Sample v. Finley et al

Filing 10

ORDER Granting 9 Motion to Extend Stay for Settlement Purposes. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 9/21/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

Case 2:16-cv-00102-JAD-GWF Document 9 Filed 09/20/16 Page 1 of 3

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ADAM PAUL LAXALT
Attorney General
JARED M. FROST (Bar No. 11132)
Senior Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada
Office of the Attorney General
555 East Washington Avenue
Suite 3900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Eduardo Serna
and Cornelius Finley

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MICHAEL SAMPLE,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-00102-JAD-GWF

Plaintiff,
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
EXTEND THE STAY FOR
SETTLEMENT PURPOSES

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v.

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FINLEY, et al.,
(First Request)

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Defendants.

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Defendants Eduardo Serna and Cornelius Finley, by and through counsel, Adam

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Paul Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General, and Jared M. Frost, Senior Deputy Attorney

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General, of the State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney General, hereby moves this Court

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to extend the stay for an additional thirty (30) days for settlement purposes.

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On June 20, 2016, the Court issued an order staying the case for ninety (90) days

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so that the parties could participate in an early mediation conference. ECF No. 3. The

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stay is currently set to expire on September 20, 2016.

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On September 16, 2016, the parties reached an agreement to fully resolve this

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matter. See ECF No. 7 (minutes of proceedings). However, the parties need additional

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time to execute a binding settlement agreement and to file a stipulation to dismiss the

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case so that Plaintiff is not prematurely charged the filing fee. Therefore, Defendants

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request that the stay be extended for an additional thirty (30) days.

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DATED this 20th day of September, 2016.

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ADAM PAUL LAXALT
Attorney General

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By:

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/s/ Jared M. Frost
JARED M. FROST (Bar No. 11132)
Senior Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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September 21
DATED ____________________ ___, 2016.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I certify that I am an employee of the State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney

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General, and that on September 20, 2016, I electronically filed the foregoing document via

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this Court’s electronic filing system.

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electronic filing system will be served electronically. For those parties not registered,

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service was made by depositing a copy for mailing in the United States Mail, first-class

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postage prepaid, at Las Vegas, Nevada to the following:

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Parties that are registered with this Court’s

Michael Sample, NDOC #51854
Southern Desert Correctional Center
P.O. Box 208
Indian Springs, Nevada 89070
Plaintiff, Pro Se

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/s/ Carol A. Knight
CAROL A. KNIGHT, an employee of
the Office of the Nevada Attorney General

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