Bryant v. Donohue et al

Filing 48

ORDER granting 47 Motion to Vacate Status Conference; Stipulation to Dismiss due by 2/18/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 1/11/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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1 ROBERT W. FREEMAN
Nevada Bar No. 3062
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LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
3 6385 S. Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89118
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FAX: [phone]
5 Attorneys for Defendants
Sgt. Christopher Donohue, Officer Duane Jensen,
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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DONELL GEROD BRYANT,

CASE NO. 2:16-cv-1172-GMN-PAL

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Plaintiff,
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vs.

STATUS REPORT REGARDING
SETTLEMENT AND REQUEST TO
VACATE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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OFFICER DONOHUE; OFFICER JENSEN;
14 OFFICER JOHN DOE; OFFICER
NEWBOLD; OFFICER JOHN DOE;
15 SHERIFF LOMBARDO; LAS VEGAS
METROPOLITIAN POLICE
16 DEPARTMENT, DSD; THE STATE OF
NEVADA, EX REL,
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Defendants.
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Defendants, Sgt. Christopher Donohue, Officer Duane Jensen and Officer John Newbold,
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of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, by and through their attorney of record, Robert
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W. Freeman, Jr., hereby submit this status report regarding the settlement reached with Plaintiff
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Donell Bryant.
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Mr. Bryant is currently incarcerated at the Southern Desert Correctional Center. The
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parties have reached a settlement via telephone. The parties discussed the details of the settlement

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LEWIS

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BRISBOIS

BISGAARD
& SMITH LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4827-0012-1989.1

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1 defendants will coordinate with the Nevada Department of Corrections to facilitate settlement.
2 Thereafter, the stipulation to dismiss will be filed.
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There is a Court Ordered Settlement Conference scheduled for January 18, 2019, at 9:30
a.m. The parties respectfully request that the Settlement Conference be VACATED.

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DATED this 10th day of January, 2019.
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

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/s/ Robert W. Freeman
Robert W. Freeman, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3062
6385 S. Rainbow Blvd, Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89118
Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS ORDERED that:
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1. The settlement conference scheduled for January 18, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. is
VACATED; and

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2. The parties shall have until February 18, 2019 to file a stipulation to dismiss.
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Dated: January 11, 2019
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Peggy A. Leen
United States Magistrate Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 10th day of January, 2019, I electronically filed the

3 STATUS REPORT REGARDING SETTLEMENT AND REQUEST TO VACATE
4 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE with the Clerk of the Court through the Case
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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 10th day of January, 2019, I served a true and correct

8 copy of the foregoing STATUS REPORT REGARDING SETTLEMENT AND REQUEST
9 TO VACATE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE by depositing a copy of same in the United
10 States Mail at Las Vegas, Nevada postage fully prepaid, addressed to:
11 Donell Gerod Bryant
# 0067983
12 Southern Desert Correctional Center
P.O. Box 208
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Indian Springs, Nevada 89070
14 Plaintiff in Proper Person
/s/ Kristen Freeman
Employee of LEWIS BRISBOIS
BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

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BRISBOIS

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