Bank of America, N.A. v. Westchester Hills Homeowners' Association et al

Filing 29

ORDER Granting 27 Stipulation to Stay Case and All Discovery Pending Resolution of 26 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 11/28/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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MELANIE D. MORGAN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8215
REX D. GARNER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9401
Akerman LLP
1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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AKERMAN LLP

1160 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 330
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A,

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Case No.: 2:16-cv-01444-GMN-NJK
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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WESTCHESTER HILLS HOMEOWNERS'
ASSOCIATION; PREMIER ONE HOLDINGS,
INC.; RILLAN FAMILY INVESTMENT, LLC,
and NEVADA ASSOCIATION SERVICES,
INC.,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY
CASE AND ALL DISCOVERY PENDING
RESOLUTION OF PENDING MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Defendants.

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Bank of America, N.A. (BANA), and defendants Westchester Hills Homeowners'

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Association, Premier One Holdings, Inc., and Rillan Family Investment, LLC (defendants)

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(collectively, the parties) stipulate to staying all discovery while the Court considers and rules on

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BANA's pending dispositive motion (ECF No. 26).

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This lawsuit involves claims for quiet title/declaratory relief related to the April 19, 2013

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non-judicial homeowners' association foreclosure sale conducted on property located at 9071

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Westchester Hill Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 pursuant to NRS 116 (HOA Sale). BANA has

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filed a motion for partial summary judgment (ECF No. 26) raising a purely legal issue that can be

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resolved without discovery: whether the HOA Sale extinguished BANA's interest because the

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Nevada HOA foreclosure statute is facially unconstitutional, as set forth in Bourne Valley Court Tr.

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v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 832 F.3d 1154, 1159 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. denied, 137 S. Ct. 2296 (June

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26, 2017). The other parties reserve their right to oppose that motion, but agree to a stay.

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Respectfully submitted on November 21, 2017.
AKERMAN LLP

LIPSON NEILSON COLE SETLZER &
GARIN

/s/ Rex Garner
MELANIE D. MORGAN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8215
REX GARNER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9401
1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 330
Las Vegas, Nevada 89144

/s/ Eric N. Tran
KALEB D. ANDERSON, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 7582
ERIC N. TRAN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 11876
9900 Covington Cross Drive, Suite 120
Las Vegas, Nevada 89140

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bank of America, N.A.

Attorneys for Defendant Westchester Hills
Homeowners Association

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AKERMAN LLP

1160 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 330
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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MORRIS LAW CENTER

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/s/ Sarah A. Morris
SARAH A. MORRIS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8461
6085 West Twain Avenue, #201
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Attorney for Defendant Premier One Holdings,
Inc.

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this___day of November, 2017

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Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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