Cortez-Debonar et al v. Fretwell et al

Filing 40

ORDER Denying Defendant Fretwell's 39 Motion for an Exception to the Personal Attendance Requirements at the Settlement Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 09/22/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ALEXANDER CORTEZ-DEBONAR, et al.,

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Plaintiff(s),

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v.

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BETSY FRETWELL, et al.,

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Defendant(s).

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Case No. 2:15-cv-00491-JAD-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 39)

Pending before the Court is Defendant Fretwell’s motion for an exception to the personal

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attendance requirements at the settlement conference scheduled for October 13, 2016. Docket

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No. 39. Specifically, Defendant’s counsel requests that Defendant be excused from the

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settlement conference. See id. This request is untimely. See Docket No. 28 at 2. Moreover,

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Defendant is alleged to have made the decision to terminate Plaintiffs’ employment. Docket No.

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1 at 2. Her presence at the settlement conference is therefore required.

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Accordingly, Defendant’s motion, Docket No. 39, is hereby DENIED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 22, 2016

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NANCY J. KOPPE
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United States Magistrate Judge