Ringelberg v. Vanguard Integrity Professionals -Nevada, Inc. et al

Filing 84

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that 65 Defendants' Counter Motion to Extend Discovery by 120 Days or Stay Discovery Pending the Outcome of the Early Neutral Evaluation is Granted in part and Denied in Part. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 66 Plaintiff& #039;s Motion to Leave to File Sur Reply to Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Disqualify Richard Mescon as Counsel for Plaintiff is Denied. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 1/23/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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STEVEN RINGELBERG,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-01788-JAD-PAL
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER
(Countermot Ext Time – ECF No. 65)
(Mot File Surreply – ECF No. 66)

VANGUARD INTEGRITY
PROFESSIONALS-NEVADA, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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Before the court are Defendants’ Counter Motion to Extend Discovery by 120 Days or Stay

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Discovery Pending the Outcome of the Early Neutral Evaluation (ECF No. 65), and Plaintiff’s

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Motion to Leave to File Sur Reply to Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Disqualify

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Richard Mescon as Counsel for Plaintiff (ECF No. 66). The court held a hearing on a series of

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motions in this case on November 7, 2017. At the hearing, the Motion to Disqualify (ECF No. 53)

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was denied, and the Motion to Extend Discovery (ECF No. 65) was granted. Additionally, the

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court granted the plaintiff’s request to refer this case for an Early Neutral Evaluation. Judge Foley

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held the ENE on December 20, 2017, but the parties were unable to reach a settlement, and the

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case was returned to the normal litigation track.

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As the motions listed in the caption are shown as undecided on the docket, and having

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reviewed and considered these matters,

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. Defendants’ Counter Motion to Extend Discovery by 120 Days or Stay Discovery

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Pending the Outcome of the Early Neutral Evaluation (ECF No. 65) is Granted in part

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and Denied in Part. The request for a 120-day extension of the discovery plan and

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scheduling order deadlines is Granted. The request for a stay of discovery pending an

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Early Neutral Evaluation is Denied.
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2. Plaintiff’s Motion to Leave to File Sur Reply to Defendants’ Reply in Support of

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Motion to Disqualify Richard Mescon as Counsel for Plaintiff (ECF No. 66) is Denied.

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DATED this 22nd day of January, 2018.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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