Bank of America, N.A. v. Palm Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. et al

Filing 55

ORDER Granting 52 Stipulation to Extend Discovery Deadlines (Second Request). Discovery due by 4/26/2018. Motions due by 5/26/2018. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 6/25/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 2/9/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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Douglas D. Gerrard, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 4613
[e-mail]
Nathan R. Henderson, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 13145
[e-mail]
GERRARD, COX & LARSEN
2450 St. Rose Pkwy., Suite 200
Henderson, NV 89074
[phone]

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2450 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200
Henderson, Nevada 89074
[phone]

GERRARD, COX & LARSEN

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Melanie D. Morgan, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 8215
[e-mail]
Scott R. Lachman, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 12016
[e-mail]
AKERMAN LLP
1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 330
Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff / Counterdefendant
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Case No.: 2:16-cv-00614-APG-GWF
Plaintiff,

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v.

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PALM HILLS HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.; VERN ELMER; and
NEVADA ASSOCIATION SERVICES, INC.

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Defendants.

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VERN ELMER, an individual,

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Counterclaimant,

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vs.

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a National
Association; DOE INDIVIDUALS I-X; and ROE
CORPORATIONS I-X, inclusive.

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Counterdefendants.

[PROPOSED] STIPULATION AND
ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY
DEADLINES
[SECOND REQUEST]

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINES
[SECOND REQUEST]

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Pursuant to Local Rules IA 6-1 and 26-4, Plaintiff/Counterdefendant BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A. (“BANA”), by and through its attorneys Gerrard Cox Larsen; Defendant PALM

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HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., (“Palm Hills HOA”) by and through its attorneys

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Boyack Orme & Anthony; Defendant NEVADA ASSOCIATION SERVICES, INC. (“NAS”), by

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and thorough its attorney, Brandon E. Wood, Esq.; and Defendant/Counterclaimant VERN ELMER

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(“Elmer”), by and through his attorneys, Ayon Law PLLC (collectively, the “Parties”); hereby

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stipulate and agree, subject to approval by the Court, to extend the discovery deadline set out in the

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Stipulation and Order to Extend Discovery Deadlines [First Request] dated October 16, 2017 [ECF

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No. 48], as further set forth herein.

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I.

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INTRODUCTION AND RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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On Match 18, 2016, BANA filed its Complaint in this case. [ECF No. 1].

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On April 7, 2016, Palm Hills HOA filed its Answer. [ECF No. 9].

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On April 25, 2016, NAS filed its Answer. [ECF No. 14].

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On April 22, 2016, BANA served its Initial Disclosures of Witness and Documents pursuant

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to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(A)(1).
On May 17, the Parties submitted their proposed Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling

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Order, and on May 18, 2016, the Court entered its Order approving the same. [ECF No. 23].
On June 20, 2016, Elmer filed his Answer and a Counterclaim against BANA. [ECF No.

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On July 27, 2016, BANA filed its Answer to the Counterclaim. [ECF No. 35].

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On August 19, 2016, the Court, sua sponte, entered its Order Temporarily Staying the Case,

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pending the Ninth Circuit issuing a mandate in Bourne Valley Court Tr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA

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(the "Stay Order") [ECF No. 36].

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On December 14, 2016, the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate in Bourne Valley. And on June

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26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court denied the Bourne Valley petition to the United States

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Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari.

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On July 27, 2017, BANA filed its Motion to Lift Stay, based on the Bourne Valley appellate
court rulings. [ECF No. 44].

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On September 6, 2017, this Court entered its Order Granting Motion to Lift Stay. [ECF No.

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46] (the “Order Lifting Stay”). The Court’s Order Lifting Stay provides that the “[t]he stay in this

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case is lifted for all purposes”.

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On October 16, 2017, the Court entered a Stipulation and Order to Extend Discovery

set a new date for the close of discovery of April 9, 2018. The parties have been diligently engaged

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in discovery and anticipate that all discovery could be completed by April 9, 2018 were it not for a

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scheduling conflict preventing the deposition of the Rule 30(b)(6) designee for Nevada Association

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Services, Inc. (“NAS Designee”) to be taken before that date. Because of several depositions and

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trials scheduled between now and April 9th, the earliest that the NAS Designee can be available for

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deposition is April 19, 2018. The Parties therefore now propose extending discovery to one week

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after the NAS Designee’s first date of availability to April 28, 2018, in order both to allow the NAS

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Designee’s deposition to be taken and to allow an extra week for any contingencies that may arise

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that would prevent the NAS Designee’s deposition being taken on April 19, 2018.

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Deadlines [First Request] [ECF No. 48] to reopen discovery following the Order Lifting Stay and

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GERRARD, COX & LARSEN

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II.

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STATEMENT OF AUTHORITIES AND
PROPOSED AMENDED DISCOVERY DEADLINES

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LR 26-4 - EXTENSION OF SCHEDULED DEADLINES

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LR 26-4 governs the extension of discovery deadlines, and provides in relevant part:
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A motion or stipulation to extend any date set by the discovery plan, scheduling
order, or other order must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of LR IA 6-1,
be supported by a showing of good cause for the extension. A motion or stipulation to
extend a deadline set forth in a discovery plan must be received by the court no later than
21 days before the expiration of the subject deadline. A request made within 21 days of
the subject deadline must be supported by a showing of good cause. A request made after
the expiration of the subject deadline will not be granted unless the movant also
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demonstrates that the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect. A motion or
stipulation to extend a discovery deadline or to reopen discovery must include:

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(a) A statement specifying the discovery completed;
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(b) A specific description of the discovery that remains to be completed;
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(c) The reasons why the deadline was not satisfied or the remaining discovery was
not completed within the time limits set by the discovery plan; and

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(d) A proposed schedule for completing all remaining discovery.

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(emphasis added).
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STATEMENT PURSUANT TO LR 26-4:

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Completed Discovery.

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To date, the following discovery has been completed in this case:
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(i). BANA's initial disclosures (served on April 22, 2016).
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(ii). Palm Hills HOA’s initial disclosures (served on May 12, 2016).

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(iii). BANA served its Initial Expert Disclosure (November 7, 2016).

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(iii). BANA served discovery requests on Nevada Association Services, Inc. and

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Vern Elmer (December 13, 2017).

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(iv). The Parties are in the process of scheduling depositions for NAS, Palm Hills

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HOA and Elmer.
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Discovery That Remains to Be Completed.

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BANA’s discovery requests need to be responded to by all parties. NAS and Elmer
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need to provide initial disclosures.
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Reasons Why The Discovery Deadline Was Not Satisfied.

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Good cause exists for the Court to extend the close of discovery. The sole need for
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an extension of discovery arises out of a scheduling conflict which will require the NAS Designee’s
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deposition to be taken after the date currently set for the close of discovery.
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Proposed Schedule For Completing All Remaining Discovery.
LR 26-1(b)(1) provides that “[u]nless the court orders otherwise, discovery periods

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longer than 180 days from the date the first defendant answers or appears will require special

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scheduling review”.

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The Parties STIPULATE and AGREE to amend and extend the discovery dates set forth in

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the Stipulation and Order to Extend Discovery Deadlines [First Request] dated October 16, 2017

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[ECF No. 48], according to the following schedule:

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Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The Parties who have not yet done so will make their prediscovery disclosures, including but not limited to any computation(s) of damages required
pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(i)(A)(iii), by Friday, October 20, 2017.

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Discovery Cut-Off Date. The discovery cut-off date shall be extended to Monday, April
26, 2018.
Amending Pleadings and Adding Parties. The Parties shall have until Tuesday, January

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9, 2018, to file any motions to amend the pleadings to add Parties, ninety (90) days prior to the

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discovery cut-off date, pursuant to LR26-1(b)(2).

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FRCP 26(a)(2) Disclosures of Experts. Expert witness disclosures shall be made on or

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before Thursday, February 8, 2018, sixty (60) days prior to the discovery cut-off. Disclosures

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regarding rebuttal experts shall be made on or before Monday, March 12, 2018, thirty (30) days

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after the initial disclosure of experts. The requirements of FRCP 26(a)(2)(B) shall apply to any such

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disclosures.
Interim Status Report. The Parties shall file the interim status report required by LR 26-3

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by Monday, February 26, 2018, fifty-nine (59) days prior to the discovery cut-off date.
Dispositive Motions. The Parties shall have until Monday, May 26, 2018, to file

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dispositive motions, thirty-one (31) days after the discovery cut-off. In the event the discovery

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cut-off is extended, the deadlines for filing dispositive motions automatically will be extended until

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thirty (30) days after the new discovery cut-off date.

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Pre-Trial Order. The Parties will prepare a Consolidated Pre-Trial Order on or before

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Monday, June 25, 2018, which is not more than thirty (30) days after the date set for filing

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dispositive motions in the case. This deadline will be suspended if dispositive motions are timely

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filed until thirty (30) days after the decision of the dispositive motions or until further order of the

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Court. The disclosure required by FRCP Rule 26(a)(3) and objections thereto, shall be made in the

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pretrial order.

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Court Conferences. The Parties are not requesting a conference with the Court regarding

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this proposed Stipulation and Order to Extend Discovery Deadlines. If the Court has questions

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regarding the dates proposed by the Parties, the Parties request a conference with the Court.

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Extensions or Modification of the Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. LR 26-4

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governs modifications or extensions of this Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. Any stipulation

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or motion to extend a deadline set forth in the discovery plan and scheduling order must be made

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not later than twenty-one (21) days before the subject deadline. Any stipulation or motion to extend

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the discovery cut-off period must be made no later than Thursday, April 5, 2018, twenty-one (21)

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days before the discovery cut-off date.

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DATED this 8th day of February, 2018.

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GERRARD COX LARSEN

BOYACK ORME & TAYLOR

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/s/ Douglas D. Gerrard, Esq.
Douglas D. Gerrard, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 4613
Nathan R. Henderson, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 13145
2450 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200
Henderson, NV 89074
Attorneys for Plaintiff / Counterdefendant
Bank of America, N.A.

/s/ Colli C. McKiever, Esq.
Edward D. Boyack, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 5229
Colli C. McKiever, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 13724
7432 W. Sahara Ave.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
Attorney for Defendant Palm Hills
Homeowners Association

NEVADA ASSOCIATION SERVICES,
INC.

AYON LAW, PLLC

/s/ Brandon E. Wood, Esq.
Brandon E. Wood, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 12900
6224 West Desert Inn Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
Attorney for Defendant Nevada Association
Services, Inc.

/s/ Luis A. Ayon, Esq.
Luis A. Ayon, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 9752
9205 W. Russell Road
Building 3, Suite 240
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148
Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant,
Vern Elmer

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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_________________________________________
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
JUDGE

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February 9, 2018
DATED:__________________________________

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