Bank of New York Mellon v. Tierra De Las Palmas Owners Association et al

Filing 32

ORDER granting 31 Stipulation; Discovery due by 3/26/2018. Motions due by 4/25/2018. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 5/25/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/9/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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AKERMAN LLP

1635 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, SUITE 200
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89134
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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ARIEL E. STERN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8276
TENESA SCATURRO POWELL, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No.12488
AKERMAN LLP
1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for The Bank of New York Mellon
f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for
the Benefit of the Certificate Holders of the
CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 20048CB Mortgage Pass Through Certificates,
Series 2004-8CB
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE
HOLDERS
OF
THE
CWALT,
INC.,
ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-8CB
MORTGAGE
PASS
THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-8CB;
Plaintiff,

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[FIRST REQUEST]

TIERRA DE LAS PALMAS OWNERS
ASSOCIATION; SFR INVESTMENTS POOL I,
LLC;
and
ABSOLUTE
COLLECTION
SERVICES, LLC,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINES

vs.

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Case No.: 2:17-cv-02112-JAD-CWH

The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Benefit of the
Certificate Holders of the CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2004-8CB Mortgage Pass Through
Certificates, Series 2004-8CB (BoNYM), Absolute Collections Services, LLC (Absolute), and SFR
Investments Pool 1, LLC1 (SFR) by and through their respective counsel of record, and hereby
jointly submit this Stipulation and Order to Extend Discovery Deadlines (First Request) pursuant to

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Tierra De Las Palmas Owners Association has not appeared in the case.

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LR IA 6-1 and LR 26-4. This is the first stipulation to extend the discovery deadlines set by the

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Scheduling Order (ECF No. 17) entered by the Court on September 29, 2017.

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A.

STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE DISCOVERY COMPLETED

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1.

Rule 26 Disclosures

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Plaintiff BoNYM served its Initial Disclosures on September 28, 2017.

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Plaintiff BoNYM served its First Supplement to Initial Disclosures on December 1, 2017.

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Plaintiff BoNYM served its Initial Expert Disclosures on December 29, 2017.

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Defendant Absolute served its Initial Disclosures on January 23, 2018.

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2.

Written Discovery

AKERMAN LLP

1635 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, SUITE 2000
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89134
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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Plaintiff BoNYM served its first set of interrogatories, requests for admissions and requests

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for production of documents to Absolute on November 6, 2017.

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Plaintiff BoNYM served its first set of interrogatories, requests for admissions and requests

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for production of documents to SFR on November 6, 2017.

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Defendant SFR served its responses to requests for production of documents, response to

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requests for admission and answers to interrogatories on December 11, 2017.

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Defendant Absolute served its responses to requests for admission on December 11, 2017,

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responses to requests for production of documents on January 23, 2018, and answers to

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interrogatories on January 24, 2018.

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Defendant SFR served its first set of requests for admission, requests for production, and

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interrogatories to BoNYM on January 24, 2018.

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Plaintiff BoNYM served a Subpoena Duces Tecum upon the HOA, with the response due by

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February, 12, 2018.

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3.

Depositions

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BoNYM deposed Absolute Collections on January 26, 2018.

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BoNYM subpoenaed the HOA for deposition to take place on February 23, 2018.

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SFR noticed the deposition of BoNYM for February 16, 2018.

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B.

STATEMENT OF DISCOVERY REMAINING TO BE COMPLETED

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SFR's deposition of BoNYM. SFR's Initial Disclosures; BoNYM's responses to SFR's written

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discovery; BoNYM's deposition of the HOA; and the HOA's response to BoNYM's

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Subpoena Duces Tecum. The parties reserve the right to conduct any additional discovery.

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C.

REASONS WHY AN EXTENSION IS REQUIRED

process of meeting and conferring regarding the deposition topics and have agreed that

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BoNYM will respond to written discovery in order to potentially limit the deposition topics.

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SFR served written discovery on BoNYM on January 24, 2018. The parties have agreed to

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AKERMAN LLP

SFR has scheduled the deposition for BoNYM for February 16, 2018. The parties are in the

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1635 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, SUITE 2000
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89134
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

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conduct BoNYM's deposition within the second week of March so that BoNYM can respond

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to discovery and based upon BoNYM's witness availability.

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PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR ALL REMAINING DISCOVERY

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Current Deadline

Proposed Deadline

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Discovery Cut-Off:

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

March 26, 2018

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Dispositive Motions Deadline:

Friday, March 30, 2018

April 25, 2018

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Pretrial Order Deadline:

Monday, April 30, 2018

May 25, 2018

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E.

CURRENT TRIAL DATE

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The court has not yet set a trial date.

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Based on the foregoing, the parties respectfully request the court extend the remaining

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discovery deadlines as requested above.
The parties make this request in good faith and believe good cause exists for extending these

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deadlines.

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Dated: February __, 2018
AKERMAN LLP

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/s/Tenesa Scaturro Powell
ARIEL E. STERN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 8276
TENESA SCATURRO POWELL, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 12488
1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Attorneys for The Bank of New York Mellon
f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for the
Benefit of the Certificate Holders of the
CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 20048CB Mortgage Pass Through Certificates,
Series 2004-8CB

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KIM GILBERT EBRON

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/s/Diana S. Ebron
DIANA S. EBRON, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10580
JACQUELINE A. GILBERT, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10593
KAREN L. HANKS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9578
7625 Dean Martin Drive, Suite 110
Las Vegas, NV 89139
Attorneys for SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC

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AKERMAN LLP

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1635 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, SUITE 2000
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89134
TEL.: [phone] – FAX: [phone]

ABSOLUTE COLLECTION SERVICES

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/s/Shane D. Cox
SHANE D. COX, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 13852
8440 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Ste. 210
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Attorney for Absolute Collection Services, LLC

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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February 9, 2018
DATED:_______________________________

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