Carley v. Gentry et al

Filing 173

ORDER Granting 172 Stipulation to Extend Deadline. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 8/29/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 6/27/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KF)

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AARON D. F ORD
At t or n ey Gen er a l
CH RISTOP H E R M. GUY (Ba r No. 15239)
Depu t y At t or n ey Gen er a l
St a t e of Neva da
Office of t h e At t or n ey Gen er a l
555 Ea st Wa sh in gt on Aven u e
Su it e 3900
La s Vega s, Neva da 89101
[phone] (ph on e)
[phone] (fa x)
E m a il: cgu y@a g.n v.gov
Attor n eys for Defen d a n ts J a m es Dzu r en d a , Ch a r les Da n iels,
S h er yl F oster , J o Gen tr y, Ta n ya H ill, Ga br iela Na jer a ,
Dwigh t Neven , Cyn th ia Ru iz, Kim Th om a s, a n d P a tr ick Veja r
LISA A. RASMUSSE N, E sq.
La w Offices of Kr ist ina Wildeveld & Associa t es
550 Ea st Ch a r lest on Blvd.
La s Vega s, Neva da 89101
[phone] (ph on e)
[phone] (fa x)
E m a il: Lisa @veldla w.com
Attor n eys for P la in tiff

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U N I T E D S T AT E S D I S T R I C T C O U R T

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D I S T R I C T O F N E VAD A

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E LIZABE TH CARLE Y,

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P la in t iff,

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v.

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J O GE NTRY, et a l.,

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Ca se No. 2:17-cv-02670-MMD-VCF
J O I N T S T I P U L AT I O N AN D O R D E R
T O E XT E N D T H E J O I N T P R E T R I AL
O R D E R D E AD L I N E F R O M J U N E 27,
2022, T O AU G U S T 29, 2022
(T h ir d R e q u e s t )

Defen da n t s.

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P la in t iff E liza bet h Ca r ley, by a n d t h r ou gh cou n sel, Lisa . A. Ra sm u ssen , a n d

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Defen da n t s, Sh er yl F ost er , P a t r ick Veja r , J o Gen t r y, J a m es Dzu r en da , Ch a r les Da n iels,

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Ga br iela Na jer a , Ta n ya H ill, Dwigh t Neven , Cyn t h ia Ru iz, a n d Kim Th om a s, by a n d

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t h r ou gh cou n sel, Aa r on D. F or d, Neva da At t or n ey Gen er a l, a n d Ch r ist oph er M. Gu y,

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Depu t y At t or n ey Gener a l, of t h e St a t e of Neva da , Office of t h e At t or n ey Gen er a l, h er eby

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su bm it a J oin t St ipu la t ion An d Or der To Ext en d Th e J oin t P r et r ia l Or der Dea dlin e F r om

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J u n e 27, 2022, t o Mo n d a y , Au g u s t 29, 2022.

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I.

INTR ODUCTION

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Th e P a r t ies h er eby m ove t o ext en d t h e J oin t P r et r ia l Or der dea dlin e fr om J u n e 27,

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2022, t o Au gu st 29, 2022 (63 da ys). Good ca u se exist s in t h is ca se beca u se t h e P a r t ies h a ve

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r esu m ed set t lem en t discu ssion s a n d m a y be a ble t o r esolve t his m a t t er wit h ou t fu r t h er

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lit iga t ion . Addit ion a lly, bot h cou n sel for P la in t iff a n d Defen da n t s a ssu m ed lit iga t ion

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r espon sibilit ies for t h is m a t t er post sum m a r y ju dgm en t briefin g. P la in t iff’s cou n sel

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a ppea r ed in t h is m a t t er a s r ecen t a s J a n u a r y 25, 2022, for t h e pu r pose of a set t lem en t

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con fer en ce. 1 E CF No. 163. Th e P a r t ies a gr ee t h a t a ddit ion a l t im e is n ecessa r y t o r eview

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t h e discover y r ecor ds pr odu ced in t h is m a t t er t o su bm it a J oin t P r et r ia l Or der .

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II.

L AW AN D AR G U ME N T
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La w

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F eder a l Ru le of Civil P r ocedu r e 6(b)(1) 2 pr ovides:

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(1) In Gen er a l. Wh en a n a ct m a y or m u st be don e wit hin a
specified t im e, t h e cou r t m a y, for good ca u se, ext en d t h e t im e:
(A) wit h or wit h ou t m ot ion or n ot ice if t h e cou r t a ct s, or if
a r equ est is m a de, befor e t h e or igin a l t im e or it s ext en sion
expir es; or
(B) on m ot ion m a de a ft er t h e t im e h a s expir ed if t h e pa r t y
fa iled t o a ct beca u se of excu sa ble n eglect .

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F E D . R. C IV. P . 6(b)(1).
Th e Un it ed St a t es Su pr em e Cou r t

h a s r ecogn ized, “Ru le 6(b) gives t h e

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cou r t exten sive flexibility t o m odify t h e fixed t im e per iods fou nd t h r ou gh ou t t h e r u les,

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wh et h er t h e en la r gem en t is sou gh t befor e or a ft er t h e a ct u a l t er m in a t ion of t h e a llot t ed

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t im e.” Luja n v. Na t'l Wild life F ed ., 497 U.S. 871, 906 n . 7 (1990) (in t er n a l qu ot a t ion m a r ks

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a n d cit a t ion om it t ed) (em ph a sis a dded); see a lso P er ez-Den ison v. Ka iser F ou n d . H ea lth

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P la n of th e Nw., 868 F . Su pp. 2d 1065, 1079 (D. Or . 2012) (cit in g a n d qu ot in g Lu ja n , 497

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Th is set t lem en t con fer en ce wa s m or e a kin t o a globa l set t lem en t con fer en ce a s t wo
of P la in t iff’s ca ses wer e a t issu e: t h e ot h er ca se bein g 2:17-cv-02346-MMD-CLB.
2 LR IA 6-1(a ): “A m ot ion or st ipu la t ion t o ext en d t im e m u st st a t e t h e r ea son s for t h e
ext en sion r equ est ed a n d m u st in for m t h e cou r t of a ll pr eviou s ext en sion s of t h e su bject
dea dlin e t h e cou r t gr a n t ed.” F u r t h er , a “st ipu la t ion or m ot ion seekin g t o ext en d t h e t im e
t o file a n opposit ion or r eply t o a m ot ion , or t o ext en d t h e t im e fixed for h ea r in g a m ot ion ,
m u st st a t e in it s open in g pa r a gr a ph t h e filin g da t e of t h e su bject m ot ion or t h e da t e of t h e
su bject h ea r in g.” LR IA 6-1(c).
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U.S. a t 906). F u r t h er , t h is r u le, like a ll t h e F eder a l Ru les of Civil P r ocedu r e, is t o be

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liber a lly con st r u ed t o effect u a t e t h e gen er a l pu r pose of seein g t h a t ca ses (a n d ot h er

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dispu t ed issu es) a r e decided on t h e m er it s. Ah a n ch ia n v. Xen on P ictu r es, In c., 624 F .3d

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1253, 1258 (9t h Cir . 2010). Rega r din g “Good ca u se,” it is a n on -r igor ou s st a n da r d t h a t h a s

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been con st r u ed br oa dly a cr oss pr ocedu r a l a n d st a t u t or y con t ext s. Id . (cit in g sever a l cir cu it s

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Ven ega s–H er n a n d ez v. S on olu x Recor d s, 370 F .3d 183, 187 (1st Cir .2004); Th om a s v.

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Br en n a n , 961 F .2d 612, 619 (7t h Cir .1992); Lola tch y v. Ar th u r Mu r r a y, In c., 816 F .2d 951,

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954 (4t h Cir .1987)).

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Con sequ en t ly, r equ est s for ext en sion s of t im e m a de befor e t h e a pplica ble dea dlin e

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h a s pa ssed sh ou ld “n or m a lly ... be gr a n t ed in t h e a bsen ce of ba d fa it h on t h e pa r t of t h e

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pa r t y seekin g r elief or pr eju dice t o t h e a dver se pa r t y.” Ah a n ch ia n , 624 F .3d a t 1259

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(qu ot in g 4B Ch a r les Ala n Wr igh t & Ar t h u r R. Miller , F eder a l P r a ct ice a n d P r ocedu r e §

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1165 (3d ed. 2004).

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B.

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On J u n e 23, 2022, t he P a r t ies m eet a n d con fer r ed a bou t t h e st a t u s of t h e ca se. Th e

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P a r t ies r en ewed set t lem en t discu ssion s a s P la in t iff’s cir cu m st a n ces h a ve ch a n ged n ow t h a t

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sh e r esides in t r a n sit ion a l h ou sin g. Th e P a r t ies a gr eed t h a t P la in t iff’s n ew cir cu m st a n ce

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sh ou ld be con sider ed for set t lem en t pu r poses a n d pr esen t n ew oppor t u n it ies for set t lem en t

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t h a t wer e n ot con sider ed a t t h e Ma r ch 24, 2022, set t lem en t con fer en ce. Th e P a r t ies do n ot

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a ct in ba d fa it h . Th ey a r e eva lu a t in g t h e issu es a n d set t lem en t possibilit y in good fa it h .

Ag r e e m e n t

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Addit ion a lly, t h e P a rt ies seek a ddit ion a l t im e t o wor k t oget h er t o dr a ft t h e J oin t

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P r et r ia l Or der . Th e P a r t ies a r e wor kin g t oget h er t o det er m in e wh a t r ecor ds wer e pr odu ced

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pr ior t o cou n sels’ a ppea r a n ces in t h is m a t t er . Th e a ddit ion a l t im e is n ecessa r y t o t h e

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dr a ft in g a n d a gr eem en t t o a join t or der . Thu s, t h e P a r t ies r equ est a n ext en sion of t h e J oin t

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P r et r ia l Or der dea dlin e of J u n e 27, 2022, t o Au gu st 29, 2022.

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III.

CONCLUSION
F or t h e for egoing r ea son s, t h e P a r t ies r equ est a n ext en sion of t h e J oin t P r et r ia l

Or der dea dlin e of J u n e 27, 2022, t o Au gu s t 29, 2022.

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DATE D t h is 24t h da y of J u n e 2022

DATE D t h is 24t h da y of J u n e 2022

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By: /s/ _Lisa A. Ra sm u ssen ______________
LISA A. RASMUSSE N, E sq.
La w Offices of Kr ist ina Wildeveld &
Associa t es
550 E . Ch a r lest on Blvd.
La s Vega s, Neva da 89101
Attor n eys for P la in tiff

By: /s/ Ch r ist oph er M. Gu y _______
CH RISTOP H E R M. GUY
Depu t y At t or n ey Gen er a l
Office of t h e Neva da At t or n ey Gen er a l
555 E . Wa sh in gt on Aven u e, #3900
La s Vega s, Neva da 89101
Attor n eys for Defen d a n ts

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IT IS SO ORDE RE D.

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UNITE D STATE S MAGISTRATE J UDGE
6-27-2022
DATE : ________________________________

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