Sunset Commercial LLC v. Stauffer Management Company et al

Filing 61

ORDER granting 55 Stipulation TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANT LE PETOMANE XXVII, INC., TO RESPOND TO AMENDED COMPLAINT ECF NO. 35 (First Request). LE Petomane XXVII, Inc. answer due 6/11/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 5/7/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CAH)

1 Richard J. Angell, Nevada Bar ID No. 9339
Ashley C. Nikkel, Nevada Bar ID No. 12838
2 PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER
3 50 West Liberty Street, Suite 750
Reno, NV 89501
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Facsimile: 775.348.7250
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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SUNSET COMMERCIAL LLC, a Nevada
Limited Liability Company,

Case No. 2:23-CV-02081-GMN-BNW

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Plaintiff,
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vs.

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR
DEFENDANT LE PETOMANE XXVII,
INC., an Illinois Corporation, in its
representative capacity as the NEVADA
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST
TRUSTEE TO RESPOND TO AMENDED
COMPLAINT (ECF NO. 35)

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BAYER CROPSCIENCE, INC., a New York
Corporation; MONTROSE CHEMICAL
CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, a
Delaware Corporation; ATLANTIC
RICHFIELD COMPANY, a Delaware
Corporation; OLIN CORPORATION, a
Virginia Corporation, TITANIUM METALS
CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation;
NL INDUSTRIES, INC., a New Jersey
Corporation; LE PETOMANE XXVII, INC.,
an Illinois Corporation, in its representative
capacity as the NEVADA
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST
TRUSTEE; and the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.

(First Request)

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Sunset Commercial LLC (“Sunset” or “Plaintiff”) and Defendant LE PETOMANE

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On or about April 15, 2024, Plaintiff filed its Amended Complaint. Counsel for NERT has

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agreed to accept service of the Amended Complaint and Counsel for Plaintiff has agreed that NERT

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shall have 35 days from service of the Amended Complaint (May 6, 2024) to respond to Plaintiff’s

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Complaint (ECF No. 35) (the “Stipulation”).

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This is the first requested extension of this deadline and is made in good faith and not for
purposes of delay. See LR IA 6-1(a).

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The parties seek to abide by this Court’s “Standing Order” filed on December 19, 2023

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(ECF No. 9), stating that “Judge Navarro will generally deny a stipulation or motion for a

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continuance or extension of time which lacks justification,” and that “[s]uch requests may be

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granted only in extraordinary circumstances if just cause is presented.” The parties to this

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Stipulation therefore identify the following points of justification that show just cause exists for

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granting the Stipulation:

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Sunset filed the instant Complaint against the eight (8) Defendants captioned above

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on December 14, 2023, seeking judgment against all Defendants for contribution

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damages “for response costs in accordance with CERCLA Section[] 107(a),” (see

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Complaint “Prayer for Relief” ¶ 1), meaning at least a portion of the Complaint’s

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allegations (and especially its first two Claims for Relief) necessitate proceeding

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against all Defendants together, rather than serially (see Compl. ¶¶ 154–78);

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2.

The parties to this Stipulation agree it would be fair, not only to themselves but to

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the other Defendants, to not require NERT to file an Answer or other response

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sooner than other Defendants must file an Answer, since some of Plaintiff’s claims

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are asserted against all Defendants jointly;

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3.

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It is the intent of the parties to this Stipulation to use the additional time to explore
the possibility of mediation; and

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Discovery has not yet commenced in this case and extending the deadline for NERT

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to file a responsive pleading or other response would not prejudice any other party

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to this case, nor would it affect any other deadlines at this early stage in the

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proceedings.

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DATED: May 6, 2024.

DATED: MAY 6, 2024.

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PISANELLI BICE PLLC

PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER

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By:
/s/ M. Magali Mercera
By:
/s/ Richard J. Angell
Richard J. Angell, Nevada Bar ID 9339
James J. Pisanelli, Esq., Bar No. 4027
Ashley C. Nikkel, Nevada Bar No. 12838
M. Magali Mercera, Esq., Bar No. 11742
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 750
400 South 7th Street, Suite 300
Reno, NV 89501
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 775.348.7250
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant LE
[e-mail]
PETOMANE XXVII, INC., an Illinois
Corporation, in its representative
Attorneys for Sunset Commercial LLC
capacity as the NEVADA
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
TRUST TRUSTEE

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DATED: 5/7/2024

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that I am an employee of the law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer and that

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on the 6th day of May, 2024, I filed a true and correct copy of the foregoing document,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANT LE

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PETOMANE XXVII, INC., an Illinois Corporation, in its representative capacity as the

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NEVADA ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST TRUSTEE TO RESPOND TO

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AMENDED COMPLAINT (ECF 35) (FIRST REQUEST), with the Clerk through the Court’s

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CM/ECF system, which sent electronic notification to all registered users as follows:

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HOLLAND & HART LLP
Joseph G. Went
Sydney R. Gambee
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

McGUIRE WOODS LLP
Robert F. Redmond
Carson R. Bartlett
Matthew Fender
800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant Olin Corporation

Attorneys for Defendant Olin Corporation

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CAMPBELL & WILLIAMS
J. Colby Williams
710 South 7th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
[e-mail]

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Kelly E. Richardson
John Ryan
12670 High Bluff Drive
San Diego, CA 92130
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Montrose Chemical Attorneys for Defendant Montrose Chemical
Corporation of California
Corporation of California

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LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER
CHRISTIE LLP
J. Christopher Jorgensen
Dibora L. Berhanu
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant Atlantic Richfield
Attorneys for Defendant Titanium Metals Company
Corporation
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DOTSON LAW
Robert A. Dotson
Daniel T. Hayward
5355 Reno Corporate Dr., Suite 100
Reno, NV 89511
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
District of Nevada
Lindsay Ager
501 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Suite 1100
Las Vegas, NV 89101
[e-mail]

DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLP
Jonathan W. Rauchway
Adam S. Cohen
Cormac Bloomfield
Aditi Kulkarni-Knight
1550 Seventeenth St., Suite 500
Denver, CO 90202
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendant United States

Attorneys for Defendant Atlantic Richfield
Company

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/s/ Richard J. Angell

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