Vita Bella Homeowners Association v. Federal National Mortgage Association et al

Filing 29

ORDER that 22 Motion to Stay Discovery is granted. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 7/20/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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VITA BELLA HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION, et al.,

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2:15-cv-00515-JCM-VCF
ORDER

Defendants.
This matter is before the Court is Fannie Mae and FHFA's Motion to Stay Discovery (#22).

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Fannie Mae and FHFA request that discovery in this matter be stayed pending relevant rulings in

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ongoing District of Nevada cases. Fannie Mae and FHFA represent that the central legal question in

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this case is also in four current cases: Saticoy Bay LLC Series 1702 Empire Mine v. Fannie Mae (2:14-

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cv-01975-KJD-NJK), Elmer v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (2:14-cv-01999-GMN-NJK), Williston

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Investment Group, LLC v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA (2:14-cv-02038-GMN-PAL), and Skylights LLC

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v. Fannie Mae (2:15-cv-00043-GMN-VCF). Id. On July 13, 2015, the court granted Freddie Mac and

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FHFA's Motions for Summary Judgment in Elmer v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (2:14-cv-01999-GMN-

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NJK), Williston Investment Group, LLC v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA (2:14-cv-02038-GMN-PAL),

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and Skylights LLC v. Fannie Mae (2:15-cv-00043-GMN-VCF). A decision on the motion for summary

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judgment has not been entered in Saticoy Bay LLC Series 1702 Empire Mine v. Fannie Mae (2:14-cv-

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01975-KJD-NJK).

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Fannie Mae and FHFA request a stay in order to avoid the expense of potentially unnecessary

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discovery. (#22). Fannie Mae and FHFA have sufficiently established good cause for granting the stay

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of discovery until the summary judgment motions in the related cases have been decided. Here, a

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decision has not been reached in one of the related cases.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Fannie Mae and FHFA's Motion to Stay Discovery (#22) is

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granted. Discovery is stayed until an order has been issued on the motion for summary judgment in Case

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No. 2:14-cv-01975-KJD-NJK. The parties must promptly notify the Court in this case of the decision on

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the motion for summary judgment in Case No. 2:14-cv-01975-KJD-NJK. If necessary, the parties must

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file a proposed discovery plan and scheduling order within 14 days of the decision on the motion for

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summary judgment.

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DATED this 20th day of July, 2015.

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CAM FERENBACH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE