John Doe I, et al., v. Jeremiah Mazo, et al.,

Filing 77

ORDER Granting 76 Amended Stipulation to Continue Expert Witness Depositions and Dispositive Motion Deadlines (First Request). Discovery due by 6/30/2018. Motions due by 7/30/2018. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 8/29/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 5/3/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway - Suite 400 North
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
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MARK E. FERRARIO (NV Bar No. 1625)
[e-mail]
KARA B. HENDRICKS (NV Bar No. 7743)
[e-mail]
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Telephone: [phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Counsel for Defendant
Clark County School District
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
JOHN and JANE DOE I, Guardians Ad Litem
for JOANN DOE I, a minor, individually and on
behalf of all those similarly situated, and JOHN
and JANE DOE II, Guardians Ad Litem for
JOANN DOE II, a minor, individually and on
behalf of all those similarly situated;

[PROPOSED] AMENDED STIPULATION
AND ORDER TO CONTINUE EXPERT
WITNESS DEPOSITIONS AND
DISPOSITIVE MOTION DEADLINES

Plaintiffs,

vs.

Case No. 2:16-cv-00239-APG-PAL

JEREMIAH MAZO; CLARK COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT; DOES 1 through 20;
DOE 1 through 20; ROE CORPORATIONS 1
through 20;

(First Request)

Defendants.
Plaintiffs, JOHN and JANE DOE I, GUARDIANS AD LITEM FOR JOANN DOE I, A

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MINOR AND JOHN AND JANE DOE II, GUARDIANS AD LITEM FOR JOANN DOE II, A

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stipulate to an extension of expert witness depositions by thirty-two (32) days. The dispositive motion

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MINOR (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), Defendant CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (“CCSD”)

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deadline will need to be extended accordingly. The parties therefore propose the following revised

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and Defendant JEREMIAH MAZO, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby

discovery plan for this Court’s consideration.
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STIPULATION
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Background

This case was filed on February 5, 2016, alleging abuse of students by a former CCSD teacher,

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Jeremiah Mazo, and bringing claims under Title IX against CCSD and state tort claims against all

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and asserted cross-claims against Defendant Mr. Mazo. (Doc. 43). Mr. Mazo filed an Answer to the

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defendants. (Doc. 1). Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint on March 1, 2017.

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Plaintiffs’ First Amended Class Action Complaint on June 2, 2017 and his answer to CCSD’s Cross-

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Plaintiffs have served Defendant Clark County School District with the following

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(Doc. 39). CCSD filed its Answer to the First Amended Class Action Complaint on March 16, 2017,

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Claims on July 6, 2017 (Doc. Nos. 61, 67).

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discovery to date:

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Plaintiffs’ Early Case Conference List of Documents and Witnesses Pursuant to FRCP
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Discovery Completed

Plaintiffs John and Jane Doe I, Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe I, and John and Jane
Doe II, Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe II’s First set of Request of Production of
Documents served 10/27/16;
Plaintiffs’ First Supplement to Early Case Conference List of Documents and
Witnesses Pursuant to FRCP 26(F) served 12/14/2016;

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Plaintiff Jane Doe I as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I’s Responses to Clark County
School District’s First set of Interrogatories served 12/14/2016;

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Plaintiff Joann Doe I’s Responses to Clark County School District’s First set of
Interrogatories served 12/14/2016;

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Plaintiff John Doe I as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I’s Responses to Clark
County School District’s First set of Interrogatories served 12/14/2016;

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Plaintiffs John and Jane Doe I as Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe I’s Responses to
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Clark County School District’s First set of Request for Production of Documents
served 12/14/2016;
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County School District’s First set of Interrogatories served 12/14/2016;
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served 12/14/2016;

of Documents served 01/18/2017;
Plaintiff Jane Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a minor’s First set of
Requests for Admission served 01/18/2017;
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Plaintiff Jane Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a minor’s First set of
Interrogatories served 01/18/2017;

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Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a minor’s First set of
Interrogatories served 01/18/2017;

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Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a minor’s First set of
Requests for Admission served 01/18/2017;

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Plaintiffs John and Jane Doe I, Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe I, and John and Jane
Doe II, Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe II’s Second set of Requests for Production

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Plaintiffs John and Jane Doe II as Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe II’s Responses
to Clark County School District’s First set of Request for Production of Documents

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Plaintiff John Doe II as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe II’s Responses to Clark
County School District’s First set of Interrogatories served 12/14/2016;

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Plaintiff Joann Doe II’s Responses to Clark County School District’s First set of
Interrogatories served 12/14/2016;

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Plaintiff Jane Doe II as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe II’s Responses to Clark

Plaintiffs John and Jane Doe I, Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe I, and John and Jane
Doe II, Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe II’s Third set of Requests for Production of
Documents served 01/20/2017;
Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a minor’s Second set of
Interrogatories served 01/23/2017;
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Plaintiffs’ Second Supplement to Early Case Conference List of Documents and
Witnesses Pursuant to FRCP 26(F) served 02/10/17;

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Plaintiff Joann Doe II’s Supplemental Responses to CCSD’s First set of
Interrogatories served on 03/01/17;

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Plaintiff Joann Doe I’s Supplemental Responses to CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories
served on 03/01/17;

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Plaintiffs’ Third Supplement to Early Case Conference List of Documents and
Witnesses Pursuant to FRCP 26(F) served 05/31/17;

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Plaintiffs’ Fourth Supplement to Early Case Conference List of Documents and
Witnesses Pursuant to FRCP 26(F) served 07/07/17;

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Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a Minor’s Third Set of
Interrogatories to CCSD served 07/11/17;

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Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a Minor’s Fourth Set of
Interrogatories to CCSD served 08/22/17;

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Plaintiffs’ Fifth Supplement to Early Case Conference List of Documents and
Witnesses Pursuant to FRCP 26(F) served 10/11/17;

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Plaintiffs’ Expert Designation Pursuant to FRCP 26(A)(2) served 10/13/17.

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CCSD’s Initial Disclosures served 10/05/2016;

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CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Jane Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for

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CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Joann Doe I served 11/14/2016;

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CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for

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Joann Doe I served 11/14/2016;

Joann Doe I served 11/14/2016;
CCSD’s First set of Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiffs John and Jane
Doe I, as Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe I served 11/14/2016;
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CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Jane Doe II, as Guardian ad Litem for
Joann Doe II served 11/14/2016;

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CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Joann Doe II served 11/14/2016;

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CCSD’s First set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff John Doe II, as Guardian ad Litem for
Joann Doe II served 11/14/2016;

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CCSD’s First set of Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiffs John and Jane
Doe II, as Guardians ad Litem for Joann Doe II served 11/14/2016;

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CCSD’s First Supplemental Disclosures served 12/01/2016;

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CCSD’s Second Supplemental Disclosures served 02/17/17;

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CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiffs’ First set of Requests for Production of Documents to
the Clark County School District served 12/01/2016;

Minor’s First Set of Requests for Admission to CCSD served 02/24/17;
CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiff Jane Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a
Minor’s First Set of Requests for Admission to CCSD served 02/24/17;
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CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a
Minor’s First set of Interrogatories to CCSD served 02/27/17;

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CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiff Jane Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a
Minor’s First set of Interrogatories to CCSD served 02/27/17;

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CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a
Minor’s Second set of Interrogatories to CCSD served 03/10/17;

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CCSD’s Fourth Supplemental Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1) and Pursuant to
March 6, 2017 Order served 04/05/17;

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CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiff John Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a
Minor’s Third set of Interrogatories to CCSD served 07/24/17;

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CCSD’s Fourth Supplemental Disclosures served 08/21/17;
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CCSD’s Sixth Supplemental Disclosures served 09/01/2017;

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CCSD’s Expert Witness Disclosures served 10/13/17.

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CCSD’s Responses to Plaintiff Jon Doe I, as Guardian ad Litem for Joann Doe I, a
Minor’s Fourth set of Interrogatories to CCSD served 09/21/17;

The following depositions have been completed to date:
Ulandra Barnett

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Ivy Burns

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Sylvia Glass

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Jennifer Mattiello

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Nestor Mattiello

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Jon Okazaki

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Christine Prosen

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Darrin Puana

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Discovery That Remains to be Completed

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Basis for Extension

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The parties request this extension to allow the depositions of the parties’ expert and rebuttal

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expert witness depositions. The parties have diligently engaged in discovery and request an extension

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bringing many, if not all of them, to Las Vegas, Nevada for their depositions.

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to allow for the foregoing outstanding depositions to take place as detailed below. Namely, the parties
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V.

Based on the foregoing, the parties jointly seek a modification of the current deadlines as
follows:
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Proposed Deadlines:

July 30, 2018

Proposed Joint Pretrial Order:
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June 30, 2018

Dispositive Motions:

August 29, 2018 or 30 days
after the Court rules on any
dispositive motions.

This request is made in good faith and not for the purposes of delay.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated this 27th day of April, 2018.

Dated this 27th day of April, 2018.

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

EGLET PRINCE

/s/ Mark E. Ferrario
MARK E. FERRARIO, ESQ. (NV BAR 1625)
KARA B. HENDRICKS, ESQ. (NV BAR 7743)
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Suite 400 North
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Attorneys for Defendant Clark County
School District

/s/ Robert T. Eglet
ROBERT T. EGLET, ESQ. (NV BAR 3402)
ARTEMUS W. HAM, ESQ. (NV BAR 7001)
AARON D. FORD, ESQ. (NV BAR 7704)
400 S. 7th Street, 4th Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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July 31, 2018 or 30 days after
the Court rules on any
dispositive motions.

Discovery Cut-Off Date:

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Proposed Joint Pretrial Order:

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Dispositive Motions:

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Proposed Modification

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Dated this 27th day of April, 2018.

Dated this 27th day of April, 2018.

HALL JAFFE & CLAYTON, LLP

JOHN G. GEORGE, ESQ.

/s/ Steven T. Jaffe
STEVEN T. JAFFE, ESQ. (NV BAR 7035)
MICHELLE R. SCHWARZ, ESQ. (NV BAR
5127)
7425 Peak Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Attorneys for Defendant Clark County
School District

/s/ John G. George
JOHN G. GEORGE, ESQ. (NV BAR 12380)
732 South Sixth Street, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Counsel for Defendant Jeremiah Mazo

ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED.
DATED this 3rd day of May, 2018.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to FRCP 5(b), I hereby certify that on the 1st day of May, 2018, a true and correct

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copy of the foregoing [PROPOSED] AMENDED STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

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served on all parties by operation of the Court’s EM/ECF system, and parties may access this filing

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CONTINUE

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through the Court’s CM/ECF system.

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WITNESS

DEPOSITIONS

DISPOSITIVE

/s/ Kareen Romano
an employee of Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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MOTION

DEADLINES was filed electronically via the Court’s CM/ECF system. Notice of filing will be

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