Abdou, M.D. et al v. Davita, Inc. et al

Filing 127

ORDER granting 107 Stipulation to Amend Pleadings; Amendment due 4/11/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/28/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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Patrick G. Byrne (NV Bar No. 7636)
Charles E. Gianelloni (NV Bar No. 12747)
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1100
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Telephone:
784-5200
Facsimile:
784-5252
Email: p
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law.com
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Attorneysþr Plaintffi Sherif
Amir S. Bacchus, M.D.

W. Abdou,

M.D. and

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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X'OR THE DISTRICT OF'NEVADA

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Case

No. 2:l 6-cv

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97-APG-CWH

Plaintiffs,

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO
AMEND PLEADINGS

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DAVITA INC., HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
HOLDINGS, LLC, ANd HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS, LLC,

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(THIRD REQUEST)

Defendants

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DAVITA fNC., HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
HOLDINGS, LLC, ANd HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS, LLC,

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Counterclaimants,
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SHERIF V/. ABDOU, M.D. and AMIR
BACCHUS, M.D.,

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Counterdefendants,

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Sherif W. Abdou, M.D. and Amir S. Bacchus, M.D. ("Plaintiffs") and Davita Inc.,
Healthcare Partners Holdings, LLC, and Healthcare Partners,

LLC ("Defendants," and with

Plaintiffs, the "Parties") stipulate to extend the time to amend pleadings from March 12. 2018 to

April 11.2018.

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The Court entered its discovery plan and scheduling order on June 15,2017. (ECF No.
set a September 13, 2017 deadline for the parties to amend pleadings. (ECF

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39.) In it, the Court

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No. 39.) On August 30,20!7, Plaintiffs filed their Substitution of Attorneys, which had the effect

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of replacing Plaintiffs' prior counsel with the undersigned counsel. (ECF No. 47.) The Court

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approved Plaintifß' Substitution of Attorneys on August 31,2017. (ECF No. 48.)

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In recognition of Snell & Wilmer, LLP's substitution into the case, the Parties stipulated,

to extend time to

amend pleadings and add parties until

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the Court granted, a request to extend all discovery deadlines by several months. (ECF 60.) The

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current deadline for the parties to add parties and amend pleadings is March 12,20t8. (See id.)

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Eleven days after the Court entered the order setting the new discovery deadlines, on

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October 24,2017, Defendants filed their emergency motion for temporary restraining order and

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preliminary injunction (ECF No. 64.) After significant briefing and multiple hearings, the Court

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entered a preliminary injunction on November 17, 2017. (ECF. No.

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injunction, the Court offered to narrow or expand the injunction based on expedited discovery the

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Parties chose to conduct.

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to conduct a significant amount of written discovery and depositions, the Parties stipulated, and

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October 13,2017 (ECF No. 53.) Due to the increasing complexity of the case as well as the need

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92.) In connection with the

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To that end, the Parties have spent virtually all the time betweenNovember 17,2017 to

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the present conducting written and oral discovery related to the injunction, and will likely

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continue to do so for several more months. As such, the Parties request the Court extend the time

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the Parties have to amend the pleadings or add parties by one month, from March 12,2018 to

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April 11,2018. The Parties will submit an another Stipulation and Order extending all discovery

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deadlines in the near future.

This is the third request for an extension of deadlines and is not intended to cause any

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delay or prejudice to any party.

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DATED this 16th day of February 2018.

DATED this l6th day of February 2018

SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.

BAILEY KENNEDY

/s/ Charles E. Gianelloni
Patrick G. Byrne (NV Bar No. 7636)
Charles E. Gianelloni (NV BarNo. 12747)
3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite I100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

John R. Bailey (NV Bar No. 137)
Joshua M. Dickey (NV Bar No. 6621)
Kelly B. Stout (NV Bar No. 12105)
Paul C. Williams (NV BarNo. 12524)
8984 Spanish Ridge Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148

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/s/ Paul C. Williams

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Abdou, M.D. and

S. Bacchus, M.D.

Attorneys þr Davita Inc., Healthcare Partners
Holdings, LLC and Healthcare Partners, LLC

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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I.INITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DATED: February 28, 2018

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CERTIFICATE

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hereby certify that on February 16, 2018,

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electronically filed the foregoing

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO AMEND PLEADINGS (SECOND REQUEST)

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with the Clerk of Court for the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada by using the Court's

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CN{/ECF system. Participants in the case who are registered CM/ECF users will be served by the

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CÌv{/ECF system.

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DATED this 16th day of February 2018.
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