Dickinson v. GGP Meadows Mall, LLC et al

Filing 26

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall have until 6/12/19 to file their stipulation for dismissal in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 3/20/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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Jorge A. Ramirez, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 6787
Douglas M. Rowan, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 4736
WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
300 South Fourth Street, 11th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89101
[phone]; FAX [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GENEVIEVE DICKINSON, an individual,

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Plaintiff,

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JOINT STATUS REPORT

v.

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No. 2:17-cv-02558-GMN-PAL

GGP MEADOWS MALL, LLC.; MILLARD
MALL SERVICES, INC.; DOES 1 through 100;
and ROE CORPORATION 101 through 200,
inclusive,

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Defendants,

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Plaintiff Genevieve Dickinson (“Plaintiff”), by and through her attorneys of record, Scott L.

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Poisson, Esq. and Brandon C. Verde, Esq., of BERNSTEIN & POISSON, and Defendant GGP

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Meadows Mall, LLC and Millard Mall Services, Inc. by and through its attorneys of record, Jorge A.

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Ramirez, Esq. and Douglas M. Rowan, Esq., of the law firm of WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,

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EDELMAN & DICKER LLP, submit this Joint Status Report regarding the status of the dismissal of

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this matter.

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The parties reached a settlement of this matter at an October 31, 2018 settlement conference.

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Plaintiff filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of

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Nevada (Case No. 18-16998-btb) on November 28, 2018. On December 14, 2018, the Court ordered

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the parties to either file a stipulation to dismiss or a joint status report advising the Court of the status

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of dismissal by March 14, 2019 (ECF No. 23).

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The Bankruptcy Trustee has indicated that he will not object to the instant settlement funds

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being exempt from the bankruptcy estate or claim any of the funds. However, the settlement funds
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still remain an asset of the bankruptcy estate and cannot be distributed until approval is obtained

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from the Bankruptcy Court. Until the Bankruptcy Court approves distribution of the settlement

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funds, the parties cannot complete the settlement or dismiss the pending litigation. The parties

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request an additional ninety days in which to file a stipulated dismissal.

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Dated this 14th day of March, 2019.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2019.

BERNSTEIN & POISSON

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,
EDELMAN & DICKER LLP

/s/Brandon C. Verde
Scott L. Poisson Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 10188
Brandon C. Verde, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 14638
320 S. Jones Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Attorneys for Plaintiff

/s/Douglas M. Rowan
Jorge A. Ramirez, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 6787
Douglas M. Rowan, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 4736
300 South Fourth Street, 11th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall have until June 12, 2019 to file their stipulation
for dismissal in this case.
Dated: March 20, 2019

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Peggy A. Leen
United States Magistrate Judge

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