Chavez v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al

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ORDER Regarding Early Neutral Evaluation. This action shall undergo Early Neutral Evaluation by Magistrate Judge McQuaid within ninety (90) days from the entry of this order. The parties shall comply with the procedural requirements of Local Rule 16 -6. All evaluation statements shall be delivered to Magistrate Judge McQuaid in care of the Clerks Office at the Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse, 400 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89501. The Parties are instructed to contact Courtroom Deputy Cl erk Dionna Negrete at [phone] within ten (10) days to schedule the Early Neutral Evaluation in this action. Las Vegas cases will be scheduled in the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/25/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ALMA CHAVEZ, individually and as
(Proposed) Special Administratrix of the
Estate of RAFAEL ALONSO OLIVAS,

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) Case No. 2:11-cv-01445-LRH-GWF
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Plaintiffs,
) ORDER REGARDING
) EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
vs.
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LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
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DEPARTMENT; CHRISTOPHER GRIVAS, )
individually and in his official capacity;
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DAVID HAGER, individually and in his
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official capacity; SHERIFF DOUGLAS C.
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GILLESPIE, individually and in his official )
capacity; DOE OFFICERS I-X; DOES XI)
XX, inclusive,
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Defendants.
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WHEREAS, Local Rule 16-5 provides that the Court may, in its discretion and at any

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time, set any appropriate civil case for settlement conference or any other alternative method of

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dispute resolution, and

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WHEREAS, Early Neutral Evaluations before a neutral Magistrate Judge pursuant to
Local Rule 16-6 have proven to be an effective method of dispute resolution, and

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WHEREAS, recalled Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr., has over fifteen years

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experience in presiding over Early Neutral Evaluations and settlement conferences in civil

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actions in Federal and State court, and is available to conduct Early Neutral Evaluations in cases

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other than those in which such Evaluations are required, and

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WHEREAS, this action appears to be an appropriate civil case to undergo Early Neutral
Evaluation, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action shall undergo Early Neutral Evaluation by

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Magistrate Judge McQuaid within ninety (90) days from the entry of this order. The parties shall

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comply with the procedural requirements of Local Rule 16-6. All evaluation statements shall be

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delivered to Magistrate Judge McQuaid in care of the Clerk’s Office at the Bruce R. Thompson

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U.S. Courthouse, 400 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89501.

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The Parties are instructed to contact Courtroom Deputy Clerk Dionna Negrete at (775)

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686-5829 within ten (10) days to schedule the Early Neutral Evaluation in this action. Las Vegas

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cases will be scheduled in the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las

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Vegas, Nevada 89101.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 25th day of January, 2012.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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