Stark v. GNLV Corp.

Filing 24

ORDER that 22 Motion to Continue ENE is GRANTED. The Early Neutral Evaluation scheduled before Judge McQuaid on October 13, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., is VACATED and CONTINUED to the court's earliest available date of December 3, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The parties shall meet in Chambers, Room 3071. The Confidential ENE statements shall be due to Chambers, Room 3071, no later than, 4:00 p.m., November 23, 2015.FURTHER ORDERED that 23 Defendant's Motion to Permit its Insurance Company Repre sentative to Appear at ENE Telephonically is GRANTED. Defendant's representative of the Beazley Group shall be available telephonically for the duration of the ENE conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 9/29/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF: cc Heidi Jordan - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KELLY M. STARK,

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Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.

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Case No. 2:15-cv-01311-RCJ-NJK

(Jt Mot Cont ENE – Dkt. #22)
(Unopp Mot Appear by Phone – Dkt. #23)

GNLV, CORP.,
Defendant.

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Before the court is the Joint Motion for Continuance of ENE (Dkt. #22) and Defendant’s

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Unopposed Motion to Permit its Insurance Company Representative to Appear at ENE

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Telephonically (Dkt. #23) filed September 25, 2015.

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In the joint motion to continue the ENE, the parties believe that a short continuance of the

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ENE to a time on or after October 23, 2015, is necessary for both parties to adequately prepare

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for and meaningfully participate in the ENE process.

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In the motion for the insurance representative to appear telephonically, Defendant advises

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that its representative will have binding authority to settle this matter up to the amount of the

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self-insured retention level of $250,000.

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authority to settle this matter beyond the amount of the self-insured retention level, is located in

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Farmington, Connecticut. In light of the dollar amount of the self-insured retention as well as the

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travel time and costs associated with the personal appearance of the Beazley Group

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representative at the ENE, Defendant requests to have the Beazley Group representative appear

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telephonically. Plaintiff does not oppose the request and takes no position on the issue.

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The assigned Beazley Group representative with

For good cause shown,

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. The Joint Motion for Continuance of the ENE (Dkt. #22) is GRANTED. The ENE

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scheduled before Judge McQuaid on October 13, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., is VACATED

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and CONTINUED to the court’s earliest available date of December 3, 2015, at

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9:30 a.m. The parties shall meet in Chambers, Room 3071.

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2. The Confidential ENE statements shall be due to Chambers, Room 3071, no later
than, 4:00 p.m., November 23, 2015.

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3. Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Permit its Insurance Company Representative to

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Appear at ENE Telephonically (Dkt. #23) is GRANTED. Defendant’s representative

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of the Beazley Group shall be available telephonically for the duration of the ENE

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conference.

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DATED this 29th day of September, 2015.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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