his 23 complaint, which the Clerk’s Office docketed as a second amended complaint (“SAC”). While 24 1 Under the local rules of this district, a motion or stipulation to extend time must state the reasons for 25 the extension requested and must inform the court of all previous extensions of the subject deadline that the court granted. LR IA 6-1. The rules further state that requests for extensions made after the deadline 26 has expired will not be granted unless the movant or attorney demonstrates that the failure to file the motion before the deadline expired was the result of excusable neglect. Id. Ball is pro se, he must still abide by the rules of this court. See Carter v. Comm’r of Internal Revenue, 784 F.2d 1006, 1008 (9th Cir. 1986); Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 54 (9th Cir. 1995) (“[P]ro se 3|| litigants are bound by the rules of procedure.”); King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987) 4|| (“Pro se litigants must follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants.”). The signed complaint was not filed timely and Ball neither moved this court for more time to file it, 6} nor provided any explanation as to why it was untimely. I therefore strike the filing at ECF No. 7|| 13. Lhereby adopt Judge Koppe’s report and recommendation in full □□□ dismiss this action 8|| without prejudice. If Ball wishes to pursue his claims against Station GVR Acquisition, he must file a complaint in a new case. 10 Conclusion IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judge Koppe’s report and recommendation [ECF No. 12] is adopted in its entirety. Ball’s unsigned complaints [ECF Nos. 1-1, 8] are stricken. B IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the untimely, signed complaint [ECF No. 13] is 14] stricken. 15 Because this action is dismissed without prejudice, defendant’s motion to dismiss [ECF 16|| No. 14] is denied as moot. The Clerk of Court is kindly instructed to enter judgment I7|| accordingly and to close this case. 18 Dated: October 22, 2024 / 19 LZ 50 wibheg—— + UW States District Judge 22 23 24 25 26