Ballentine et al v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al

Filing 292

ORDER Granting 291 Stipulation to Continue. Status Conference set for 11/26/2024 at 09:00 AM in LV Courtroom 6C before Judge Andrew P. Gordon. Calendar Call set for 12/10/2024 at 09:00 AM in LV Courtroom 6C before Judge Andrew P. Gordon. Jury Trial set for 12/16/2024 at 09:00 AM in LV Courtroom 6C before Judge Andrew P. Gordon. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 3/7/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

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MARGARET A. MCLETCHIE, Nevada Bar No. 10931
MCLETCHIE LAW
602 South Tenth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
602 SOUTH TENTH STREET
LAS VEGAS, NV 89101
[phone] (T) / [phone] (F)
WWW.NVLITIGATION.COM

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Case No.: 2:14-cv-01584-APG-EJY

BRIAN BALLENTINE, an individual;
CATALINO DAZO, an individual; and
KELLY PATTERSON, an individual;
Plaintiffs,
vs.

LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT, in its official capacity;
DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER T. TUCKER, STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
as an individual and in his official capacity as CONTINUE TRIAL
a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
(THIRD REQUEST)
Detective; SERGEANT MIKE WALLACE,
as an individual and in his official capacity as
a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Trial Date: April 8, 2024
Sergeant; LIEUTENANT JOHN LIBERTY, Trial Time: 9:00 a.m.
as an individual and in his official capacity as
a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Lieutenant,
Defendants.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs Brian

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Ballentine, Catalino Dazo, and Kelly Patterson (“Plaintiffs”), by and through their counsel

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Margaret A. McLetchie, Esq., and Defendant Christopher T. Tucker, by and through his

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counsel Craig R. Anderson, Esq., that the trial currently scheduled to begin on April 8, 2024

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(ECF No. 289) be continued to the Court’s December 2024 stack or a date thereafter

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convenient for the Court.

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This Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:

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Pursuant to ECF No. 290, the Parties met and conferred regarding trial

readiness.
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Counsel for Plaintiffs has an ongoing family medical issue that requires

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significant time and attention. Specifically, Ms. McLetchie’s mother and Mr. Wolpert’s

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father were diagnosed with terminal illnesses in February 2024.

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3.

Counsel for Plaintiffs is going to be out of the jurisdiction during the trial

stack currently set for April 8, 2024, to address counsel’s family medical emergency.

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4.

This is the third stipulation filed to continue the trial date.

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This extension is being sought in good faith and not for the purpose of delay.

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DATED this 5th day of March, 2024.

DATED this 5th day of March, 2024.

/s/ Margaret A. McLetchie
Margaret A. McLetchie, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 10931
MCLETCHIE LAW
602 South Tenth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Attorney for Plaintiffs

/s/ Craig R. Anderson
Craig R. Anderson, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 6882
MARQUIS AURBACH
10001 Park Run Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89145
Attorney for Defendant

ATTORNEYS AT LAW
602 SOUTH TENTH STREET
LAS VEGAS, NV 89101
[phone] (T) / [phone] (F)
WWW.NVLITIGATION.COM

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ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the trial scheduling conference scheduled for March 19,
2024 is vacated and continued to November 26, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. The calendar
call scheduled for April 2, 2024 is vacated and continued to December 10, 2024,
2024 at 9:00 a.m. The trial currently scheduled for April 8, 2024 is vacated and
continued to December 16, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. All in Courtroom 6C.

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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March 7, 2024
Dated:__________________

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________________________
ANDREW P. GORDON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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