Ditech Financial, LLC v. Hollywood Highlands East Landscape Maintenance Association, Inc., et al

Filing 63

ORDER Granting 62 Motion to Lift Stay of Case. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 11/11/2019. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 10/3/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

3 Ditech Financial LLC fka Green Tree
Servicing, LLC,
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Plaintiff
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Maintenance Association, et al.,
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Defendants
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ALL OTHER PARTIES AND CLAIMS
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Case No.: 2:16-cv-00298-JAD-NJK

Order Lifting Stay
[ECF No. 62]

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to lift stay [ECF No.

11 62] is GRANTED IN PART, in that THE STAY IS LIFTED, but some of the other details and
12 deadlines requested by the motion are denied or revised. Instead, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED
13 that the parties have the following deadlines and obligations to move this case forward:
14 Meet & Confer:
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The parties have until November 1, 2019, to meet and confer as defined by Local

16 Rule IA 1-3(f) regarding (1) a proposed scheduling order as contemplated by Local Rule 26-1,
17 (2) what discovery needs to be conducted, (3) what viable claims and defenses remain in the case
18 in light of recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Nevada, and (4) the issues that the parties
19 intend to raise in any dispositive motion that the parties anticipate filing within the next 90 days.
20 A party representative must attend the meet and confer, either in person or by telephone.
21 Requests to be excused from any aspect of this meet-and-confer requirement will be denied
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1 Response to the Complaint:
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Any defendant who was served but has not yet answered or otherwise responded to the

3 complaint has until October 14, 2019, to do so. If the response is a motion, it must comply with
4 the certificate requirement below.
5 Stipulated Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order:
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The parties must file their Stipulated Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order in compliance

7 with Local Rule 26-1 by November 11, 2019.
8 Certificate Required with Dispositive Motions:
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Any dispositive motion filed in this case must be accompanied by a declaration by the

10 movant’s counsel that sets forth the details of the meet-and-confer in compliance with LR IA 111 3(f)(2) and certifies that, despite good-faith efforts, the issues raised in the motion could not be
12 resolved. The court may summarily deny any motion that fails to comply with this requirement.
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Dated: October 3, 2019

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