Chicago Insurance Company v. Kummer, Kaempfer, Bonner, Renshaw and Ferrario et al

Filing 69

ORDER Granting 68 Motion for Leave to Appear. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 12/7/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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MATTHEW SARNOSKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 009176
DENNETT WINSPEAR, LLP
3301 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 195
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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MICHELLE M. BRACKE, ESQ.
Illinois Bar No. 6224533
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
550 W. Adams Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Pro Hac Vice to be Submitted

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Attorneys for Plaintiff, CHICAGO INSURANCE
COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois
Corporation,

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Case No: 2:14-cv-00308-JAD-VCF

Plaintiff,
v.
KUMMER KAEMPFER, BONNER, RENSHAW
AND FERRARO, a Professional Corporation;
VISTANA CONDOMINIUM OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC., a Nevada Corporation;
DOES I through V, and ROE COMPANIES I
through V, inclusive,

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO APPEAR
TELEPHONICALLY FOR HEARING SET
FOR DECEMBER 9, 2015

Defendants.

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Plaintiff CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY hereby requests leave to make telephonic

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appearance by counsel at the hearing of the parties’ Joint Unopposed Motion/Stipulation To

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Attend Settlement Conference, currently set for hearing before the Court (Magistrate Judge Cam

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Ferenbach) at 11 am on December 9, 2015. Primary counsel for Plaintiff is located in Chicago,

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Illinois. While appearance at the hearing might be made by local counsel, local counsel lacks full

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familiarity with the issues before the court, which – per [CD66] – involve efforts to seek global

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resolution of this case through an extrinsically-set settlement conference (including non-parties

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to this coverage action), which is set to occur on December 17, 2015. Note, for example, that

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primary counsel is expected to represent Plaintiff at the settlement conference, should the

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Parties’ joint motion be granted.

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It is Plaintiff’s understanding that all parties to this case are in agreement regarding
attendance at the settlement conference, and that all non-parties to this case who are
participating in such settlement conference are likewise in agreement on global attendance. It is
Plaintiff’s expectation that the December 9, 2015, proceedings with the court (wherein Plaintiff

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requests telephonic appearance by counsel) are expected to be limited to seeking of the court’s

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approval of the parties’ efforts to participate in such settlement conference. On that basis,

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Plaintiff offers that telephonic appearance by Plaintiff’s lead counsel is in the best interest of all
parties, and that such appearance will result in no prejudice to any other party.
Respectfully submitted this7th day of December, 2015.
DENNETT WINSPEAR, LLP

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By_/s/ Matthew A. Sarnoski, Esq.
MATTHEW A. SARNOSKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 009176
3301 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 195
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129
MICHELLE M. BRACKE, ESQ.
Illinois Bar No. 6224533
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
550 W. Adams Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff, CHICAGO INSURANCE
COMPANY

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MATTHEW SARNOSKI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 009176
DENNETT WINSPEAR, LLP
3301 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 195
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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MICHELLE M. BRACKE, ESQ.
Illinois Bar No. 6224533
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
550 W. Adams Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Pro Hac Vice to be Submitted

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Attorneys for Plaintiff, CHICAGO INSURANCE
COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois
Corporation,
Plaintiff,

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Case No: 2:14-cv-00308-JAD-VCF

v.
ORDER
GRANTING
PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY
FOR HEARING SET FOR DECEMBER 9,
2015.

KUMMER KAEMPFER, BONNER, RENSHAW
AND FERRARO, a Professional Corporation;
VISTANA CONDOMINIUM OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC., a Nevada Corporation;
DOES I through V, and ROE COMPANIES I
through V, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave To Appear Telephonically having come before the Court, and
good cause appearing, it is hereby:

Michelle M. Bracke, Esq.
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion be GRANTED, and that counsel for Plaintiff may appear
telephonically for hearing of the parties’ Joint Unopposed Motion/Stipulation To Attend

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Settlement Conference, currently set for hearing before the Court (Magistrate Judge Cam

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Ferenbach) at 11 am on December 9, 2015.

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Dated this 7th day of December, 2015.

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HON. MAGISTRATE CAM FERENBACH

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Matthew Wagner, Esq. will appear in person at the hearing on December 9, 2015 as local
counsel for Plaintiff, Chicago Insurance Company.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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