Mott v. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. et al

Filing 48

ORDER Granting 46 Joint Motion to Extend Deadline re 38 Counterclaim. PNC Bank, N.A. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.'s answer due 5/22/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 4/21/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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Joel E. Tasca
Nevada Bar No. 14124
Holly Ann Priest
Nevada Bar No. 13226
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
100 City Parkway, Suite 1750
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Defendant
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
RODNEY MOTT;

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106

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[phone] FAX [phone]

BALLARD SPAHR LLP

100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 2:16-cv-01949-JCM-CWH

v.
THE
PNC
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
GROUP, INC.; SELECT PORTFOLIO
SERVICING, INC.; TRINITY FINANCIAL
SERVICES, LLC; RADIAN SERVICES,
LLC;
AND
SPECIAL
DEFAULT
SERVICES, INC.;

JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND DEADLINE

Defendants.

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TROJAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC;
Counterclaimant(s)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106

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[phone] FAX [phone]

BALLARD SPAHR LLP

100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750

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v.
RODNEY MOTT; RADIAN SERVICES,
LLC; THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES
GROUP, INC.; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.;
SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.;
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, not in its individual
capacity but solely as trustee under the
Greenwich Investors XL Pass-Through
Trust Agreement; DTA SOLUTIONS LLC;
BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.;
DREAMBUILDER INVESTMENTS LLC;
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES,
LLC; and Also all other persons unknown
claiming any right, title, estate, lien or
interest in the real property described in
the counterclaim adverse to
counterclaimant's ownership in the
referenced lien and note stated herein, or
any cloud upon counterclaimant's title to
the referenced lien and note herein
inclusive;
Counter-defendant(s).

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Counter-Defendants PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and PNC Bank, N.A.

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(collectively “PNC”) and Counterclaimant Trojan Capital Investments, LLC

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(“Trojan”)(collectively with PNC, the “Parties”), by and through their counsel of

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record1, jointly move to extend the deadline for PNC to respond to Trojan’s

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counterclaim (ECF No. 38). The parties state that:

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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC Financial”) was named in the complaint,
but was terminated from the case via a judgment entered on February 23, 2017 (ECF
No. 37). Later, Trojan named PNC Financial in the counterclaim (EFC No. 38).
Ballard Spahr, LLP now represents PNC Financial with respect to the counterclaim.
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On August 16, 2016, this action was initiated by Plaintiff Rodney Mott.

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Subsequently, a Notice of Acceptance with Offer of Judgment was filed

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on February 22, 2017 (ECF No. 36) and a Judgment was entered against PNC

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Financial on February 23, 2017 (ECF No. 37).

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106

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On March 13, 2017, Trojan filed an amended answer and counterclaim,

naming PNC as a counter-defendant (ECF No. 38).
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PNC was personally served with the counterclaim and the deadline to

respond to the counterclaim is April 20, 2017.
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The Parties now stipulate and agree to extend PNC’s deadline to

respond to the counterclaim from April 21, 2017 to May 22, 2017.
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This is the Parties’ first request for extension of this deadline, which is

not intended to cause any delay or prejudice to any party.

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The extension will allow PNC to fully investigate Trojan’s allegations in

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the counterclaim so that PNC may appropriately respond thereto. The extension will

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also accommodate PNC counsel’s schedule and conflicts.

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Dated: April 20, 2017

Dated: April 20, 2017

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BALLARD SPAHR LLP

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

By: /s/ Holly Ann Priest
Joel E. Tasca
Nevada Bar No. 14124
Holly Ann Priest
Nevada Bar No. 13226
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

By: /s/ Richard J. Reynolds
Richard J. Reynolds, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 11864
1851 East First Street, Suite 1550
Santa Ana, CA 92705

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106

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BALLARD SPAHR LLP

100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750

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Michael R. Brooks, Esq.
BROOKS HUBLEY, LLP
1645 Village Center Circle, Suite 60
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

Attorneys for Counter-Defendants
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc
and PNC Bank, N.A.

Attorneys
for
Investments, LLC

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Trojan

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
April 21, 2017

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U.S. DISTRICT COURT /
MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Respectfully submitted by:

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BALLARD SPAHR LLP

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By: /s/ Holly Ann Priest
Joel E. Tasca
Nevada Bar No. 14124
Holly Ann Priest
Nevada Bar No. 13226
Ballard Spahr LLP
Nevada Bar No. 13226
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

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A Attorneys for Counter-Defendants
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc
and PNC Bank, N.A.

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Capital

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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Pursuant to Rule 5(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, I HEREBY

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CERTIFY that on April 20, 2017, I served a true and correct copy of JOINT MOTION

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AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE, on the following parties by filing same with

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the Court’s CM/ECF electronic filing system:

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David H. Krieger
Matthew I. Knepper
Miles N. Clark
HAINES & KRIEGER, LLC
8985 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 350
Henderson, NV 89123

Dana Jonathon Nitz
Michael S. Kelley
WRIGHT, FINLAY & ZAK, LLP
7785 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89117

Michael R. Brooks
BROOKS HUBLEY, LLP
1645 Village Center Circle, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89134

Richard J. Reynolds
BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP
1851 East First Street, Suite 1550
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Attorneys for Defendant/CounterDefendant Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter10 Defendant Rodney Mott

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106

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BALLARD SPAHR LLP

100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750

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Attorney for Defendants Trinity
Financial Services, LLC and
Defendant/Counter-Claimant Trojan
15 Capital Investments, LLC

Attorney for Defendant Trinity Financial
Services, LLC; Special Default Services,
Inc.; and Defendant/Counter-Claimant
Trojan Capital Investments, LLC

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Kurt R. Bonds
Stephen A. Fogdall
Trevor Waite
SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
1600 Market Street, Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attorneys for Cross-Defendant/
Counter-Defendant Radian Services, LLC

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/s/ C. Wells
An employee of BALLARD SPAHR LLP

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