United States of America v. 400 Acres of Land, more or less, situate in Lincoln County, State of Nevada

Filing 506

ORDER approving Joint Proposed Scheduling order (ECF No. 505 . Motions in limine due by 11/1/2019; responses due 11/15/2019; replies due 11/22/2019. Pretrial disclosures to be shared between the parties by 11/20/2019. The Proposed Joint Pretrial Order is due by 12/18/2019. Submission of Proposed Order re: proposed site visit instructions/script and proposed Commissioner instructions, including any objections are due by 1/31/2020. The Bench Trial will begin on 2/7/2020 at 10:00 AM in a Las Vegas Courtroom to be determined before Chief Judge Miranda M. Du. See order for additional details. Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 9/12/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PAV)

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NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH
United States Attorney
District of Nevada
Nevada Bar No. 13644
TROY K. FLAKE
Deputy Civil Chief
501 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 1100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 702-388-6787
Email: [e-mail]

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EUGENE HANSEN
JOHANNA M. FRANZEN
ANTHONY C. GENTNER
MARK C. ELMER
Trial Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-7611
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202-514-8865
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for the United States

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:15-cv-01743-MMD-NJK

v.
400 ACRES OF LAND, more or less,
situate in Lincoln County, State of Nevada;
and JESSIE J. COX, et al.,

JOINT PROPOSED SCHEDULING
ORDER

Defendants.

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Pursuant to this Court’s September 9, 2019 minute entry (ECF No. 501), Plaintiff United

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States of America, Defendant Sheahan Landowners, and Defendant Tanis Landowners

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(collectively the “Parties”) hereby submit this joint proposed scheduling order:

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Event

11/01/2019

Motions in Limine

11/06/2019

Plaintiff provides to Defendants (a) draft
proposed site visit instructions/script and (b)
draft proposed Commissioner instructions
(not filed with Court)

11/15/2019

Oppositions to Motions in Limine

11/20/2019

Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures (not filed
with Court)

11/22/2019

Reply briefs in further support of Motions in
Limine

12/18/2019

Joint Pretrial Order, including objections to
Rule 26(a)(3) Disclosures

01/18/2020

Lawyers-only site visit to finalize proposed
site visit instructions/script

01/31/2020

File joint (a) proposed site visit
instructions/script and (b) proposed
Commissioner instructions, including any
objections

02/07/2020 (10:00 a.m.)

Trial begins in Las Vegas with opening
statements (no witnesses)

02/08/2020

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Deadline/Date

Site visit with Commissioners and Court

02/10/2020 (9:00 a.m.)

Trial continues with witnesses (the Parties
request that 10 court days (excluding
opening statements, closing arguments, and
site visit) be available for trial)

30 days after service of trial
transcripts

Proposed findings of fact (FOF) and
conclusions of law (COL) provided to
Commission, if so requested

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30 days after deadline for
FOF/COL if requested,
otherwise 30 days after
service of trial transcripts

Commission’s Rule 71.1(h)(2)(D) Report

30 days after Commission
files its Rule 71.1(h)(2)(D)
Report

Objections to Commission’s Report

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The Tanis Landowners, including their legal counsel, need not attend the trial in person.
However, whether or not they attend, the Tanis Landowners acknowledge that they will be
bound by the trial’s result.
The Parties will make themselves available for a final pre-trial conference as scheduled
by the Court and for any argument or other proceedings as requested by the Commission.
WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court approve the Parties’
proposed scheduling order.

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Respectfully submitted,

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FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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/s/ Mark C. Elmer
EUGENE HANSEN
JOHANNA M. FRANZEN
ANTHONY GENTNER
MARK C. ELMER
Trial Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice

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FOR THE SHEAHAN LANDOWNERS

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/s/ Autumn L. Waters
KERMITT L. WATERS, Bar No. 2571
JAMES J. LEAVITT, Bar No. 6032
MICHAEL A. SCHNEIDER, Bar No. 8887
AUTUMN L. WATERS, Bar No. 8917
704 South Ninth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Defendant Sheahan Landowners

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FOR THE TANIS LANDOWNERS

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/s/ John R. Funk
MARK H. GUNDERSON, Bar No. 2134
JOHN R. FUNK, Bar No. 12372
AUSTIN K. SWEET, Bar No. 11725
3895 Warren Way
Reno, Nevada 89509
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Defendant Tanis Landowners

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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Dated: September 12, 2019

_____________________________
MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Case 2:15-cv-01743-MMD-NJK Document 505 Filed 09/12/19 Page 5 of 5

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on September 12, 2019, I served the foregoing Joint Proposed

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Scheduling Order on all parties who have appeared in this action using the Court’s case

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management/electronic case filing system. In addition, I hereby certify that on September 12,

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2019 the United States sent a copy of the foregoing Joint Proposed Scheduling Order via U.S.

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mail to the following defendants:

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Sandra Sears-Lavallee
1172 Skyline Road
Henderson, NV 89002

Melanie Goodpasture
P.O. Box 7044
Cotati, CA 94931

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John B. Sheahan
Address unknown

House Rabbit Society
c/o Anne Martin (Registered Agent)
148 Broadway
Richmond, CA 94804

Deborah Lynn Sheahan
4662 Gabriel Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89121

Animal Place
c/o Kim Sturla (Registered Agent)
17314 McCourtney Road
Grass Valley, CA 95949

Diane Sibley-Origlia
1615 Via Romero
Alamo, CA 94507
Katherine Kell
c/o Stanley Pedder
3445 Golden Gate Way
Lafayette, CA 94549

Hui Chu Poole
165 Lakewood Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Amy Sears
P.O. Box 71
Pioche, NV 89043

Debbie DeVito
c/o Stanley Pedder
3445 Golden Gate Way
Lafayette, CA 94549

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/s/ Mark C. Elmer
MARK C. ELMER

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