Cohen v. Clark County School District et al

Filing 124

ORDER Granting 118 Motion to Reassign Case for ENE purposes. Magistrate Judge George W. Foley will be the evaluating judge in this case. Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 12/3/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF; CC: GWF Chambers - SLR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CYNTHIA KAPPENMAN COHEN,

CASE NO. 11-CV-1619-MLH-RJJ

Plaintiff,

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
REASSIGN CASE FOR ENE
PURPOSES

vs.
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CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT,

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Defendant.

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[Doc. No. 118]

On November 7, 2012, Defendant Clark County School District ("CCSD") filed a
motion to reassign the above action to a different magistrate judge for early neutral evaluation
("ENE") purposes. (Doc. No. 118.) On November 16, 2012, Plaintiff Cynthia Kappenman
Cohen ("Plaintiff") filed a response in opposition to CCSD's motion. (Doc. No. 122.) On
November 30, 2012, CCSD filed a reply in support of its motion. (Doc. No. 123.) The Court
submits the motion on the parties’ papers pursuant to Local Rule 78-2.
Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen is currently assigned to the present action for ENE
purposes pursuant to Local Rule 16-6. Plaintiff's second amended complaint contains
allegations related to Magistrate Judge Leen. (See Doc. No. 73 at 12-13.) By the present
motion, CCSD argues that the present action should be reassigned to a new magistrate judge
for ENE purposes because Magistrate Judge Leen is a potential witness in this case. (Doc. No.
118 at 2-3.) After consideration of the parties arguments, the Court GRANTS CCSD's motion

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1 and ORDERS that the present action be reassigned to a different magistrate judge in the
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

4 DATED: December 3, 2012
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MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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