Fejeran v. United Airlines, Inc.

Filing 27

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 22 Motion to Disqualify Judge Hoffman as Early Neutral Evaluation Judge. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr. on 05/03/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ANTHONY FEJERAN,

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Plaintiff,
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UNITED AIRLINES, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-00026-MMD-GWF
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Disqualify Judge Hoffman as Early
Neutral Evaluation Judge (#22), filed on April 13, 2016.
Plaintiff argues that Judge Hoffman should be disqualified as the Early Neutral Evaluation

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Judge because he entered a Minute Order (#12) on February 23, 2016 denying as moot Defendant’s

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Motion to Extend Time to File a Response to Plaintiff’s Complaint (#11). Plaintiff therefore asserts

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that Judge Hoffman is no longer a “stranger” to the case as contemplated by Local Rule 16-6. The

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Court disagrees. Rather, the Court finds that the entering of the Minute Order is not something that

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would affect Judge Hoffman’s impartiality as the Early Neutral Evaluation Judge in this matter.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Disqualify Judge Hoffman as Early
Neutral Evaluation Judge (#22) is denied.
DATED this 3rd day of May, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge