Walker et al v. North Las Vegas Police Department et al

Filing 226

ORDER re 222 Motion Attendance Exception re 221 Order. The Court VACATES the settlement conference set for 8/1/2019. No later than 6/27/2019, the parties shall submit a stipulation to reset the settlement conference that includes five dates on which all required attendees are available. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 6/24/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Case No.: 2:14-cv-01475-JAD-NJK

THOMAS WALKER, et al.,
Plaintiff(s),

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Order
[Docket No. 222]

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v.

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CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, et al.,

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Defendant(s).
Pending before the Court is Defendant Officer Paul Maalouf’s motion for an exception to

17 the personal attendance requirement at the settlement conference scheduled for August 1, 2019.
18 Docket No. 222.
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Defendant Maalouf submits that he is scheduled to be out of state on the settlement

20 conference date and that his travel was booked and paid for prior to the referred this case to a
21 settlement conference. Docket No. 222 at 1. In response, Plaintiffs submit that they do not object
22 to rescheduling the settlement conference; however, they do object to Defendant’s non-attendance
23 because he is a named individual and his participation is critical to the settlement conference.
24 Docket No. 224 at 2. In reply, Defendants submit that, while they do not believe that Defendant
25 Maalouf’s presence is necessary, they do not oppose rescheduling the settlement conference.
26 Docket No. 225 at 2.
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The Court agrees with Plaintiffs that Defendant Maalouf’s presence at the settlement

28 conference is necessary. Accordingly, the Court VACATES the settlement conference set for
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1 August 1, 2019. No later than June 27, 2019, the parties shall submit a stipulation to reset the
2 settlement conference that includes five dates on which all required attendees are available.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 24, 2019
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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