First Magnus Financial Corporation v. Rondeau et al

Filing 310

ORDER Denying 221 MOTION to Dismiss. Defendants' answers due by 11/30/11. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 11/10/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 RONALD J. THOMPSON, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 5524 WILLIAM N. MILLER, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 11658 SANTORO, DRIGGS, WALCH, KEARNEY, HOLLEY & THOMPSON 400 South Fourth Street, Third Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Telephone: 702/791-0308 E-mail: rthompson@nevadafirm.com E-mail: wmiller@nevadafirm.com 10 TODD A. BURGESS, ESQ. (admitted Pro Hac Vice) GALLAGHER & KENNEDY, P.A. 2575 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 1100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Telephone: 602/530-8050 E-mail: todd.burgess@gknet.com 11 Attorneys for Plaintiff 7 8 9 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 13 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 14 15 16 MORRIS C. AARON, Liquidating Trustee of the First Magnus Liquidating Trust, real party in interest for FIRST MANGUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Hearing Date: November 1, 2011 Hearing Time: 10:30 a.m. v. 18 20 ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff, 17 19 CASE NO. 2:07-CV-00132-JCM-PAL CARA MARIA GUDELIS and JOHN DOE GUDELIS, a married couple; RUDOLF STRAAT and JANE DOE STRAAT, a married couple; PAUL HILL, SR. and JANE DOE HILL, a married couple; PAUL HILL, II and JANE DOE HILL, a married couple; MICHAEL MULLINS and JANE DOE MULLINS, a married couple; DWAYNE R. SMITH and JANE DOE SMITH, a married couple; TIMOTHY ENGEN and JANE DOE ENGEN, a married couple; OPTIONS ARE US, INC., a Nevada corporation; PANTHER INVESTMENTS, a Nevada entity; FAT CAT REAL ESTATE, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; NUTEX CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Nevada Corporation; ACCURATE ACCOUNTING AND INNOVATIVE TAX SERVICE, a dissolved Michigan corporation; KELSEY, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; SW CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Nevada or Texas entity; ACE APPRAISALS -109378-01/816595.doc 1 2 3 CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation; STODDARD & ASSOCIATES, a Nevada corporation; COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE COMPANY, a Nevada corporation; LAWYERS TITLE OF NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation, 4 5 Defendants. _________________________________________ 6 THIS MATTER COMES BEFORE THE COURT pursuant to the June 15, 2011 Mandate 7 of the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit [Dkt. 270], reversing the Court’s Order 8 Granting Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. 248] and remanding for further proceedings on the Motion to 9 Dismiss Action with Prejudice and on the Merits Pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Fed. R. Civ. P. 10 and LR 41-1 (the “Motion to Dismiss”) [Dkt. 221] filed by Defendants Advance Title, First 11 American Title Insurance Company, Carol Bragdon, and Tara Monjure, which was joined by 12 Defendants Cara Maria Gudelis, Panther Investments, Rudolph Straat and Options Are Us, Inc. 13 [Dkt. 223], Joseph Appraisal Group Nevada and Maria Miller [Dkt. 226], Camelback Title 14 Agency, Priscilla Cruz, and John F. Cruz [Dft. 229], Brian Haneline, Malissa Lang, and Ace 15 Appraisals Corporation [Dkt. 233], Commonwealth Land Title and Lawyers Title of Nevada 16 [Dkt. 241], and Definitive Appraisals, Inc., and Jennifer Sagers [Dkt. 246]. 17 In accordance with the Court’s October 4, 2011 Order, Plaintiff Morris C. Aaron, 18 Liquidating Trustee of the First Magnus Liquidating Trust, and real party in interest for First 19 Magnus Financial Corporation [Dkt. 297], Defendants Commonwealth Land Title Insurance 20 Company and Lawyers Title of Nevada [Dkt. 294], and Defendants Ace Appraisals, Corp., Brian 21 Haneline, and Malissa Lang [Dkt. 296] each filed supplemental briefs regarding their respective 22 views on the application of the facts of this case to the analysis of the factors identified in the 23 Ninth Circuit’s decision in Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986). On 24 November 1, 2011, the Court heard oral argument on the Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. No. 221]. 25 Based on all of the foregoing, and the entire record before the Court, for the reasons stated on the 26 record during the November 1, 2011 hearing, and good cause appearing, 27 28 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. 221], and all joinders thereto, are denied without prejudice; and -209378-01/816595.doc 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that all defendants in this 2 action shall have twenty (20) days from the date of this Order to file an answer or other pleading 3 responsive to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint [Dkt. 295]. 4 ___________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE November 10, 2011 DATED: ___________________ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -309378-01/816595.doc

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