Luna et al v. Cegavske et al

Filing 54

ORDER Granting 53 Stipulation to Stay Discovery. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 12/27/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

Case 2:17-cv-02666-JCM-GWF Document 53 Filed 12/26/17 Page 1 of 4

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ADAM PAUL LAXALT
Attorney General
LAWRENCE VANDYKE (Bar No. 13643)
Solicitor General
JOSEPH TARTAKOVSKY (Bar. No. 13796)
Deputy Solicitor General
STEVE SHEVORSKI (Bar No. 8256)
Head of Complex Litigation
State of Nevada
Office of the Attorney General
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 3900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Secretary of State

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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NORA LUNA; BILAL SHABAZZ; DIANE
CRUMP-RICHMOND; SUSAN
FLORIAN; and DEMI FALCON

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Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 2:17-cv-02666-JCM-GWF

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY
DISCOVERY

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vs.

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BARBARA CEGAVSKE, in her official
capacity as the Nevada Secretary of State;
and JOSEPH GLORIA, in his official
capacity as the Clark County Registrar of
Voters,

(First Request)
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Defendants.

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Defendant Barbara Cegavske in her official capacity as Nevada Secretary of State,

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by and through her counsel of record, Defendant Joseph Gloria in his official capacity as

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Clark County Registrar of Voters, and Plaintiffs Nora Luna, Bilal Shabazz, Diane Crump-

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Richmond, Susan Florian and Demi Falcon, by and through their counsel of record,

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stipulate and agree that good cause exists to stay discovery in this matter pending

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resolution of state court proceedings that may moot this litigation.

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WHEREAS, the Court, in its order vacating the hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for

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preliminary injunction and Defendants Cegavske and Gloria’s respective motions to

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dismiss, has found that the state court proceedings (Case #A-17-764587-C) “could render

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plaintiffs’ federal complaint moot.” (ECF No. 42 at 3:5-7).

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WHEREAS, in light of the Court’s order (ECF No. 42) and the potential mooting

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effect that the pending state court proceedings may have on this litigation, the parties have

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met and conferred in good faith and have agreed that good cause supports a stay of all

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discovery, including the parties’ obligation to submit a discovery plan to the Court, to

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conserve the parties’ resources and in the interests of judicial economy.

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In light of the foregoing, the parties stipulate and agree as follows:

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1.

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All discovery deadlines, including the parties’ obligation to submit a discovery

plan to the Court, are stayed pending the resolution of the state court proceedings;

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The parties agree to meet and confer within fourteen (14) days of the state

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court proceeding’s termination in order to form a discovery plan and will submit a discovery

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plan to the Court within 30 days of the state court proceeding’s termination; and

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Any party, after providing 5 days’ written notice to all parties in this action,

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may apply via written motion to lift the stay of discovery.

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Dated this 26th day of December, 2017.

Dated this 26th day of December, 2017.

ADAM PAUL LAXALT
Attorney General

WOLF RIFKIN SHAPIRO SCHULMAN &
RABKIN, LLP

By: /s/ Steve Shevorski
LAWRENCE VANDYKE
Solicitor General
JOSEPH TARTAKOVSKY
Deputy Solicitor General
STEVE SHEVORSKI
Head of Complex Litigation
555 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 3900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Attorneys for Defendant
Barbara Cegavske

By: /s/ Bradley Schrager
BRADLEY SCHRAGER
DANIEL BRAVO
3556 E. Russell Rd., 2nd Fl.
Las Vegas, NV 89120

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MARC E. ELIAS
(Pro hac vice to be submitted)
JACKIE L. ANDERSON
(Pro hac vice to be submitted)
PERKINS COIE LLP
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Ste. 600
Washington, D.C. 20005

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Sambo Dul
(Pro hac vice to be submitted)
Perkins Coie LLP
2901 N. Central Ave., Ste. 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85012

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Dated this 26th day of December, 2017.

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STEVEN B. WOLFSON
District Attorney

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By /s/ Mary-Anne Miller
STEVEN B. WOLFSON
District Attorney
CIVIL DIVISION
MARY-ANNE MILLER
County Counsel
500 South Grand Central Pkwy.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89155
Attorneys for Defendant, Joseph Gloria

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ORDER
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 27th

day of December, 2017.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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