Sanzo v. Cox et al

Filing 67

ORDER granting 62 Motion to Continue Trial. Calendar Call continued to 10/13/2015 at 10:00 AM in Reno Courtroom 6 before Judge Robert C. Jones. Jury Trial continued to 10/26/2015 at 8:30 AM in Reno Courtroom 6 before Judge Robert C. Jones. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 6/16/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)

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ADAM PAUL LAXALT
Attorney General
BENJAMIN R. JOHNSON
Deputy Attorney General
Nevada Bar No. 10632
Bureau of Litigation
Public Safety Division
100 N. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701-4717
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Colette Ball, Bruce Bannister, Giovanni
Capra, James “Greg” Cox, Jon Garner,
Dawn Jones, and Joon Lee

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MICHAEL TODD SANZO,
Case No. 3:14-cv-00030-RCJ-WGC

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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JAMES G. COX, et al.,

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MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL

Defendants.

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Defendants, Colette Ball, Bruce Bannister, Giovanni Capra, James “Greg” Cox, Jon

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Garner, Dawn Jones, and Joon Lee, by and through counsel, Adam Paul Laxalt, Attorney

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General of the State of Nevada, and Benjamin R. Johnson, Deputy Attorney General, hereby

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move to continue the trial date set for this matter. This Motion is brought pursuant to LR 6-1

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and is based upon the following Memorandum of Points and Authorities and all papers and

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pleadings on file herein.
MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

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I.

INTRODUCTION

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Defendants seek a continuance of the trial date in this matter, as Defendants have filed a

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motion for summary judgment that has not yet been fully briefed by the parties or submitted to

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the Court for consideration and decision. The Court issued an order setting trial to begin on June

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29, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. and set a calendar call for June 22, 2015. (#36).

Office of the
Attorney General
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV
89701-4717

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LEGAL STANDARD AND ARGUMENT

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District courts have inherent power to control their dockets. Hamilton Copper & Steel

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Corp. v. Primary Steel, Inc., 898 F.2d 1428, 1429 (9th Cir. 1990); Oliva v. Sullivan, 958 F.2d

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272, 273 (9th Cir. 1992).

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Defendants request this trial continuance based upon the outstanding motion for

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summary judgment filed by Defendants on May 8, 2015. It is unlikely that the motion for

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summary judgment will be fully briefed before the date set for trial. It would be in the best

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interest of judicial economy to continue the trial until the motion has been ruled upon because

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it has the potential to narrow the legal issues and/or eliminate some of the defendants from

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the case.

Furthermore, the parties cannot prepare a Joint Pretrial Order until the Court

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determines whether to grant judgment to any of the Defendants.

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Defendants would respectfully request that the Court set this matter for a trial date and

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a trial schedule after the Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation on

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and the Court enters an order adopting or

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rejecting that recommendation.
Defendants assert that this motion is brought in good faith and not for the purpose of

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delaying this matter.

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III.

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CONCLUSION
Based upon the foregoing, Defendants respectfully request that the Court continue the

trial currently set for June 29, 2015.
ORDER
DATED this 19th day of May, 2015.
ADAM PAUL LAXALT
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Continue Trial (ECF #62) is GRANTED.
Attorney General
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Calendar Call is set for 10:00 A.M., Tuesday,
September 2015 and the Jury Trial is set for 8:30 A.M., Monday, October 26, 21, 2015.
October 13,8, 2015 and the Jury Trial is set for 8:30 A.M., Monday, September2015.
By:
IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of June, 2015.
BENJAMIN R. JOHNSON
Deputy Attorney General
Bureau of Litigation
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Public Safety Division
ROBERT C. JONES

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Attorneys for Defendants

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Office of the
Attorney General
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV
89701-4717

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I certify that I am an employee of the Office of the Attorney General, State of Nevada,

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and that on this 19th day of May, 2015 I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing MOTION

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TO CONTINUE TRIAL, by U.S. District Court CM/ECF Electronic Filing to:

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Luke Busby, Attorney for Plaintiff
Luke Andrew Busby, Ltd.
216 East Liberty Street
Reno, NV 89501
[e-mail]

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An employee of the
Office of the Attorney General

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Office of the
Attorney General
100 N. Carson St.
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89701-4717

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