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

Filing 36

ORDER Granting 34 Motion to Stay Discovery. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 11/4/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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VITA BELLA HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, a Nevada non-profit
corporation,
Plaintiff,

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

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vs.
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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION, et al.,
Defendants.
Before the court is Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Housing Finance Agency's
Motion to Stay Discovery (#34).

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Fannie Mae and FHFA request that discovery in this matter be stayed pending the resolution of

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their Motion to Consolidate (#33) this action with defendants' class action that Fannie Mae, FHFA, and

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the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation have filed in this District. Fannie Mae and FHFA request
a stay in order to reduce the costs of litigation. (#34).
To date, no opposition has been filed and the time to oppose has passed. Under Local Rule 7-2(d),
the failure of an opposing party to file points and authorities in response to any motion shall constitute a

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consent to the granting of the motion. It would seem that the opposing parties have consented to the

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granting of the instant motion.

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When evaluating a motion to stay discovery while a dispositive motion is pending, the court

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initially considers the goal of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1. The guiding premise of the Rules is that

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the Rules “should be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination

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of every action.” FED. R. CIV. P. 1. It needs no citation of authority to recognize that discovery is
expensive. The Supreme Court has long mandated that trial courts should resolve civil matters fairly but

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without undue cost. Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 306 (1962). This directive is echoed

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by Rule 26, which instructs the court to balance the expense of discovery against its likely benefit. See

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FED. R. CIV. P. 26(B)(2)(iii).

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Here, Fannie Mae and FHFA have sufficiently established good cause for granting the stay

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of discovery until the Motion to Consolidate (#33) have been decided. No dispositive motions have been

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filed in this matter.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Housing

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Finance Agency's Motion to Stay Discovery (#34) is GRANTED pending the decision on the Motion to

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Consolidate. The proposed discovery plan and scheduling order must be filed 20 days after the Court's

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ruling on the Motion to Consolidate (#33).

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DATED this 4th day of November, 2015.

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CAM FERENBACH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE