Scott Freeman, M.D., v. Stephen Hurst, et al.
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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the 231 stipulation is granted in part and denied in part. The parties are to submit a proposed stipulation addressing (1) the lift of the temporary stay of discovery and proposing new discovery and pre-trial dates; (2 ) the deadline to Answer or Response to Third Amended Complaint for Savant LLCs; (3) the deadline to file an Opposition to Nico Forte's Motion to Dismiss; (4) the deadline to file an Opposition to Ceruvia and Turnbull's Motion to Dismiss; and (5) Response, Answer, and/or other Motions related to Hurst's Counterclaim. The stipulation is denied as to the deadline to file reply in support of 201 motion to disqualify. Such reply shall be filed by February 10, 2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couvillier, III on 1/28/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AMMi)
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Abraham G. Smith
Nevada Bar No. 13250
Robert J. Cassity
Nevada Bar No. 9997
Erica C. Medley
Nevada Bar No. 13959
HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Phone: (702) 669-4600
agsmith@hollandhart.com
bcassity@hollandhart.com
ecmedley@hollandhart.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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United States District Court
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District of Nevada
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Scott Freeman md, individually and as
trustee for the Scott Mitchell Freeman
Revocable Living Trust, dated March 10,
2012, for itself and as assignee of Ferdinand
Belga,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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Stephen Hurst; Nico Forte; Ceruvia
Lifesciences f/k/a CH TAC, llc f/k/a
Savant TAC, llc; Carey Turnbull;
Russell Burbank; BPM llp; Savant
Hwp, Inc.; Savant HWP Holdings, llc;
and Savant Addiction Medicine, llc,
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Defendants,
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Savant Addiction Medicine, llc;
Savant HWP Holdings, llc; and Savant
HWP, Inc.,
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Nominal Defendants.
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Case No. 2:22-cv-1433-RFB-MDC
Joint Status Report Regarding
Settlement Negotiations
Scott Freeman MD et al. v. Stephen Hurst et al.
2:22-cv-01433-RFB-MDC
Joint Status Report Regarding Settlement Negotiations
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WHEREAS, due to certain parties’ settlement negotiations, the Court previously
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extended the time to respond to certain pleadings, as well as entered a temporary stay of
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discovery through February 18, 2025. See ECF Nos. 208, 217, 221, 228.
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WHEREAS, on January 16, 2025, the Court ordered the parties to submit a joint status
report regarding the status of settlement negotiations. See ECF No. 230.
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WHEREAS, on January 21, 2025, after exchanging a written settlement agreement,
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certain parties determined they were unable to agree on the terms of a settlement. As such,
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the parties intend to resume litigation of this matter and will ?le a stipulation and proposed
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order addressing case scheduling matters by Friday, January 31, 2025.
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Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of January 2025.
Holland & Hart llp
Spencer Fane llp
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/s/ Abraham G. Smith
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Robert J. Cassity
Abraham G. Smith
Erica C. Medley
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134
/s/ Jason D. Smith
Nicholas J. Santoro
Jason D. Smith
300 South Fourth Street
Suite 1600
Las Vegas, NV 89101
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Attorneys for Plainti?
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Parsons Behle & Latimer
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/s/ Ethan J. Foster
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Rew Goodenow
Michael R. Kealy
Ethan J. Foster
50 West Liberty Street Suite 750
Reno, Nevada 89501
Carter Ledyard & Milburn llp
Gary D. Sesser
John M. Griem
Meredith B. Spelman
28 Liberty Street, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10005
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Attorneys for Defendants Carey Turnbull and
Ceruvia Lifesciences, LLC
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Alex N. Vandiver
201 S. Main Street, Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Attorneys for Defendants Stephen Hurst,
Savant HWP Holdings, Inc. and Nico
Forte
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Scott Freeman MD et al. v. Stephen Hurst et al.
2:22-cv-01433-RFB-MDC
Joint Status Report Regarding Settlement Negotiations
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Troutman Pepper
Hamilton Sanders llp
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman llp
/s/ James H.S. Levine
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James H. S. Levine
1313 Market Street, Suite 1000
Wilmington, DE 19801
/s/ Bruce A. Ericson
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Bruce A. Ericson
Lee Brand
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Troutman Pepper
Hamilton Sanders llp
Sean Kirby
8985 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Kaempfer Crowell
Robert McCoy
1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 650
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman llp
David G. Keyko
31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Attorneys for Defendants Savant HWP
Holdings, LLC and Savant Addiction
Medicine LLC
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Attorneys for Defendants BPM LLP and
Russell Burbank
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It is so ordered. The stipulation is granted in part and Denied in Part. The parties are to
submit a proposed stipulation addressing (1) the lift of the temporary stay of discovery and proposing
new discovery and pre-trial dates; (2) the deadline to Answer or Response to
Third Amended Complaint for Savant LLCs; (3) the deadline to file an Opposition to Nico Forte’s
Motion to Dismiss; (4) the deadline to file an Opposition to Ceruvia and Turnbull’s Motion to
Dismiss; and (5) Response, Answer, and/or other Motions related to Hurst’s Counterclaim. The
stipulation is Denied as to the deadline to file Reply in Support of Motion to Disqualify. Such reply
shall be filed by February 10, 2025.
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United States District Judge/
United States Magistrate Judge
Date: 1-28-25
Case No.: 2:22-cv-01433-RFB-MDC
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Certi?cate of Service
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I hereby certify that on the 23rd day of January 2025, a true and correct copy of
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the foregoing JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING SETTLEMENT
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NEGOTIATIONS was served by the following method(s):
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Electronic: by submitting electronically for ?ling and/or service with the
United States District Court District of Nevada’s e-?ling system and served
on counsel electronically in accordance with the E-service list to the
following email addresses:
KAEMPFER CROWELL
Robert McCoy
1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 650
Las Vegas, NV 89135
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON
SANDERS LLP
Sean Kirby
8985 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 200
Las Veas, NV 89123
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
Bruce A. Ericson
James H. S. Levine
Lee Brand
1313 Market Street, Suite 1000
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attorneys for Defendants Savant HWP
David G. Keyko
Holdings, LLC and Savant Addiction
31 West 52nd Street
Medicine LLC
New York, NY 10019
PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER
Attorneys for Defendants BPM LLP and Russell Rew Goodenow
Burbank
Michael R. Kealy
Ethan J. Foster
SPENCER FANE LLP
50 West Liberty Street Suite 750
Nicholas J. Santoro
Reno, Nevada 89501
Jason D. Smith
300 South Fourth Street
Alex N. Vandiver
Suite 1600
201 S. Main Street, Suite 1800
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN LLP
Gary D. Sesser
John M. Griem
Meredith B. Spelman
28 Liberty Street, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10005
Attorneys for Defendants Stephen Hurst,
Savant HWP Holdings, Inc. and Nico
Forte
Attorneys for Defendants Carey Turnbull and
Ceruvia Lifesciences, LLC:
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/s/ Paige M. Ostlie
An Employee of Holland & Hart LLP
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