Azure Manor/Rancho de Paz Homeowners Association v. U.S. Home Corporation et al

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ORDER Granting 37 STIPULATION and Lifting Stay re 7 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 6/29/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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1 Gregory H. King
Nevada Bar No. 7777
2 [e-mail]
Sarah J. Odia
3 Nevada Bar No. 11053
[e-mail]
4 PAYNE & FEARS LLP
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 525
5 Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Telephone: [phone]
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7 Attorneys for Defendants U.S. HOME CORPORATION;
LENNAR CORPORATION; and LENNAR SALES CORP.
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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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12 AZURE MANOR/RANCHO DE PAZ
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Nevada
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community,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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U.S. HOME CORPORATION, a Delaware
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Nevada corporation; LENNAR SALES
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Defendants.
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CASE NO.: 2:15-cv-00002-JAD-CWH
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER LIFTING STAY
ECF No. 37

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On May 5, 2015, this Honorable Court entered a stay in this action pending the completion

23 of the NRS Chapter 40 pre-litigation process. (ECF 29). On June 23, 2015, Defendants U.S.
24 HOME CORPORATION, LENNAR CORPORATION, and LENNAR SALES CORPORATION
25 (collectively “Defendants”), filed a motion for partial summary judgment to determine the scope
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27 was adequate). (ECF 30). On March 31, 2016, this Court entered an Order on Defendants’
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1 homes and defects for which Plaintiff, the AZURE MANOR/RANCHO DE PAZ
2 HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION (“Plaintiff”), provided proper notice under Chapter 40. (ECF
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Plaintiff and Defendants (collectively, “Parties”) met and conferred in an attempt to

5 streamline the Chapter 40 pre-litigation inspection and discovery process. Accordingly, the
6 Parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, HEREBY STIPULATE AND
7 AGREE to the following terms, subject to the approval of this Court:
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
7251 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD., SUITE 525
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89128
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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

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1. Plaintiff will only pursue claims for 49 homes in the Azure Manor/Rancho de Paz
community as follows and consistent with this Court’s March 31, 2016 Order (ECF 36):
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2909
6141
2917
2921
6134
2841
2842
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2836
2917
2834
2921
6054
2913
6134
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2912
2913
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6149
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2834
6129
6146
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Darnley St.
Alderley Ridge Ave.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Alderley Ridge Ave.
Alderley Ridge Ave.
Darnley St.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Tilten Kilt Ave.
Tilten Kilt Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Darnley St.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Bridleton Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Darnley St.
Darnley St.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Tilten Kilt Ave.
Tilten Kilt Ave.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
7251 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD., SUITE 525
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89128
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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

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2913
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6082
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Tilten Kilt Ave.
Tilten Kilt Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Darnley St.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Alderley Ridge Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Darnley St.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Bridleton Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Bridleton Ave.
Darnley St.
Darnley St.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Kildare Cove Ct.
Tilten Kilt Ave.

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2. Defendants agree not to file a motion to compel the Plaintiff to arbitrate the claims asserted
in this litigation.
3. The current stay in this case shall be lifted, effective on the date the Court executes this
Stipulation and Order.
4. Inspections will take place after Defendants file their third-party complaint and the time for

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the third-party defendants to file a responsive pleading has expired. Defendants, on behalf

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of themselves and their subcontractors expressly reserve the right to make repairs pursuant

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to NRS 40.647. Any offers to make repairs shall be forwarded to Plaintiff within 30-days

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after inspections of all 49 homes are completed. At Defendants’ request, Plaintiff’s experts

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will be present at the inspections and will identify the location of each alleged construction

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defect, except for the following homes where Plaintiff’s experts have already been present

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at Defendants’ inspections to identify the location of each alleged construction defect:

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6130
6141
6134
6134
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Darnley St.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Darnley St.
Sydney Bay Ct.
Tilten Kilt Ave.

5. Plaintiff and Defendants agree not to seek reconsideration, appeal, or otherwise act
inconsistently with this Court’s March 31, 2016 Order (ECF 36).

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

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

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8 DATED this 29 day of June, 2016
ANGUIS & TERRY, LLP
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By:
/s/ Scott P. Kelsey
10 Scott P. Kelsey, NV Bar No. 7770
11 1120 N. Town Center Dr., Ste. 260
Las Vegas, NV 89144
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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DATED this 29 day of June, 20116
PAYNE & FEARS LLP
By:
/s/ Sarah J. Odia
Gregory H. King, NV Bar No. 7777
Sarah Odia, NV Bar No. 11053
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 525
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Tel. [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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6/29/16
DATED:_________________

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