Small et al v. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Filing 149

ORDER that Mr. Garrie is appointed to serve as a Special Master for Electronic Discovery at Defendant's expense. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court, Counsel, the Special Master, and Counsel's ESI experts shall appeal for an informal meeting at 3/10/2014 10:30 AM in LV Chambers before Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 02/27/2014. (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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DANIEL SMALL, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF
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SOUTHERN NEVADA,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-00298-APG-PAL
ORDER

Before the court is the Joint Status Report (Dkt. #148) with the parties’ Electronic Discovery

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Special Master Proposal. At a hearing on February 11, 2014 the court indicated that it would appoint a

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Special Master to assist the court and the parties to resolve the parties’ multiple ESI discovery disputes

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at Defendant’s expense . The court gave counsel an opportunity to meet and confer to agree on a

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mutually acceptable neutral. The joint status report indicates counsel met and conferred , vetted

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multiple candidates and ultimately agreed to each present one candidate for the court’s consideration.

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Attorneys Daniel B. Garrie, and Karl Schieneman have been proposed and their curriculum vitae are

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attached. Both candidates are highly qualified licensed attorneys who have been certified as Special

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Masters in the Western District of Pennsylvania and are members of the Seventh Circuit’s Special

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Master Pilot Project for Electronic Discovery. Mr Garrie is based in Seattle Washington, and Mr

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Schienenmen is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both have agreed to serve as a Special Master for

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the same hourly rate of $385 (exclusive of costs).

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The court will appoint Mr Garrie, who is geographically located much closer to this forum.

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Additionally, Mr Garrie has experience in two of the specific software programs used by the Defendants

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involved in the parties’ ESI discovery disputes.

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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Mr Garrie is appointed to serve as a Special Master for Electronic Discovery at
Defendants expense.

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The court, counsel, the special master, and counsel’s ESI experts shall appear for an

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informal meeting in Chambers, Room 3071, March 10, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. At the

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conference the court will address the scope of the Special Master’s services, and make

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arrangements for payment for his services as well as the ESI disputes which have

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resulted in the order appointing a Special Master.

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Dated this 27th day of February, 2014.

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Peggy A. Leen
United States Magistrate Judge

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