JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. v. TerraFirma Venture LLC et al

Filing 27

ORDER Granting 26 Stipulation for Extension of Time (First Request) re Deadlines. Discovery due by 3/7/2018. Motions due by 4/6/2018. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 5/7/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 11/17/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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Case 2:17-cv-01928-RFB-NJK Document 26 Filed 11/16/17 Page 1 of 4 1 6 Abran E. Vigil Nevada Bar No. 7548 Stacy H. Rubin Nevada Bar No. 9298 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Telephone: (702) 471-7000 Facsimile: (702) 471-7070 vigila@ballardspahr.com rubins@ballardspahr.com 7 Attorneys for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 2 3 4 5 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 10 (702) 471-7000 FAX (702) 471-7070 12 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750 11 13 14 15 16 DISTRICT OF NEVADA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, Case No. 2:17-cv-01928-RFB-NJK vs. S TIPULATION AND ORDER TO E XTEND SCHEDULING ORDER TERRAFIRMA VENTURE LLC, a Nevada DEADLINES BY 30 DAYS limited liability company; AZURE ESTATES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, a ( First Request) Nevada non-profit corporation; ADRIENNE LOVE, an individual, Defendants. 17 18 Pursuant to LR IA 6-1 and LR 26-4, Plaintiff JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 19 (“Chase”), Defendant Terrafirma Venture LLC (“Terrafirma”) and Defendant Azure 20 Estates Owners Association (“Azure”), by and through their counsel of record, hereby 21 stipulate and request that this Court extend discovery and dispositive motion 22 deadlines in the above-captioned case for 30 days, to permit the parties to complete 23 written discovery and party depositions. The parties have conferred and agree that 24 this brief extension is the most reasonable given the Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing of 25 nominal Defendant Adrienne Love. See Notice of Bankruptcy Filing, at ECF No. 25. 26 A Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay is pending before the United States 27 Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. 28 /// DMWEST #17247310 v1 Case 2:17-cv-01928-RFB-NJK Document 26 Filed 11/16/17 Page 2 of 4 1 This is the parties’ first request for an extension to the discovery deadlines, 2 which were submitted in compliance with LR 26-1. The parties make this request in 3 good faith and not for purposes of delay. 4 I. 5 Discovery Completed to Date To date, Chase has served initial disclosures. No other discovery has been 6 served. 7 II. 8 9 10 Discovery that Remains to be Completed Due to Ms. Love’s Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filing, extensive discovery remains to be completed. III. Good Cause Exists for the Requested Extension (702) 471-7000 FAX (702) 471-7070 Good cause exists for the requested extension, as it will provide time for the 12 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750 11 parties to exchange expert witness information, and complete written discovery and 13 schedule depositions. To date, Chase has served initial disclosures. On November 7, 14 2017, a Notice of Bankruptcy filing was filed at ECF No. 25 regarding nominal 15 defendant Adrienne Love’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy pending in the United States 16 Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. A Motion for Relief from 17 Automatic Stay is currently pending, and scheduled to be heard on December 14, 18 2017. Accordingly, the parties desire to extend the Scheduling Order deadlines by 30 19 days pending the determination of the Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay. 20 Finally, this is the parties’ first request to extend the standard, 180-day 21 discovery period in this case, and they seek only a brief 30-day extension. 22 parties seek this extension in good faith. 23 IV. The Proposed Deadlines 24 The parties request an order extending the exchange of expert information, the 25 interim status report, the close of discovery, the deadline to file dispositive motions, 26 and the deadline to file a pre-trial order by 30 days. 27 /// 28 /// 2 DMWEST #17247310 v1 Case 2:17-cv-01928-RFB-NJK Document 26 Filed 11/16/17 Page 3 of 4 1 Event Exchange of experts and expert 2 Current Deadline 1 December 7, 2017 New Deadline January 8, 2018 December 7, 2017 January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 February 7, 2018 February 5, 2018 March 7, 2018 March 7, 2018 April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018 May 7, 2018 reports 3 Interim Status Report 4 Exchange of rebuttal experts and 5 reports 6 Close of Discovery 7 Dispositive Motions 8 Pre-Trial Order 2 9 10 (702) 471-7000 FAX (702) 471-7070 12 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 See Scheduling Order, ECF No. 19. 2 Pursuant to the Scheduling Order, at ECF No. 19, if dispositive motions are filed, the deadline for filing the joint pretrial order will be suspended until 30 days after the decision on the last such dispositive motion or further order of the Court. 28 3 DMWEST #17247310 v1 Case 2:17-cv-01928-RFB-NJK Document 26 Filed 11/16/17 Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 This extension is reasonable and necessary given the good cause set forth above. IT IS SO STIPULATED. 4 Dated: November 16, 2017 Dated: November 16, 2017 5 BALLARD SPAHR LLP THE BALL LAW GROUP 6 By:/s/ Stacy H. Rubin Abran E. Vigil Nevada Bar No. 7548 Stacy H. Rubin Nevada Bar No. 9298 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 By:/s/ Zachary T. Ball Zachary T. Ball Nevada Bar No. 8364 3455 Cliff Shadows Parkway Suite 150 Las Vegas, Nevada 89129 7 8 9 10 Attorneys for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (702) 471-7000 FAX (702) 471-7070 12 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89106 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 100 NORTH CITY PARKWAY, SUITE 1750 11 Attorneys for Terrafirma Venture LLC Dated: November 16, 2017 13 LEACH JOHNSON SONG & GRUCHOW 14 By:/s/ T. Chase Pittsenbarger Sean L. Anderson Nevada Bar No. 7259 T. Chase Pittsenbarger Nevada Bar No. 13740 8945 West Russell Road, Ste. 300 Las Vegas, NV 89148 15 16 17 18 19 Attorneys for Azure Estates Owners’ Association ORDER 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 23 U.S. DISTRICT/MAGISTRATE JUDGE 24 November 17, 2017 DATED: __________________________ 25 26 27 28 4 DMWEST #17247310 v1

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