Hinds v. United States of America Department of the Interior

Filing 13

ORDER granting 12 Stipulation and Order to amend complaint. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss 11 is withdrawn as moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 11/18/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AF)

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SAO
1 WALEED ZAMAN, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 13993
2 MICHAEL TRIPPIEDI, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 13973
3 ZAMAN & TRIPPIEDI
6620 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
4 Las Vegas, NV 89113
Ph: 702-359-0157
5 F: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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9 LESLYE HINDS,
Case No: 2:21-cv-622-GMN-VCF
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Plaintiff,
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STATES
OF
AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; DOE
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EMPLOYEE; DOES I through XX, inclusive;
14 and ROE CORPORATIONS I through XX,
inclusive,
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Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
AMEND PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT
AND TO WITHDRAW DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS

COME NOW, Plaintiff, LESLYE HINDS, by and through her counsel of record, WALEED

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18 ZAMAN, ESQ. and MICHAEL TRIPPIEDI, ESQ., of ZAMAN & TRIPPIEDI, PLLC., and
19 Defendant, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (incorrectly captioned as “United States of America
20 Department of Interior”) by and through its counsel of record CHRISTOPHER CHIOU, ESQ., and
21 HOLLY A. VANCE, ESQ., and do hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that Plaintiff shall file an Amended

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23 Complaint listing the United States of America as the properly named Defendant in this matter,
24 replacing the current designation of United States of America Department of the Interior.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint

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S TIPU LATION AND ORDE R TO AMEND P LAIN TIF F ’S COMP LAINT AND TO WI THD RAW
DE FENDANT ’S MO TION TO DI SMIS S

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IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint

2 will not contain a request for a jury trial or requests for a separate award of attorneys’ fees and costs
3 or prejudgment interest.
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IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

5 Plaintiff’s Complaint and Demand For Jury Trial (ECF Nos. 1, 5), filed on November 15, 2021, is
6 hereby withdrawn as moot.
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IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that upon the filing of Plaintiff’s

8 Amended Complaint, Defendant shall accept service of same and agree that all formal requirements
9 regarding service pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A)-(B) have been satisfied in this matter.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
DATED this 17th day of November 2021.
ZAMAN & TRIPPIEDI, PLLC

DATED this 17th day of November 2021.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

/s/ Michael Trippiedi
WALEED ZAMAN, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 13993
MICHAEL TRIPPIEDI, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 13973
6620 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89113
Attorneys for Plaintiff

/s/ Holly Vance
CHRISTOPHER CHIOU, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 14853
HOLLY A. VANCE, ESQ.
400 S. Virginia Street, Suite 900
Reno, Nevada 89501
Attorneys for Defendant

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S TIPU LATION AND ORDE R TO AMEND P LAIN TIF F ’S COMP LAINT AND TO WI THD RAW
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ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the terms and conditions of the above Stipulation and

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November
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DATED this 18th day of
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Cam Ferenbach
United States Magistrate Judge

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Respectfully Submitted By:

Approved As To Form And Content:

/s/ Michael Trippiedi
WALEED ZAMAN, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 13993
MICHAEL TRIPPIEDI, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 13973
6620 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89113
Attorneys for Plaintiff

/s/ Holly Vance
CHRISTOPHER CHIOU, ESQ.
Nevada State Bar No. 14853
HOLLY A. VANCE, ESQ.
400 S. Virginia Street, Suite 900
Reno, Nevada 89501
Attorneys for Defendant

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S TIPU LATION AND ORDE R TO AMEND P LAIN TIF F ’S COMP LAINT AND TO WI THD RAW
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11/17/21, 10:01 AM

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Case 2:21-cv-00622-GMN-VCF Document 13 Filed 11/18/21 -Page 4Amended Complaint

Yanni Sitsis <[e-mail]>

Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Leslye Hinds (2:21-cv-00622-GMN-VCF) - SAO and Amended
Complaint

1 message
Michael Stannard <[e-mail]>
To: Yanni Sitsis <[e-mail]>

Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 9:53 AM

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From: Vance, Holly A. (USANV) <[e-mail]>

Date: Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:45 AM

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Leslye Hinds (2:21-cv-00622-GMN-VCF) - SAO and Amended Complaint

To: Michael Stannard <[e-mail]>

Cc: Michael Trippiedi <[e-mail]>

Good morning Michael, 

Thank you for drafting the stipulation and amended complaint. Attached are my proposed revisions to your stipulation. If
you agree, you may affix my electronic signature to the stipulation and file. 

I will review the amended complaint this afternoon and get back to you on that as soon as I can. Thanks again. 

Best regards, 

Holly  

Holly A. Vance
Assistant United States Attorney
Bruce R. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
District of Nevada
400 South Virginia Street, Suite 900
Reno, Nevada 89501
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] 

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11/17/21, 10:01 AM

From: Michael Stannard <[e-mail]>

Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:03 PM

To: Vance, Holly A. (USANV) <[e-mail]>

Cc: Michael Trippiedi <[e-mail]>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Leslye Hinds (2:21-cv-00622-GMN-VCF) - SAO and Amended Complaint 

Ms. Vance, 

Attached for your review is our proposed SAO and Amended Complaint. If you would like to add a stipulation regarding
an extension of time to file an Answer, that is no problem, just indicate how long of an extension you may require and
I
will happily include that provision.  

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Thanks again.   

-Michael Stannard, Esq.
Associate Attorney  

P: 702-359-0157
F: 702-920-8837
6620
S. Tenaya Way Suite 100
Las
Vegas, NV 89113  

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