Nix v. United States of America

Filing 29

ORDER Granting Government's 27 Motion for Exception from 26 Order Scheduling Settlement Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr. on 04/28/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BRYAN NIX,

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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-01305-RFB-GWF
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on the Government’s Motion for Exception From Order

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Scheduling Settlement Conference (#27), filed on April 19, 2016. To date, no party has filed a

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response to this motion and the time for opposition has now expired.1

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The Government requests that it be allowed to participate in the settlement conference set for

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016, “via the personal attendance of Assistant United States Attorney Patrick A.

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Rose and telephone participation by United States Postal Service Attorney Stanford M. Bjurstrom,

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who is based in St. Louis, Missouri” in lieu of the personal attendance requirement by a

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representative with binding settlement authority. The Court finds that the Government has provided

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sufficient good cause to justify such an exception. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Government’s Motion for Exception From Order

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Scheduling Settlement Conference (#27) is granted.

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DATED this 28th day of April, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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See Minute Order (#28).