Centex Homes v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company

Filing 31

ORDER Granting 29 Joint Motion to Lift Stay. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 10/8/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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J. Kelby Van Patten, NV Bar No. 7942
[e-mail]
Gregory H. King, NV Bar No. 7777
[e-mail]
Sarah J. Odia, NV Bar No. 11053
[e-mail]
PAYNE & FEARS LLP
Attorneys at Law
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 525
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff CENTEX HOMES
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
7251 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD., SUITE 525
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89128
[phone]

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

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CENTEX HOMES, a Nevada general
partnership,

CASE NO.: 2:14-CV-01159-JCM-PAL

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Plaintiff,

JOINT REQUEST TO LIFT STAY

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vs.
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ST PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, CENTEX HOMES (“Centex”) and Defendant, ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY (“Travelers”) hereby file this joint request that the stay of this action
be lifted.
The Court stayed this action pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and LR16.1-20 pending the
Nevada Supreme Court’s ruling on the issue of whether an insured has a right to independent
counsel in Nevada and, if so, under what circumstances. (Doc. 24). These were issues of first
impression in Nevada and are central to the outcome of the instant action.
On September 24, 2015, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of State
Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Hansen (“Hansen”) (Nevada Supreme Court case no., 64484)

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deciding these issues for the first time in Nevada. A copy of the decision is attached hereto as

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Exhibit “1.” Now that the Nevada Supreme Court has provided the parties with guidance on this

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issue of first impression, the stay in this case can be lifted.

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DATED: October 5, 2015.

DATED: October 5, 2015.

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MORALES, FIERRO & REEVES

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

By:
/s/ Ramiro Morales ________________
Ramiro Morales, NV Bar No. 7101
3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy., 17th Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

By:
/s/ Gregory H. King_______________
Gregory H. King, Esq., NV Bar No. 7777
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd, Suite 525
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128

Attorneys for Defendant ST. PAUL FIRE &
MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Attorneys for Plaintiff CENTEX HOMES

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
7251 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD., SUITE 525
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89128
[phone]

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

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4836-4874-5001.1

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IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day
of October, 2015.

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__________________________
Peggy A. Leen
United States Magistrate Judge

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