Kidiavayi v. Leonard et al

Filing 53

ORDER Granting 51 Defendants' Motion for Protective Order. The amended deposition notice is quashed, and the deposition of the person most knowledgeable for Defendant UNLV is vacated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 3/10/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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STANLEY KIDIAVAYI,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-01202-KJD-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 51)

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Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion for protective order, filed on an emergency

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basis. Docket No. 51. The motion relates to a deposition scheduled for March 14, 2017. See id. at

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18. On March 7, 2017, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file a response no later than March 9, 2017.

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Docket No. 52. No response has been filed. See Docket. Accordingly, the Court may properly grant

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the motion as unopposed. See LR 7-2(d) (“The failure of an opposing party to file points and

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authorities in response to any motion . . . constitutes a consent to the granting of the motion”).

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Additionally, the Court has reviewed the motion and finds it meritorious.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ motion for protective order. Docket

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No. 51. The amended deposition notice is quashed, and the deposition of the person most

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knowledgeable for Defendant UNLV is vacated.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 10, 2017

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge