United States of America et al v. Orr Water Ditch Company et al

Filing 7

ORDER granting ECF No. 6 Stipulation to Stay Briefing Schedule : Status Report due by 8/31/2017. Signed by Judge Lloyd D. George on 7/19/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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1 WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO,
SCHULMAN & RABKIN, LLP
2 DON SPRINGMEYER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 1021
3 CHRISTOPHER W. MIXSON, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10685
4 3556 E. Russell Rd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
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[e-mail]
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7 Attorneys for Petitioner Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Case No. 3:73-CV-00035-LDG
(In Equity A-3-LDG)

Plaintiff,
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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
FOR STAY OF BRIEFING SCHEDULE
PENDING SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

vs.
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ORR WATER DITCH CO., et al.,
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Defendants.
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16 Re Nevada State Engineer Ruling No. 6327.
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the Parties herein,

19 through their undersigned counsel of record, to stay these District Court proceedings pending
20 ongoing settlement discussions among the Parties. The parties had already begun settlement
21 discussions prior to the district court’s June 8, 2017 Order setting a briefing schedule. Counsel for
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23 clients for approval in July 2017. Undersigned counsel for all parties therefore request a stay of
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1 this matter pending the outcome of such settlement discussions, and an order that they provide a
2 status report to the Court on or before August 31, 2017.
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Respectfully submitted this 17th day of July, 2017.

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WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO,
SCHULMAN & RABKIN, LLP

TAGGART & TAGGART, LTD.

/s/ Chris Mixson
DON SPRINGMEYER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 1021
CHRISTOPHER W. MIXSON, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10685
3556 E. Russell Rd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

/s/ David Rigdon
PAUL TAGGART, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 6136
DAVID RIGDON, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 13567
108 N. Minnesota St.
Carson City, NV 89703

Attorneys for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Attorneys for the City of Fernley, NV

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ATTORNEY GENERAL,
STATE OF NEVADA

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/s/ Justina Caviglia
JUSTINA A. CAVIGLIA, ESQ.
Deputy Attorney General
Nevada Bar No. 9999
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701

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Attorneys for the Nevada State Engineer

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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July
Dated: _________________, 2017
By:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
LLOYD D. GEORGE

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