Colson v. Bulow Holdings, LLC et al
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ORDER granting 24 Joint status Report and Stipulation. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by the parties, through undersigned counsel, pursuant to LR IA 6-1, 6-2, and LR 7-1, and subject to the approval of the Court, that all proc eedings in this action shall continue to be stayed pending a final ruling in the Parties anticipated arbitration; In the event Plaintiff does not file and initiate arbitration of the Parties dispute in this matter before Friday Mar ch 1, 2024, then the Parties shall submit a stipulation and order for dismissal without prejudice to the Court by Friday March 15, 2024; and The Parties shall file a joint status report by Monday April 1, 2024, apprising the Court as to the pendency of the arbitration proceeding, in the event this action has not otherwise been dismissed. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 2/5/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CAH)
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F. THOMAS EDWARDS ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9549
E-mail: tedwards@nevadafirm.com
ADAM J. PERNSTEINER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 7862
E-mail: apernsteiner@nevadafirm.com
HOLLEY DRIGGS
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone:702/791-0308
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Attorneys for Defendants
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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JIMMY COLSON, an individual;
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CASE NO.: 2:22-cv-1950-APG-BNW
Plaintiff,
JOINT STATUS REPORT AND
STIPULATION AND ORDER
v.
BULOW HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company; and, OSSUR
AMERICAS, INC., a California corporation;
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Defendants.
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Pursuant to the Court’s prior Order [ECF No. 22] dated January 8, 2024, which directed
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the parties to submit a joint status report by February 2, 2024, Plaintiff Jimmy Colson
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(“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Bulow Holdings, LLC and Ossur Americas, Inc. (“Defendants”)
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(collectively the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby state the following:
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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On October 20, 2022, Plaintiff commenced this action in the Eighth Judicial
District Court for Clark County, Nevada against Defendants.
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On November 18, 2022, Defendants removed the action to this Court.
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On November 28, 2022, the Parties filed a Stipulation and [Proposed] Order
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Extending Time for Defendants to File and Serve Their Answer or Other Response to the
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Complaint [ECF No. 5], which was adopted and granted by the Court in its subsequent Order
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[ECF No. 6] of November 29, 2022.
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On December 8, 2022, the Parties submitted a Stipulation and [Proposed] Order
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to Stay All Proceedings [ECF No. 8] pending the scheduling and outcome of a planned mediation
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between the Parties.
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On December 9, 2022, the Court adopted the stipulation and issued its Order to
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Stay All Proceedings [ECF No. 9]. In its Order, the Court further directed that the Parties submit
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a joint status report within 60 days of the entry of the Order.
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On February 7, 2023, the Parties submitted a Joint Status Report and Stipulation
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and Proposed Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF Nos. 10 and 11] based on the
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parties’ mediation, which was scheduled for March 2, 2023. The Court adopted the stipulation
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and order in its Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF No. 12] on February 8, 2023,
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which further directed that the parties submit a joint status report by March 31, 2023.
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On March 24, 2023, the Parties submitted a second Joint Status Report and
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Stipulation and Proposed Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF Nos. 13 and 14] based
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on the parties’ mediation, which was scheduled for March 2, 2023. The Court adopted the
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stipulation and order in its Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF No. 15] on February
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8, 2023, which further directed that the parties submit a joint status report by June 30, 2023
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On June 30, 2023, the Parties submitted a third Joint Status Report and Stipulation
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and Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF Nos. 16 and 17] based on the parties
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mediation. The Court adopted the stipulation and order in its Order to Continue Stay of All
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Proceedings [ECF No. 18] on July 5, 2023, which further directed that the parties submit a joint
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status report by September 29, 2023.
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The Parties submitted a fourth Joint Status Report and Stipulation and Proposed
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Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF Nos. 19 and 20] which was adopted by the
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Court in its Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF No. 21] on October 2, 2023, which
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further directed that the parties submit a joint status report by November 28, 2023.
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On January 8, 2024, during the pendency of the Parties’ ongoing discussions
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regarding the initiation of private binding arbitration proceedings in this matter, the Court issued
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its Order [ECF No. 22] directing the Parties to submit a joint status report by February 2, 2024.
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STATUS OF PENDING ADR EFFORTS
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Since the staying of these proceedings, the Parties attended a mediation on March 2, 2023
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at JAMS in Las Vegas before the Honorable Phillip M. Pro (Ret.). During the mediation
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conference, it was determined by the Parties and Judge Pro that the negotiations would benefit
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from the informal exchange between the Parties of additional underlying documents. In light of
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this determination, the parties and Judge Pro agreed to adjourn the mediation pending an
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exchange of additional documents.
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The above-referenced exchange of documents between the Parties has now occurred.
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Based on the exchange of documents and the Parties’ discussions to date, the Parties have
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reached the good faith conclusion that further mediation efforts at this time would not be fruitful
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and, therefore, it is understood between the Parties that Plaintiff intends to submit this matter to
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binding private arbitration.
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Since the Parties’ submission of their fourth Joint Status Report and Stipulation and
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Proposed Order to Continue Stay of All Proceedings [ECF Nos. 19 and 20], the Parties have
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been in discussions as to how best to proceed with arbitration and whether the proceedings before
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this Court should be stayed or, alternatively, dismissed without prejudice based upon the
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anticipated submission of this matter to binding private arbitration. It was during the pendency
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of these discussions that the Parties inadvertently allowed the prior deadline for submitting their
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status report to pass. However, the Parties have now agreed in the interest of expediting and
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concluding their ADR effort that this matter should be referred and docketed for binding
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arbitration by March 1, 2024 and, the Parties have further agreed that, so long as the
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contemplated private arbitration is initiated on or before that date, the proceedings before this
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Court should continue to be stayed in the interest of judicial economy pending a final ruling in
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the arbitration. The Parties further agree that this action shall be dismissed without prejudice in
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the event that Plaintiff does not file and initiate binding arbitration by March 1, 2024.
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STIPULATION
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by the parties, through undersigned
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counsel, pursuant to LR IA 6-1, 6-2, and LR 7-1, and subject to the approval of the Court, that:
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All proceedings in this action shall continue to be stayed pending a final ruling in
the Parties’ anticipated arbitration;
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In the event Plaintiff does not file and initiate arbitration of the Parties’ dispute in
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this matter before Friday March 1, 2024, then the Parties shall submit a stipulation and order
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for dismissal without prejudice to the Court by Friday March 15, 2024; and
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The Parties shall file a joint status report by Monday April 1, 2024, apprising the
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Court as to the pendency of the arbitration proceeding, in the event this action has not otherwise
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been dismissed.
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Dated this 2nd day of February 2024.
IT IS SO AGREED AND STIPULATED.
SPENCER FANE LLP
HOLLY DRIGGS
By: /s/ Ayesha Mehdi
Ayesha Mehdi, Esq. (NBN 13917)
300 S. Fourt Street, Suite 950
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Tel. (702) 408-3400
Email: amehdi@spencerfane.com
By: /s/ Adam J. Pernsteiner
F. Thomas Edwards, Esq. (NBN 9549)
Adam J. Pernsteiner, Esq. (NBN 7862)
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Email: tedwards@nevadafirm.com
Email: apernsteiner@nevadafirm.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Attorneys for Defendants Bulow Holdings, LLC
and Ossur Americas, Inc.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
February 5, 2024
DATED: ____________________________
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