Walker et al v. Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

Filing 223

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach, on 8/26/2013 by Deputy Clerk: Ari Caytuero. IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Pretrial Order is due on or before 12/20/2013. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 215 Defendants Motion for Continuance of Trial is GRANTED. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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NADIA WALKER, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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MINUTE ORDER

vs.

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2:10-cv-00195-LRH-VCF

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
Defendant.

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Before the Court is Nadia Walker, et al., v. Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, case no. 2:10-cv-

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00195-LRH-VCF.

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Relevant Background:

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On January 7, 2013, Sharon Nelson, Esq. filed a Notice of Lien for Attorney’s Fees and Costs

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(#175). On June 20, 2013, Plaintiff Nadia Walker filed a Motion to Strike Notice of Lien for Attorney’s

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Fees and Costs (#197). Pro per Plaintiffs, Dawn Duncan, Kathleen Vincent, and Melissa Mesh filed

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their Joinders to the Motion to Strike Notice of Lien for Attorney’s Fees and Costs on June 25, 2013.

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(#’s 200, 201, and 202). On August, 15, 2013, Defendant Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (hereafter

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“Venetian”) filed a Motion for Continuance of Trial, seeking to continue trial for an additional 120 days

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to allow the parties to pursue and conclude the settlement process. (#215). On August 22, 2013,

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Defendant Venetian filed a Stipulation and Order to Set Expedited Briefing Schedule on Defendant’s

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Motion to Continue Trial. (#219). The Stipulation states that Defendant’s Motion to Continue Trial is

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unopposed and “[t]hat Defendant’s Motion to Continue Trial is being made at the unanimous request of

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all (3) of the remaining pro per Plaintiffs, Dawn Duncan, Melissa Mesh, and Kathleen Vincent, in order

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to accommodate the upcoming Settlement Conference Schedule.1” Id. The stipulation seeks a minimum

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of a sixty (60) day continuance of the trial and an extension on the due date for the filing of the Parties’

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Joint Pretrial Order, presently set for August 30, 2013. Id.

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On August 22, 2013, the Court held a hearing on Plaintiff Nadia Walker’s Motion to Strike

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Notice of Lien for Attorney’s Fees and Costs (#197). Present were pro per Plaintiffs Dawn Duncan,

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Kathleen Vincent and Melissa Mesh. Molly Rezac, Esq. appeared on behalf of Plaintiff Nadia Walker

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and Sharon Nelson, Esq. was also present. The Court heard representations from the parties.

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Discussion:

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In light of the upcoming scheduled settlement conference scheduled for September 19, 2013 and

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September 20, 2013, the deadline to submit the Joint Pretrial Order is extended to December 20, 2013.

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Trial date will be determined after the submission of the Joint Pretrial Order.
Plaintiff Nadia Walker’s Motion to Strike Notice of Lien for Attorney’s Fees and Costs (#197)

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stands submitted and will be revisited after the upcoming settlement conference.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Pretrial Order is due on or before December 20, 2013.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Continuance of Trial (#215) is

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GRANTED.
DATED this 26th day of August, 2013.

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CAM FERENBACH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Court notes that the Stipulation (#219) is signed only by Defendant Venetian
and Plaintiff Dawn Duncan.
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