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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jan E. Kruska,

Plaintiff,

v.

Perverted Justice Foundation

Incorporated.Org, et al., 

Defendants. _________________________________

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No. CV-08-0054-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Disclosure Statement for

Defendant Filmax, Inc. (Doc. 38), Motions for Defendant to File Waiver of Service (Docs. 32,

34, and 36), Motion to Compel Defendant to Serve Copies (Doc. 32), Motion to Appoint

Counsel (Doc. 37).

As previously explained by the Court, the appointment of counsel for an indigent

plaintiff is a matter of the court’s discretion, and the decision will not be overturned absent an

abuse of discretion. See United States ex rel. Gardner v. Madden, 352 F.2d 792, 793 (9th

Cir.1965); Am. Jur. 2d. Fed. Courts § 524. Plaintiff has failed to establish that the appointment

of counsel is warranted in this case. Instead, it would behoove Plaintiff to seek legal guidance

from any of the volunteer legal aid services available to her in her community. If Plaintiff

chooses not to do so, she is advised to familiarize herself with both the Local and Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure before filing any further documents with this Court.

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Furthermore, Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss seek to have your case dismissed. A

motion to dismiss under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will, if granted, end

your case. When deciding a motion to dismiss, the Court will not consider evidence beyond

your pleadings.

Additionally, you must comply with the following provisions of Rule 7.2 of the Local

Rules of Civil Procedure:

(e) Length of Motions and Memoranda. Unless otherwise permitted by

the Court, a motion including its supporting memorandum, and the response

including its supporting memorandum, each shall not exceed seventeen (17)

pages, exclusive of attachments and any required statement of facts. Unless

otherwise permitted by the Court, a reply including its supporting memorandum

shall not exceed eleven (11) pages, exclusive of attachments.

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(I) Briefs or Memoranda of Law; Effect of Non-Compliance. If a

motion does not conform in all substantial respects with the requirements of this

Local Rule, or if the unrepresented party or counsel does not serve and file the

required answering memoranda, or if the unrepresented party or counsel fails to

appear at the time and place assigned for oral argument, such non-compliance

may be deemed a consent to the denial or granting of the motion and the

Court may dispose of the motion summarily.

LRCiv 7.2.

You must timely respond to all motions. The Court may, in its discretion, treat your

failure to respond to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss as a consent to the granting of that Motion

without further notice, and judgment may be entered dismissing this action without

prejudice pursuant to Rule 7.2(I) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. See Brydges v. Lewis,

18 F.3d 651 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED DENYING Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Disclosure

Statement for Defendant Filmax, Inc. (Doc. 38).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED DENYING Plaintiff’s Motions for Defendant to File

Waiver of Service (Docs. 32, 34, and 36).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED DENYING Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant to

Serve Copies (Doc. 32).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED DENYING Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel (Doc.

37).

DATED this 14th day of May, 2008.

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