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

Filing 67

ORDER Denying without prejudice 64 Proposed Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order. The parties shall refile a joint discovery plan, no later than 1/11/16, and, to the extent they agree to request to bifurcate the trial, shall refile that stipulation separately. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 1/5/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PS)

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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(s),
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vs.
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400 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS
SITUATE IN LINCOLN COUNTY, STATE OF
NEVADA, et al.,

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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:15-cv-01743-MMD-NJK
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Pending before the Court is the parties’ amended joint proposed discovery plan. Docket No. 64.

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The parties seek to bifurcate discovery as well as the adjudication of valuation and distribution issues

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in this proceeding. Id. at 6. A stipulation to bifurcate this matter is procedurally improper within the

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context of a joint proposed discovery plan. Further, “bifurcation of the trial does not necessarily require

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bifurcation of discovery.” Drennan v. Maryland Cas. Co., 366 F. Supp. 2d 1002, 1007 (D. Nev. 2005).

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Accordingly, the parties joint proposed discovery plan is hereby DENIED without prejudice. The

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parties shall refile a joint discovery plan, no later than January 11, 2016, and, to the extent they agree

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to request to bifurcate the trial, shall refile that stipulation separately.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: January 5, 2016

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge