LHF Productions, Inc. v. Does

Filing 157

ORDER granting 156 Stipulation; Re: 155 Motion to Compel. Responses due by 6/29/2018. Replies due by 7/6/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 6/19/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM) Modified to correct Response and Reply deadlines on 6/19/2018 (SLD).

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Case 2:16-cv-02028-JAD-NJK Document 156 Filed 06/19/18 Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 F. Christopher Austin, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 6559 caustin@weidemiller.com WEIDE & MILLER, LTD. 10655 Park Run Drive, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89144 Tel: (702) 382-4804 Fax: (702) 382-4805 5 Attorneys for Plaintiff LHF Productions, Inc. 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 9 LHF PRODUCTIONS, INC., a Nevada Corporation, Plaintiff, 10 vs. 11 12 13 14 Case No.: 2:16-cv-02028-JAD-NJK MARIA GONZALEZ, an individual; BRIAN KABALA, an individual; JOHN KOEHLY, an individual; DANIEL O'CONNELL, an individual; DONALD PLAIN, an individual; ANTE SODA, an individual; MATTHEW STEWART, an individual; and JOHN AND JANE DOES. STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SET STANDARD LR II 7-2 BRIEFING SCHEDULE IN ON COUNTERPLAINTIFF’S RENEWED MOTION TO COMPEL CERTAIN WRITTEN DISCOVERY RESPONSES (ECF 155) (First Request) 15 16 Defendants ___________________________________ 17 BRIAN KABALA, an individual; 18 Counter-Plaintiff, 19 vs. 20 LHF PRODUCTIONS, INC., a Nevada Corporation, 21 Counter-Defendant, 22 23 Pursuant to Local Rule IA 6-1(a) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b)(1)(A), Counter-Defendant, LHF 24 PRODUCTIONS, INC. (hereafter referred to as “Counter-Defendant” or “LHF”), and Counter- 25 Plaintiff BRIAN KABALA (“Counter-Plaintiff” or “Kabala”), by and through their undersigned 26 counsel, stipulate to an order to set a standard LR II 7-2 briefing schedule for the parties on 27 Counter-Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion to Compel (“Motion,” ECF 155). The stipulated schedule 28 would replace the expedited deadlines for the filing of an opposition and a reply set forth by the W EIDE & MILLER, LTD. 10655 PARK RUN DR., SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144 (702) 382-4804 FCA-W-0727 1 Case 2:16-cv-02028-JAD-NJK Document 156 Filed 06/19/18 Page 2 of 4 1 Court’s Order of March 19, 2018, (ECF 137, prescribing the filing of an opposition four calendar- 2 days after the filing of the Motion and the filing of a reply two-days thereafter), of June 19, 2018, 3 for an opposition and June 21, 2018, for a reply, to the standard briefing deadlines set forth by 4 the LR II 7-2 of June 29, 2018, (14-days after the filing of the Motion) for the opposition, and 5 July 6, 2018, (7-days after the filing of the opposition) for the reply. This is the first request for 6 an extension of time to file an opposition or a reply on the Motion. 7 LR IA 6-1 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b)(1)(A) provide that stipulations to extend time may be 8 granted upon a showing of good cause when brought prior to the expiration of the relevant 9 deadline. “’Good cause’ is a non-rigorous standard that has been construed broadly across 10 procedural and statutory contexts.” Id. citing Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc., 624 F.3d 1253, 11 1259 (9th Cir. 2010) (discussing “good cause” in the context of Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)). It 12 generally involves a case-by-case assessment of whether there is some good reason for the delay 13 or requested extension in the absence of bad faith and prejudice to the non-moving party. See id. 14 at 1109-1110. Generally, there is good cause to extend time to permit parties adequate time under 15 the circumstances to fairly respond to the legal and factual issues raised in the preceding brief, 16 and, in the context of a discovery dispute, to seek to resolve the underlying dispute. 17 As set forth in the Declaration of Mr. Austin, counsel for LHF, attached hereto as Exhibit 18 1, these are precisely the reasons LHF requested the extension to the briefing schedule. Mr. Austin 19 was not counsel for LHF when the facts and circumstances arose giving rise to the original January 20 30, 2018, Motion to Compel (ECF 112) which the Motion now renews. (See ECF 129 (Feb. 21, 21 2018, Notice of Appearance); Austin Decl. at ¶3.) Mr. Austin has suggested to Counter-Plaintiff’s 22 counsel that he desires additional time to come up to speed on the history of the dispute and confer 23 with his client in order to respond, or if possible, to narrow or resolve the dispute. However, Mr. 24 Austin is presently unavailable to give this matter the full attention required as he has an appellate 25 brief due the end of this month on an unrelated matter before the Nevada Supreme Court in 26 addition to discovery responses in this matter due on June 22, 2018. Accordingly, LHF seeks an 27 order setting a standard LR II 7-2 briefing schedule to so it may properly confer with its counsel— 28 who is presently has limited availability due to a conflicting matter—and to seek to resolve the W EIDE & MILLER, LTD. 10655 PARK RUN DR., SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144 (702) 382-4804 FCA-W-0727 2 Case 2:16-cv-02028-JAD-NJK Document 156 Filed 06/19/18 Page 3 of 4 1 outstanding dispute—if possible—in connection with responses to an existing request for 2 production due June 22, 2018. Id. at ¶6. 3 In light of the above, Counter-Defendants, who originally filed the renewed Motion with 4 the understanding that the briefing deadlines were governed by LR II 7-2, have graciously agreed 5 to the requested stipulation. Id. at ¶ . Neither party, therefore, will be prejudiced by the requested 6 extension. 7 Having learned that the expedited deadlines would apply, the parties have agreed to this 8 stipulation to in a good faith effort to provide LHF with fair opportunity—given the current time 9 constraints of its counsel—to confer with its counsel and respond to the Motion and/or seek to 10 narrow or resolve the dispute. Good cause, therefore, exists for the requested stipulation, and it 11 should be granted. 12 DATED this 19th day of June 2018. 13 14 15 16 17 By: /S/ F. Christopher Austin F. Christopher Austin, Esq. caustin@weidemiller.com WEIDE & MILLER, LTD. 10655 Park Run Drive, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89144 Attorney for Counter-Defendant Productions, Inc. By: /S/ Lisa L. Clay Jonathan D. Blum, Esq. jblum@klnevada.com KOLESAR & LEATHAM 400 South Rampart Blvd, Suite 400 Las Vegas, NV 89145 LHF Lisa L. Clay, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) lclayaal@gmail.com 345 North Canal Street Suite C202 Chicago, IL 60606-1333 18 19 Attorney for Counter-Plaintiff Brian Kabala 20 21 ORDER 22 IT IS SO ORDERED 23 June day of Dated this 19, 2018 , 20 . 24 25 26 DISTRICT COURT JUDGE United States Magistrate Judge 27 28 W EIDE & MILLER, LTD. 10655 PARK RUN DR., SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89144 (702) 382-4804 FCA-W-0727 3

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