Westgate LVH, LLC v. Trustees of the Nevada Resort Association - IATSE Local 720 Pension Trust

Filing 47

ORDER Re: Plaintiff's 46 Emergency Motion for Protective Order. The parties are to engage in a telephonic or in-person meet and confer no later than 8/16/2018. If the parties are unable to resolve the underlying issue, a Response shall be filed no later than 8/20/2018. Any Reply due by 8/21/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 8/14/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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WESTGATE LVH, LLC,

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Plaintiff(s),

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Order

v.

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Case No.: 2:17-cv-01731-RFB-NJK

TRUSTEES OF THE NEVADA RESOIRT
ASSOCIATION,

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(Docket No. 46)

Defendant(s).
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a protective order or, alternatively,

17 motion to quash Defendant’s third-party subpoena, filed on an emergency basis. Docket No. 46.
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Plaintiff submits that it attempted to meet and confer with Defendant’s counsel via email

19 on August 10, 2018, prior to filing the instant motion. Id. at 2, 5, 25 (“The purpose of this email
20 is to meet and confer…”). The meet and confer requirement, however, “may only be satisfied
21 through direct dialogue and discussion in a face-to-face meeting, telephone conference, or video
22 conference.” Local Rule IA 1-3(f).
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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the parties to engage in a telephonic or in-person meet

2 and confer, no later than August 16, 2018. If the parties are unable to resolve the underlying issue,
3 a response to the instant motion shall be filed no later than August 20, 2018. Any reply shall be
4 filed no later than August 21, 2018.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 14, 2018
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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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