Woodard v. Cox et al

Filing 14

ORDER Granting Defendants' 13 Motion for Settlement Conference and to Extend Stay. The stay is extended until 11/12/2014. Defendants shall file their Status Report by 11/12/2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 8/19/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GUY R. WOODARD,
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Plaintiff,
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JAMES COX, et al.,
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Defendants.
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2:14-cv-00272-RFB-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 13)

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Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to extend stay and schedule settlement

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conference. Docket No. 13. On April 22, 2014, the Court screened Plaintiff’s Complaint and stayed the

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litigation of this case for 90 days, in order for the parties to engage in informal settlement discussions.

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Docket No. 3. The Court directed Defendants to file their 90-day stay report on or before July 21, 2014.

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Id. On July 21, 2014, Defendants filed a motion to extend the stay and the time to file their status report.

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Docket No. 10. On July 22, 2014, the Court granted Defendants’ motion, and extended both the stay

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and the deadline for the status report to August 20, 2014. Docket No. 11.

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On August 14, 2014, Defendants filed a motion requesting another extension of the stay and the

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status report. Docket No. 13. Defendants represent that they are currently engaged in informal

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settlement discussions with Plaintiff, and that all parties believe that a formal settlement conference

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would be beneficial in settling the case. Id., at 2. By separate order today, the Court set a settlement

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conference for October 28, 2014.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ motion (Docket No. 13) is GRANTED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the stay in this case is extended until November 12, 2014.

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Defendants shall file their status report on or before November 12, 2014.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 19th day of August, 2014.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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