Robert A. Slovak vs Golf Course Villas Homeowners Association, et al
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ORDER denying ECF No. 331 Plaintiff's motion for clarification and leave to conduct pre-hearing discovery, and denying as moot ECF No. 332 Plaintiff's motion for order shortening time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 7/16/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DN)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ROBERT A. SLOVAK,
Plaintiff,
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3:13-cv-00569-MMD-CLB
v.
ORDER
GOLF COURSE VILLAS HOMEOWNERS
AOSSICATION, et al.,
Defendants.
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Currently pending before the court is Plaintiff Robert A. Slovak’s (“Slovak”)
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“motion for clarification and leave to conduct limited pre-evidentiary hearing discovery.”
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ECF No. 331. In this motion, Slovak alleges he seeks “clarification” of the Court’s
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previous orders which explicitly denied his repeated requests to engage in pre-
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evidentiary hearing discovery, i.e., to take the depositions of witnesses that may be
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called to testify at the upcoming bifurcated evidentiary hearing. ECF No. 331. This
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hearing was initially scheduled for February 2019 but was continued to August 2021.
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Defendant Wells Fargo opposed this motion – pointing out the many times Mr.
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Slovak previously made this identical request in relation to the bifurcated hearing and the
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many times the Court expressly denied these requests. ECF No. 333. Mr. Slovak replied.
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ECF No. 334. Having reviewed the papers, attachments, and prior filings in this case, the
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Court again DENIES Mr. Slovak’s motion for clarification and leave to conduct pre-
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evidentiary hearing discovery. ECF No. 331.
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The Court agrees with Wells Fargo and adopts its analysis and expressly rejects
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the arguments made by Slovak. Contrary to Slovak’s arguments, the purpose and scope
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of the evidentiary hearing set for August 2021 remains the same as when this hearing
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was originally set in February 2019 – irrespective of what motion or motions may or may
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not be pending. Specifically, the purpose of the hearing was, and continues to be, for the
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presentation of evidence related to the authenticity and originality of the documents
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offered by Wells Fargo in 2018 to finalize the parties’ settlement agreement. In 2018, this
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Court expressly ruled – on more than one occasion – that pre-hearing discovery or
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depositions were not necessary on the straightforward issues related to the authenticity
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and originality of these documents. Nothing has changed with respect to the purpose or
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scope of the hearing as claimed by Slovak – regardless of the procedural posture or
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change in pending motions. Thus, the Court re-affirms its prior rulings on these points
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and denies his motion. ECF No. 331.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for clarification and leave to
conduct pre-hearing discovery, ECF No. 331, is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to shorten time, ECF No. 332,
is DENIED as moot.
DATED: July 16, 2021.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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