Collins et al v. Laborers International Union of North America Local No 872 et al

Filing 249

ORDER: Plaintiff shall have 60 days to retain counsel and file a notice of appearance on the docket or indicate he will proceed pro se. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 1/14/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF; mailed to plaintiff at address noted on the docket - DRS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GENE COLLINS, ET AL.,

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Case No. 2:11-cv-00524-GMN-DJA

Plaintiffs,
ORDER
v.
LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
NORTH AMERICA LOCAL NO. 872, ET
AL.,
Defendants.

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Second Status Report (ECF No. 246), filed

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on December 29, 2020. Defendants filed a Response (ECF No. 247) on December 30, 2020.

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Plaintiff filed a Reply (ECF No. 248) on January 7, 2021. The Court finds this matter

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appropriately resolved without a hearing. LR 78-1.

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After careful consideration of the parties’ arguments and the facts and circumstances of

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this case, the Court will only grant one more extension of 60 days for Plaintiff to retain counsel.

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This is the final extension that will be granted on this issue, absent extraordinary circumstances.

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The Court is not persuaded by Plaintiff’s argument that he needs to wait until the motion to vacate

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the arbitration award is ruled upon in order to get an appropriate attorney for the subject matter.

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Further, the Court will not speculate on when that motion will be decided by the District Judge. It

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finds that such an open-ended extension request is unreasonable, especially given the procedural

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posture of this case and prior extensions that have already been granted.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have 60 days to retain counsel and file a
notice of appearance on the docket or indicate he will proceed pro se.
DATED: January 14, 2020

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DANIEL J. ALBREGTS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE