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April 29, 2020
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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IN RE: LIMITED PHYSICAL ACCESS TO
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AMENDED TEMPORARY GENERAL
7 MODIFICATIONS OF COURT ORDER 2020-04
OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT
8 CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-
19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS
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10 In response to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”)
11 in the District of Nevada, the Court has issued a series of general orders changing how
12 the Court operates to do its part in containing the spread of COVID-19. See Temporary
13 General Orders 2020-02, 2020-03, 2020-04, 2020-05.1 In General Order 2020-04, the
14 Court closed the Clerk’s Office to the public and expressed the need to eliminate in-
15 person court appearances. That Order also provides that the Court will vacate or amend
16 it on or before April 30, 2020. The Court hereby amends General Order 2020-04 as
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18 A. Clerk’s Office
19 1) The intake window in the Clerk’s Office will continue to be closed to the public
20 to ensure effective social distancing for the protection of employees and the
21 public. This limited physical access does not affect any filings. Attorneys and
22 pro se parties may continue to file documents with the Court. All deadlines
23 remain in full effect unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge.
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25 1Available at https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/court-information/rules-and-
orders/general-orders/.
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1 2) Filings will be processed via the electronic filing system (CM/ECF) and via
2 U.S. mail, email, or delivery. Paper documents delivered to the courthouses
3 must be deposited in drop boxes located in the lobbies of the Lloyd D. George
4 Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas located at 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las
5 Vegas NV 89101, and the Bruce R. Thompson Federal Courthouse located
6 at 400 S. Virginia Street, Reno NV 89501. Drop-box access will be available
7 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on business days. Effective
8 May 18, 2020, filings sent by mail will be deemed filed on the date received
9 by the Clerk’s Office.
10 3) Documents that cannot be filed electronically via CM/ECF may also be
11 submitted by email. Las Vegas filings may be emailed to
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[email protected]. Reno filings may be emailed to
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[email protected]. In addition, pro se parties may
14 consent to receive electronic notices of filing and/or delivery of documents by
15 email. Additional information about filing and receiving notices/delivery of
16 documents by email can be found on the Court’s website at
17 https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/self-help/.
18 4) Manual filings may be served on opposing parties without securing a file-
19 stamped copy.
20 5) LR IC 2-2(g)’s requirement to submit to chambers paper copies of electronic
21 filings that exceed 50 pages is suspended while access to the Clerk’s Office
22 remains limited. However, each presiding judge may direct a party to submit
23 courtesy copies directly to chambers.
24 6) Payments made by check or money order will be accepted by mail or in the
25 courthouse drop boxes during the hours noted above. Cash payments will not
26 be accepted during this period of exigent circumstances.
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1 7) Staff in the Clerk’s Office will be available by telephone and email, mail will be
2 received, and new filings will be processed. The contact phone number for
3 the Clerk’s Office in Las Vegas is (702) 464-5402; the Clerk’s Office in Reno
4 can be reached at (775) 686-5800. The Help Desk can also be reached at
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[email protected].
6 B. Court Hearings
7 The Court plans to incrementally resume in-person court appearances as
8 appropriate based on recommended health guidelines. To ensure maximum distancing,
9 the presiding judge may limit the number of individuals who may physically be in the
10 courtroom for an in-person court hearing and allow participation by telephone. Moreover,
11 members of the public may call in to listen to a scheduled hearing on the phone line
12 provided for each hearing. This Order does not impact the Court’s consideration of
13 motions that can be resolved without an in-court appearance.
14 This Order is effective until further notice.
15 DATED THIS 29th day of April 2020.
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18 MIRANDA M. DU, CHIEF JUDGE
19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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