Pinner v. Barnes

Pinner v. Barnes · United States District Court for the District of Nevada · September 3, 2025 · No. 2:24-cv-00301

Summary

This district court order grants the plaintiff's unopposed motion to update the names of several defendants in a pending lawsuit. The court directs the clerk to amend the docket to reflect the corrected full names of the named parties. Additionally, the court reminds the pro se plaintiff of the September 15, 2025 deadline to effectuate service on Defendant Mun H. Kim Jr.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Writing for the Court
Nancy J. Koppa
Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Decision date
September 3, 2025
Docket number
2:24-cv-00301
Procedural posture
Motion to update defendants' names
Precedential value
nonprecedential
Disposition
other

Topics

prisoners rightscivil rightscivil procedure

Practice areas

civil procedurecivil rights

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the court should grant the motion to update the defendants' names.

Holdings

  1. The motion to update the defendants' names is granted.

Key quotations

The Court liberally construes the filings of pro se litigants, particularly those who are prisoners bringing civil rights claims. Blaisdell v. Frappiea, 729 F.3d 1237, 1241 (9th Cir. 2013).

Factual background

The plaintiff, a prisoner filing a civil‑rights claim, moved to correct the spelling of the defendants' names on the docket.

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