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ORDER Granting 33 Motion for Exemption from Attendance at the Settlement Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 4/29/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ROLANDO RIEL and NIEVES RIEL,

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Plaintiffs,
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TIMOTHY ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, et al.,
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Defendants. )
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Case No. 2:10-cv-00974-PAL-PAL
ORDER
Request for Exemption (#33)

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This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Request for Exception from Attendance at
the Settlement Conference (#33), filed April 13, 2011.
Defendants seek leave for the representative of Badger Express, LLC, Badger Logistics,

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LLC and Timothy Cunningham to be excused from appearing at the settlement conference

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scheduled for May 11, 2011 as the defendants reside in Wisconsin. (Id.) Defendants state that their

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appearance is not necessary as a representative of Great West Casualty Company will be in

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attendance and is vested with full settlement authority. Upon review and consideration, the Court

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finds that Defendants Badger Express, LLC, Badger Logistics, LLC and Timothy Cunningham

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have shown good cause to be exempted from appearing at the settlement conference. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ Request for Exception from Attendance at

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the Settlement Conference (#33) is granted.

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DATED this 29th day of April, 2011.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE