Shaine v. Ranalli Zaniel Fowler & Moran LLC

Filing 7

ORDER Granting Defendant's 6 Motion for Exception From Attendance at Early Neutral Evaluation Session. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 10/14/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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Elayna J. Youchah, Bar No. 5837
[e-mail]
Dione C. Wrenn, Bar No. 13285
[e-mail]
JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Ranalli Zaniel Fowler & Moran, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CHERI SHAINE, an individual;

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Plaintiff,
v.
RANALLI ZANIEL FOWLER &
MORAN, LLC;
EMPLOYEE(S)/AGENT(S) DOES 1-10;
and ROE CORPORATIONS 11-20,
inclusive;

Case No. 2:16-cv-02360-GMN-VCF
ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR
EXCEPTION FROM ATTENDANCE AT
EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
SESSION

Defendants.

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Defendant RANALLI ZANIEL FOWLER & MORAN (“Defendant”), by and through its

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counsel, Jackson Lewis, P.C., respectfully requests an exception to the Early Neutral Evaluation

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(“ENE”) Session attendance requirements.

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Beazley Insurance Services (“Beazley”), be excused from attending the ENE in person and, instead,

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be allowed to attend telephonically. The representative for Beazley is located in California, but

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will, in fact, be attending a company-wide claims group meeting in New York on the day of the

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ENE. This meeting was pre-planned and payment of lodging and airfare has already occurred.

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JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
LAS VEGAS

Specifically, Defendant requests that its insurer,

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Beazley’s representative therefore is unable to attend the ENE in person. Rather than move the
ENE date, Defendant seeks this exception so that the Beazley representative may appear
telephonically.1

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For the above-stated reasons, Defendant respectfully requests Defendant’s carrier be
excused from in-person attendance and instead be allowed to attend the ENE currently scheduled
for November 9, 2016, at 9:30 am, telephonically.

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Dated this 14th day of October, 2016.

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JACKSON LEWIS P.C.

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/s/ Elayna J. Youchah
Elayna J. Youchah, Bar No. 5837
Dione C. Wrenn, Bar No. 13285
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

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Attorneys for Defendant
Ranalli Zaniel Fowler & Moran, LLC

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2016

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United States Magistrate Judge
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JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
LAS VEGAS

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It is worth noting that the policy limit in this matter is $50,000.00. Requiring a representative of
Beazley to appear would only serve to deplete funds that could otherwise be available for a settlement with
Plaintiff.

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