United States District Court

DISTRICT OF NEVADA

DeCastro v. Las Vegas Metropolitan PD et al

Federal 17 April 2023

US District Court, District of Nevada (Las Vegas)
Case Number: 2:23-CV-00580
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Chief Judge Andrew P. Gordon
Elayna J. Youchah, Magistrate Judge
Identity Resolution: Name, Address, Phone, Email, Self-Admission, Related Cases, Media
Status/Resolution: Loss/Ruled Against
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❌ Scored as a Loss for DeCastro

On April 17, 2023, Mr. DeCastro went live on YouTube and stated that he was about to file a Federal lawsuit against Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the State of Nevada, numerous officers and John Does. This appears to be in retaliation for his March 15 arrest for Obstruction and Resisting during which Mr. DeCastro can be heard making claims that the officers were violating his rights for turning off his phone which was running a live stream on YouTube, and that an officer holding his arm to restrain him was torture. Shortly afterward, the case appeared on PACER with a case number and Judge assignment.

On March 17, 2026, an appeal of this case was filed under Case #26-1594

Quick Link: Doc #13: 1st Amended Complaint

On October 23, 2023, major portions of this case were DISMISSED, some With Prejudice and some Without. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon issued an order granting the defendents' motion to dismiss 'with prejudice' the portions of Mr. DeCastro's case pertaining to his claims of Fourth Amendment unreasonable search and seizure based on the arrest and search, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and negligence based on the arrest and search. He cannot refile these claims.

Included in the order the Judge states "...the officers had probable cause to arrest DeCastro for obstruction."

Mr. DeCastro appears to have ignored the Court's advice and refiled all the charges in his second amended complaint.

On January 10, 2024, Jose DeCastro gave up trying to represent himself after claiming to be a "constitutial legal scholar." He retained his lawyer from his Criminal case in Las Vegas to represent him in this Federal lawsuit. On February 2, 2024, his attorney, Michael Mee, made his first filing in the case in Document 79, Response to 66 Motion. While it appears that some of the claims that were earlier dismissed with prejudice are no longer mentioned, some are.

A civil trial began February 9, 2026, and on February 13, 2026, a verdict was reached in favor of the Defendants.

Jose DeCastro was awarded nothing.

Being a Federal trial, video and audio recordings were prohibited in the courtroom.

Quick Link: Doc #155: Jury Verdict

Docket / Document List

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167. 03/31/26: LVMPD Defendants Reply to [166] Plaintiffs Opposition To [159] Motion For Attorney Fees and [160] Bill of Costs

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166. 03/25/26: Plaintiff's Response to Defendants [159] Motion for Attorney's Fees and [160] Bill of Costs

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165. 03/17/26: Docking Notice (Duplicate of Document Posted under 26-1594)

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164. 03/17/26: Notice Of Docket Activity - Docket Number 26-1594 opened at US Court of Appeals for the Nonth Circuit

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163. 03/18/26: Order Granting Extended Time for Opposition Filings

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162. 03/18/26: Stipulation to Extend Time for Opposition to Motion for Attorneys Fees [159] and Bill of Costs [160]

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161.03/13/26: Notice of Appeal

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160. 03/04/26: Bill of Costs

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159. 03/04/26: LVMPD Defendants Motion for Attorney Fees

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158. 02/19/26: ***** Judgement IN A CIVIL CASE *****

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157. 02/13/26: Trial Day Five Minute Notes

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156. No Document With This Number On PACER (No PDF File)

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155. 02/13/26: ***** Jury Verdict *****

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154. No Document With This Number On PACER (No PDF File)

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153. 02/13/26: Jury Instructions

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152. Exhibit 1

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152. 02/12/26: Defendants Trial Exhibit List

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151. 02/12/26: Order Regarding Jury Meals (No PDF File)

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150. 02/12/26: Trial Day Four Minute Notes

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148. 02/11/26: Trial Day Three Minute Notes

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147. 02/10/26: Trial Day Two Minute Notes

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146. 02/09/26: Trial Day One Minute Notes

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145. 02/06/26: LVMPD Defendants Revised Exhibit List

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144. 02/05/26: Notice of Association of Counsel For LVMPD Defendants

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143. 02/03/26: Plaintiffs Pretrial Brief

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142. 02/03/26: Plaintiffs Statement of the Case

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141. 02/03/26: Plaintiffs Proposed Void Dire

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140. 02/03/26: Defendants Exhibit List

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139. 02/03/26: Plaintiffs Exhibit List

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138. 02/03/26: Plaintiffs Proposed Jury Instructions

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137. 02/03/26: Witness List by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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136. 02/03/26: Minutes of Proceedings For the February 3 2026 Calendar Call (No PDF File)

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135. 02/02/26: LVMPD Defendants Statement of the Case

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134. 02/02/26: Joint Trial Exhibit List

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133. 02/02/26: LVMPD Defendants Exhibit List

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132. 02/02/26: LVMPD Defendants Proposed Special Verdict Form

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131. 02/02/26: Defendants Proposed Jury Instructions

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130. 02/02/26: LVMPD Defendants Trial Brief

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129. 02/02/26: LVMPD Defendants Witness List

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128. 02/02/26: LVMPD Defendants Proposd Voir Dire

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127. 01/27/26: Plaintiffs Response in Opposition to [21] Motion in Limine

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126. 01/27/26: GRANTED Order on Stipulation

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125. 01/26/26: Stipulation and Order to Extend Deadling to Respond to [21]

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124. 01/21/26: Minute of Proceedings For the January 21 2026 Trial Setting Conference (No PDF File)

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123. 01/21/26: Order Regarding Trial

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122. 10/14/26: Minute Order Continuing Trial Scheduling Conference to January 21 (No PDF File)

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121. 01/12/26: MOTION in Limine by Defendant Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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120. 12/12/25: Minute Order Setting Trial State Dates and Deadlines (No PDF File)

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119. 09/22/2025: Minute Order Vacating Settlement Conference (No PDF File)

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118. 09/21/25: Emergency MOTION to Continue re [117] Order Setting Settlement Conference, by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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117. 08/11/25: Order Setting Settlement Conference

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116. 07/15/25: ORDER Granting [114] Joint Pretrial Order

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115. 07/15/25: Minute Order - Jury Trial and Calendar Call Scheduling (Notes Only: No PDF File)

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114. 07/14/25: Proposed Joint Pretrail Order

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113. Separate Pretrial Orders Rejected. Court Orders Plaintiff to draft and then send to Defendants by July 14. (Notes Only: No PDF File)

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112. 06/20/25: Defendants' PreTrial Order.pdf

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111. 06/20/25: PreTrial Order Submitted by Defendants (Plaintiff Did Not Reply to Submit Joint Order)

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110. 06/03/25: Proposed Pretrial Order is Overdue. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order Due By June 20

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109. 04/25/25: Order Denying Defendant's Renewed Motion for Summary Judgement

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108. 12/16/24: Defendants Reply in Support of 2nd Motion for Summary Judgment

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107. 11/13/24: Stipulation and Order Extending Deadline for Defendants to File A Reply Brief in Support of their Second Motion for Summary Judgement

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106. 11/12/24: Stipulation to Extend Defendants Reply to Plaintiffs Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgement to December 16th

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105. 11/01/24: Plaintiff's Opposition to Request for Summary Judgment

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104. 10/28/24: Order Granting Extention of Time File Latest Reply From Oct 25 to Nov 1

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103. 10/25/24: Stipulation for Extension of Time to Respond to Motion for Summary Judgment

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102. 10/02/24: Defendants Second Motion for Summary Judgement

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101. 09/27/24: DEFENDANTS (LVMPD) NOTICE OF MANUAL FILING OF FLASH DRIVE

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100. 09/12/24: Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration and Granting in Part Defendant's Motion for Summay Judgement

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099. 09/03/24: NOTICE of Manual Filing by Defendant Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department re [98] Response. Object: flash drive,, Description: Exhibit E, manually filed with the Clerk's Office

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098. 08/30/24: RESPONSE to [96] Supplement by Defendant Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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097. 08/23/24: Order Denying as Moot the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Granting the Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Evidence

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096. 08/23/24: Plaintiff's Supplemental Brief Regarding Summary Judgement and the Overturning of Plaintiff's Conviction in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada

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095. 08/23/24: LVMPD Defendants' Supplemental Brief

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094. 08/21/24: DeCastro’s claims against defendant Citco are DISMISSED without prejudice

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093. 08/13/24: Order Granding Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Briefs

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092. 08/11/24: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Set Supplemental Briefing Schedule Regarding Motion for Summary Judgement Following Lower Court's Reversal on Direct Appeal

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092 08/11/24: Exhibits

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091. 07/22/24: LVMPD Defendants' Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgement [re 90]

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090. 07/08/24: Exhibit 1 - Original Case Transcript

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090. 07/08/24: (Plaintiff's) RESPONSE to [86] Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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089. 07/08/24: ORDER granting [88] Motion to Extend Time

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088. 07/05/24: Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Extend Time

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087. 06/14/24: Manual Filing Notice for Several Exhibits Contained in Docket #86

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086. 06/14/24: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement with Officer's Report (Exhibit J) and Citations Written (Exhibit K)

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085. 05/13/24: Order dismissing claims against the State of Nevada without prejudice

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084. 04/05/24: Notice Regarding Intention To Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 4(m) Defendants Citco and State of Nevada

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083. 04/05/24: Defendants Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Evidence in Support of Summary Judgement

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082. 03/29/24: Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief: Order DENYING Motion to Recuse

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081. 02/12/24: Defendants' Notice of Manual Filing of Exhibit K Attached to Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss (EFC NO. 80)

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080. 02/09/24: REPLY to Response to [66] Motion to Dismiss by Defendant Las Vegas Metropolitan PD

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079. RESPONSE to 66 Motion to Dismiss by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Replies due by 2/9/2024

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078. GRANTED: Stipulation to Extend Deadline for Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (ECF 66)

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077. Stipulation to Extend Deadline for Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (ECF 66)

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076. 01/10/24: Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Plaintiff (Michael Mee)

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075. 12/29/23: ORDER: Granting [71] in part. Request for extension of time GRANTED. Plaintiff's request to Strike the Defendants Motion to Dismiss DENIED

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074. 12/28/23: ORDER: Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery Responses [72] is DENIED

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073. 12/28/23: Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery (ECF No. 72)

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072. 12/22/2023: MOTION to Compel Discovery Responses by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro.

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071. 12/22/2023: MOTION to Strike DEFENDANTS MOTION to Dismiss [RE 66] or in the Alternative for Extension of Time To File an Opposition by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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070. 12/18/23: Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration (ECF NO. 64)

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069. 12/15/23: Plaintiff's Notice of Change of Address

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068. 12/13/23: Mandate: Appeals Case 23-16089 judgement, entered 11/21/23, takes effect this date.

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067. 12/12/23: Defentants’ Notice of Manual Filing of Exhibits

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066. 12/11/23: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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065. 12/05/23: (Plaintiff) Reply in Support of Plaintiff Motion for Recusal

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064. 12/05/23: Plaintiff Jose Maria DeCastro's Rule 26(a) Initial Disclosures¹

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064. 12/04/23: MOTION For Reconsideration Under Rule 59(e) re [EFC No. 44]

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063. 11/28/23: DEFENDANTS LVMPD, OFC. TORREY, OFC. BOURQUE, OFC. DINGLE, OFC. SORENSON, OFC. SANDOVAL AND OFC. DOOLITTLE’S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO RECUSE FOR APPARENT BIAS [ECF NO. 50]

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062. 11/28/23: ORDER. Plaintiffs Motion for Extension of Time to File Rule 59(e) Motion 60 is GRANTED to the extent that Plaintiff is given through and including December 5, 2023 to file the motion he believes remains pertinent to the Courts Order at 45. No further extensions will be granted. Except as stated above, Plaintiffs Motion for Extension of Time to File Rule 59(e) Motion is DENIED.

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061. 11/27/23: Amended Complaint filed by Jose Maria DeCastro

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060. 11/24/23: Motion for Extension of Time to File Rule 59(e) Motion re [ECF No. 45]

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059. 11/27/23: GRANTED: Plaintiff's Motion for Extention of Time To File Second Amended Complaint [EFC No. 58] (TEXT ONLY. NO PDF)

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058. 11/21/23: MOTION For Extension of Time to File Second Amended Complaint

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057. 11/21/23: MEMORANDUM of USCA, Ninth Circuit, Affirming Judgment of US District Court as to [41] Notice of Appeal, filed by Jose DeCastro.

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056. 11/20/23: AO 85 Notice of Availability, Consent, and Order of Reference

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055. 11/20/23: Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order

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054. 11/20/23: [PROPOSED] Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order (Scheduling Review Requested)

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053. 11/17/23: Order Pending before the Court re [52] Plaintiff’s Motion for Clarification.

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052. 11/15/23: MOTION for Clarification [35] Minute Order by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro.

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051. 11/15/23: Minute Order Pertaining to [49]

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050. 11/14/23: MOTION to Recuse for Apparent Bias by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro.

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049. 11/14/23: Plaintiffs Unopposed Motion For Extension of Time To File Proposed Discover Plan and Scheduling Order by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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048. 11/09/23: Order AND Order on Motion to Extend/Shorten Time

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047. 11/08/23: AFFIDAVIT of Noncompliance filed by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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046. 11/08/23: Motion for Extensionof Time to File Rule 59(e) Motion regarding [45]

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045. 10/24/23: Order [ECF 37] DENIED as Moot. (Text only, No PDF File Attached.)

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044. 10/23/23: Order Granting in Part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

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043. 08/17/23: Appeal Case Number Assigned (From Appeal Paperwork of 8/14/23)

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042. 08/17/23: Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to State of Nevada re 36 Motion for Entry of Clerks Default.

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041. Receipt #200005264

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041. 08/11/23: Plaintiff's Notice of Appeal (Preliminary Injunction Appeal) (Posted 8/14/23)

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040. 08/09/23: Reply in Support of Plantiff's Motion to Partially Strike Defendants' Answer and to have Responses in Defendants's Answer Deemed Admitted by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. (Entered: 08/11/2023)

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039. 08/07/23: Order Denying [ECF No. 22] Motion for Reconsideration

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038. 08/04/23: Defendants Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion To Partially Strike Answer and to have Responses in Answer Deemed Admitted [37]

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037. 07/24/23: MOTION to Partially Stike Defendant's Answer by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 8/7/2023

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036. 07/24/23: Application to Clerk for Entry of Default; Declaration of Jose DeCastro

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035. 07/21/23: Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Stay Case

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034. 07/19/23: (Posted 07/20/23) PLAINTIFF’S NON-OPPOSITION TO [32] DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY

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033. 07/06/23: ANSWER to [13] Amended Complaint filed by Las Vegas MPD

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032: 07/06/23: MOTION to Stay Discovery by Defendant LVMPD. Responses due by 7/20/2023

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031. 06/27/23: SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jose DeCastro. State of Nevada served on 6/23/2023

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030. 06/23/23: REPLY to 27 Response to [15] Motion to Dismiss,, by Defendant Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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029. 06/22/23: PLAINTIFFS REPLY to [26] Response [re 22] Motion to Reconsider, by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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028. ERROR: Entered in error. Duplicate entry as [27] response. (Text Only, No Document)

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027. 6/16/23: RESPONSE to [15] Motion to Dismiss by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Replies due by 6/23/2023

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026. 06/20/23: RESPONSE to [22] Motion for Reconsideration by Defendant Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Replies due by 6/27/2023

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025. 06/15/23: ORDER Denying [23] Non-party Jason Jensen's Motion for leave to file an opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Jason Jensen must cease filing documents in this case

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024. 06/13/23: ORDER - Jensen's Motion for Joinder Plaintiff's Motion to Stay and Motion for Extraordinary Writ of Mandamus (ECF No. 20 ) is DENIED.

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023. 6/13/23: Jensen’s Motion for Leave to File in Opposition to [15] Motion to Dismiss (Posted 6/14)

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022. 06/13/23: MOTION to Reconsider [re 19] Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 6/27/2023

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021. 06/12/23: Consent for Electronic Service of Documents as to Jason Jensen (Filed prior to [20])

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020. 06/13/23: MOTION JENSENS MOTION FOR JOINDER PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO STAY AND MOTION FOR EXTRAORDINARY WRIT OF MANDAMUS by Plaintiff. Responses due by 6/27/2023

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019. 06/12/23: Order Denying Motion [18] For Preliminary Injunction

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018. Attachment: MEET AND CONFER CERTIFICATION

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018. 06/08/23: MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 6/22/2023

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017. 06/07/23: JOINDER to [15] Motion to Dismiss,, by Defendant Jason Torrey

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016. 06/05/23: CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties by B Bourque, C Dingle, C Doolittle, LVMPD, J Sandoval, B Sorenson

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015. 06/01/23: MOTION to Dismiss [13] Amended Complaint by Defendants

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014. 05/09/23: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for [13] Amended Complaint by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro

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013. 05/07/23: AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against B Bourque, C Dingle, C Doolittle, LVMPDepartment, J Sandoval, B Sorenson, State of Nevada, J Torrey

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012. 05/02/23: Order. Motions [8], [9], [10] DENIED

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011. 05/01/23: CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties by Jose DeCastro

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010. 04/28/23: MOTION for Leave to file first amended complaint by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 5/12/2023

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009. 04/28/23: MOTION for extension of time to serve summons by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 5/12/2023

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008. 05/01/23: MOTION for early discovery by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 5/12/2023

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007. 05/01/23: SUMMONS Returned Executed by Las Vegas Metropolitan PD

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006. 04/28/23: CLERK'S NOTICE. Certificate of Interested Parties has not been filed

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005. 04/18/23: ORDER GRANTING Pro Se Litigant to Electronic File

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004. Attachment: Consent for Electronic Service of Documents

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004. 04/18/2023: Advisory Letter Pro Se non-habeas and Consent for Electronic Service of Documents to litigant

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003. 04/18/2023: SUMMONS ISSUED as to B Bourque, C Dingle, Doolittle, LVMPD, J Sandoval, B Sorenson, State of Nevada, J Torrey

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002. Attachment: Receipt 200003606

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002. Attachment: Civil Cover Sheet

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002. 04/02/23: COMPLAINT against B Bourque, C Dingle, Doolittle, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, J Sandoval, B Sorenson, State of Nevada, J Torrey

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001. 04/18/23: MOTION for Pro Se Litigant to File Electronically by Plaintiff Jose DeCastro. Responses due by 5/2/2023

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Our DeCastro Scorecard

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	Type	Win	Pending	Loss
11	Civil Rights^*		6 54.5%	5 45.5%
15	Criminal Cases^**	4 26.7%	3 20.0%	8 53.3%
9	Lawsuits^***	1^{^} 11.1%	2 22.2%	6 66.7%
12	PPOs, HROs, etc.	4 33.3%		8 66.7%
2	Small Claims	1 50.0%		1 50.0%
18	Traffic Infractions	2 11.1%		16 88.9%
67	Scorable: (out of 73)	12 17.9%	11 16.4%	44 65.7%

Estimated Win/Loss $$

$ 1,550

$ 21,179

*	Federal Cases with a Civil Rights Component
**	Includes Criminal Traffic Cases
***	Personal Injury, Contract, Defamation, Copyright, etc.
^	Defendant Did Not Respond/Participate

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Previous Hearings / Deadlines

25 Mar 2026

DeCastro v. LVMPD et al (Mar 2023 Arrest)
Plaintiff's Deadline to reply to Motion for Attorney Fees & Bill of Costs
Extended From March 18

09 Jan 2026 08:30AM

DeCastro v. LVMPD et al (Mar 2023 Arrest)
Jury Trial set on the stacked Calendar Call
Las Vegas Courtroom 6C. Est 4-5 Days

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