Guzman v. Westlake Services, LLC et al
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SCHEDULING ORDER granting #11 Stipulated Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. Discovery due by 6/30/2025. Motions due by 7/29/2025. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 8/28/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler Nancy J. Koppe on 1/29/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MAM) Modified on 1/30/2025 (LE).
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George Haines, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 9411
Gerardo Avalos, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 15171
FREEDOM LAW FIRM, LLC
8985 South Eastern Ave., Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone: (702) 880-5554
FAX: (702) 385-5518
Email: info@freedomlegalteam.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff Carlos Guzman
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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Carlos Guzman,
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Case No.: 2:24-cv-02236 -GMN-NJK
Discovery Plan and Scheduling
Order Submitted in Compliance
with LR 26-1(b)
Plaintiff,
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v.
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Westlake Services, LLC and Speedy
Recovery, Inc.,
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Defendants.
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On December 31, 2024, Westlake Services, LLC appeared in this case and the
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Court set a deadline to file a proposed discovery plan and scheduling order by
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February 14, 2025. Accordingly, Carlos Guzman, Westlake Services, LLC and
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Speedy Recovery, Inc. (collectively as the “Parties”), by and through their respective
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counsel, hereby submit this Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. The parties
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will require 180 days of discovery measured from the date that Westlake Services,
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LLC filed its answer to Plaintiff's complaint.
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DISCOVERY PLAN
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The parties propose the following discovery plan and scheduling order:
1. Initial disclosures ………………...
2. Amend pleadings and add parties ..
3. Expert disclosures (initial): ………
4. Expert disclosures (rebuttal): …….
5. Discovery cutoff date: ……………
6. Dispositive motions: ……………..
7. Pretrial order ……………………..
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In the event that dispositive motions are filed, the date for filing the joint
pretrial order shall be suspended until 30 days after decision on the dispositive
motions or until further order of the court.
Pretrial Disclosures: The disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(3), and any
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objections thereto, shall be included in the joint pretrial order.
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Extensions or Modifications of the Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order:
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Applications to extend any date set by the discovery plan, scheduling order, or other
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order must comply with the Local Rules.
Protective Order: The parties may seek to enter a stipulated protective order
pursuant to Rule 26(c) prior to producing any confidential documents.
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Electronic Service: The parties agree that pursuant to Rules 5(b)(2)(E) and
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6(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure any pleadings or other papers may be
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served by sending such documents by email.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification: The parties certify that they met
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and conferred about the possibility of using alternative dispute-resolution processes
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including mediation, arbitration, and early neutral evaluation. The parties have not
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reached any stipulations at this stage.
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Alternative Forms of Case Disposition Certification: The parties certify that
they considered consent to trial by a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 73 and the use of the Short Trial Program (General Order 2013-01).
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The parties have not reached any stipulations at this stage.
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Electronically Stored Information: The parties have discussed the retention
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and production of electronic data. The parties agree that service of discovery by
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electronic means, including sending original electronic files by email or on a cd is
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sufficient. The parties reserve the right to revisit this issue if a dispute or need arises.
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Electronic evidence conference certification: The parties further intend to
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present evidence in electronic format to jurors for the purposes of jury deliberations
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at trial. The parties discussed the presentation of evidence for juror deliberations but
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did not reach any stipulations as to the method as this early stage.
Dated: January 28, 2025.
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FREEDOM LAW FIRM
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/s/ George Haines
George Haines, Esq.
Gerardo Avalos, Esq.
8985 South Eastern Ave., Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Counsel for Plaintiff Carlos Guzman
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DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
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/s/ Gabriel A. Blumberg
Gabriel A. Blumberg, Esq.
3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 800
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169-0965
Counsel for Westlake Services, LLC and
Speedy Recovery, Inc.
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SCHEDULING ORDER
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The above-set stipulated Discovery Plan of the parties shall be the Scheduling
Order for this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) and Local
Rule 16-1 , except that initial disclosures must be exchanged by February 14, 2025.
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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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January 29, 2025
DATED: ___________________________
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