Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc. et al v. NRL Texas Rentals, LLC et al

Filing 519

ORDER Denying 483 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney without Prejudice. Pretrial Conference re: 416 MOTION to Strike, 490 Emergency MOTION to Extend Time, and 499 MOTION for Protective Order. Pretrial Conference set for 11/10/2011 09:00 AM in LV Courtroom 3C before Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 10/18/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB) (Main Document 519 replaced on 10/19/2011) (ASB).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
RENTS, INC,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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NRL TEXAS RENTALS, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

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2:09-cv-00032-JCM -LRL
ORDER

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Before the court are plaintiff Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc.’s Motion To Strike
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Discovery Responses and Disclosures (#416), defendants’ Motions To Withdraw As Attorney1 (#483)
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and To Extend Discovery, (#490) and plaintiff’s Motion For Protective Order. (#499)
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In addition to the above listed discovery related motions, there is a motion to dismiss (#455) and
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several motions for summary judgment (#471, #485, #509, #511, and #513) pending before the court.
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The District Judge scheduled a hearing for November 3, 2011, to address the fully briefed dispositive
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motions (#455, #471, #485, and #509).
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In the present motion to withdraw (#483), McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP (hereinafter
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“McDonald Carano”) notified the court of its withdrawal as counsel for defendants NRL San Antonio
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Rentals, LP, NRL Texas Rentals, LLC, and Bosworth Nevada Investments, LLC (hereinafter
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collectively “the moving defendants”). (#483). Pursuant to Local Rule 1A 10-6(b), “[n]o attorney may
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withdraw after appearing in a case except by leave of court after notice served on the affected client and
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Although docketed as a “Motion To Withdraw As Attorney” for all defendants, the
document filed is styled as a “Notice of Withdrawal As Counsel for NRL San Antonio Rentals, LP,
NRL Texas Rentals, LLC, and Bosworth Nevada Investments, LLC,” and cites Nevada Supreme
Court Rule 46 in support of its notice. (#483).
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opposing counsel.” Further, section (e) provides that, “[e]xcept for good cause shown, no withdrawal

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or substitution shall be approved if delay of discovery, the trial or any hearing in the case would result.”

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Local Rule 1A 10-6(e). Additionally, in the event that the withdrawal would result in delay, the motion

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“must request specific relief from the scheduled trial or hearing.” Id.

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As discussed above, a hearing is scheduled for the pending dispositive motions. The motion to

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dismiss (#455) and one of the motions for summary judgment (#513) that are going to be addressed at

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the hearing were filed by McDonald Carano on behalf of several defendants, including the moving

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defendants. Despite this, McDonald Carano did not provide the court with “good cause” as to why the

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withdrawal is warranted or “request specific relief from the scheduled...hearing.” See Local Rule 1A

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10-6(e). Therefore, the court will not permit McDonald Carano to withdraw at this time. The court will

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entertain a renewed motion to withdraw after the November 3, 2011, hearing.

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Further, in light of the upcoming hearing, the court will defer ruling on the pending discovery

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motions (#416, #490, and #499) until after the District Judge has ruled on the dispositive motions. In

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order to better assess the discovery issues as they pertain to the remaining claims, the court will conduct

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a pretrial conference with the remaining parties on November 10, 2011. Local Rule 16-2 (“Pretrial

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conferences may be called at any time by the court on its own initiative.”).

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Accordingly, and for good cause shown,

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IT IS ORDERED that McDonald Carano’s Motion To Withdraw As Attorney (#483) is denied

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without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a pretrial conference regarding the pending discovery motions
(#416, #490, and #499) is scheduled for November 10, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3C.
DATED this 18th day of October, 2011.

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CAM FERENBACH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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