LJS&G, LTD. v. Z's et al

Filing 6

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that within 21 days from the date of this order, the parties must meet and confer and plaintiff must file a motion for a scheduling conference that includes proposed dates when all counsel are available. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 4/5/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 LJS&G, LTC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) Case No. 2:16-cv-01150-GMN-CWH ORDER In reviewing the docket in this case, it has come to the court’s attention that the plaintiff has 14 not filed a motion for a scheduling conference. Local Rule 22-1 provides that in interpleader 15 actions, “the plaintiff must file a motion requesting that the court set a scheduling conference . . . 16 within 30 days after the first defendant answers or otherwise appears.” A plaintiff’s failure “to 17 prosecute the interpleader action by failing to file the motion required by this rule” may result in 18 dismissal of the action. LR 22-1. Here, Defendant United States of America filed a petition for 19 removal (ECF No. 1) on May 23, 2016, and an answer (ECF No. 5) on September 20, 2016. To 20 date, the plaintiff has not filed a motion for a scheduling conference. 21 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that within 21 days from the date of this order, the parties 22 must meet and confer and plaintiff must file a motion for a scheduling conference that includes 23 proposed dates when all counsel are available. 24 25 DATED: April 5, 2017 26 27 28 ______________________________________ C.W. Hoffman, Jr. United States Magistrate Judge

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