Rhymes v. Keast

Filing 133

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE on ECF No. 132 Stipulation with each party bearing their own attorney's fees and costs. Clerk is directed to close the case. Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 7/3/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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AARON D. FORD
Attorney General
DOUGLAS R. RANDS (Bar No. 3572)
Senior Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada
Office of the Attorney General
100 North Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4717
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Romeo Aranas, John Keast,
Candis Rambur, Theresa Wickham
and formerly dismissed Defendants
Gaylene Fukagawa and Melissa Mitchell

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MICHAEL RHYMES,

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Case No. 3:17-cv-00679-MMD-CLB

Plaintiff,

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v.

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JOHN KEAST, et al.,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE

Defendants.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff, Michael Rhymes, by and

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through counsel, Meng Zhong, Esq. of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, and

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Defendants in this case, by and through counsel, Aaron D. Ford, Attorney General of the

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State of Nevada, and Douglas R. Rands, Senior Deputy Attorney General of the State of

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Nevada, Office of the Attorney General, under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, that the above-captioned action be dismissed with prejudice, with each party

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bearing their own attorney’s fees and costs.

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The Parties have resolved this matter in its entirety and agree that the Court may

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accordingly close the case, with prejudice. Any outstanding deadlines are considered moot.

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DATED this 3rd day of July, 2023.

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AARON D. FORD
Attorney General

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DATED this 3rd day of July, 2023

By: /s/ Meng Zhong
MENG ZHONG (Bar No. 12145)

By:

Attorneys for Plaintiff
Michael Rhymes in Conjunction
with Legal Aid Center of Southern
Nevada Federal Pro Bono Program

/s/ Douglas R. Rands
DOUGLAS R. RANDS (Bar No. 3572)
Senior Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants Romeo
Romeo Aranas, John Keast, Candis
Rambur and Theresa Wickham, as well
as formerly dismissed Defendants
Gaylene Fukagawa and Melissa
Mitchell

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED. This matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as the Clerk
is directed to close the case.

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July 3
2023
DATED: ______________________,
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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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 3rd day of July, 2023, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE, by U.S. District

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Court CM/ECF Electronic Filing to:

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Meng Zhong, Esq.
Lewis Roca
3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169

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/s/ Roberta W. Bibee
An employee of the
Office of the Attorney General

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