Crawford v. Nevada Department of Transportation et al

Filing 47

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall file the Joint Pretrial Order by 4/30/2019 as ordered. The 45 Motion for Settlement Conference is DENIED without prejudice to requesting in the Joint Pretrial Order that the district judge refer the matter for a second settlement conference by my successor. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 4/10/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KENDRICK CRAWFORD,

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Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.

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Case No. 2:17-cv-0655-GMN-PAL

(Mot for SC – ECF No. 45)
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Before the court is plaintiff’s Motion for Settlement Conference (ECF No. 45). The motion

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states that that “the parties should attempt to settle this case before trying it and Plaintiff moves

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for a settlement conference to attempt to do so.” Defendant filed a Non-Opposition (ECF No 46).

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The district judge referred this case for a settlement conference in May 2018 after the close

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of discovery and after defendants filed a motion for summary judgment as is her practice. The

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undersigned conducted a settlement conference on July 11, 2018. At that time, offers and

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counteroffers were exchanged and left on the table, but a settlement was not was not reached.

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On March 31, 2019, the district judge entered an Order (ECF No. 44) denying defendants’

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motion for summary judgment and requiring the parties to file the joint pretrial order within 30

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days of the order. The joint pretrial order is therefore due April 30, 2019.

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The court has no available dates to conduct a settlement conference between now and my
April 30, 2019 retirement. The date my successor will be sworn in is not yet known.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED:

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1. The parties shall file the Joint Pretrial Order by April 30, 2019 as ordered.

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2. The Motion for Settlement Conference (ECF No. 45) is DENIED without prejudice

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to requesting in the Joint Pretrial Order that the district judge refer the matter for a

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second settlement conference by my successor.

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DATED this 10th day of April 2019.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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