Guardado v. State of Nevada Ex Rel et al

Filing 53

ORDER granting 49 MOTION to Extend Time (First Request) re 34 Scheduling Order. Motions due by 9/7/2020. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 6/5/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ERNEST JORD GUARDADO

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Case No. 2:17-CV-00879-JCM (BNW)
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
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STATE OF NEVADA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Presently before the court is Tara Carpenter, James Dzurenda, Bruce Harkreader, and

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William Sandie’s (collectively “defendants”) motion for extension of time to file a motion for

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summary judgment. (ECF No. 49). Ernest Jord Guardado (“plaintiff”) filed a response (ECF No.

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51).

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Defendants represent that the COVID-19 crisis warrants a 90-day extension of time to file

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a dispositive motion. (ECF No. 49 at 2). As a result of COVID-19, defendants’ counsel “is

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working remotely and has limited access to documents and resources,” thus limiting his ability to

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prepare a dispositive motion. Id. Further, defendants note that plaintiff’s motion for order

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compelling discovery (ECF No. 46) is pending before the court. (ECF No. 49 at 2). A hearing on

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that motion is set for June 24, 2020. (ECF No. 47).

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Plaintiff does not oppose defendants’ motion “in its entirety,” but instead notes that the

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COVID-19 pandemic has limited his access to the law library and other resources. (ECF No. 51).

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Plaintiff argues that COVID-19’s impact on his ability to litigate this case is more significant than

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the burden is places on defendants’ counsel. Id. at 2. As a result, plaintiff believes that a 30-day
extension is more appropriate. Id.
The court grants defendants’ motion in full and extends the dispositive motion deadline by
90 days for both parties’ benefit. If plaintiff cannot access the law library and is on 23-hour-a-day
lockdown, he will be unable to prepare a response to any dispositive motions defendants may file.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that defendants’ motion to
extend time (ECF No. 49) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file dispositive motions on or before
Monday, September 7, 2020.
DATED June 5, 2020.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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