Hall v. C R Bard Incorporated et al
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ORDER granting ECF No. 54 Stipulation. Discovery and all pretrial deadlines are stayed until April 19, 2021 to allow the Parties to finalize settlement documents. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 2/17/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AB)
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ERIC W. SWANIS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 6840
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
10845 Griffith Peak Drive, Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone: (702) 792-3773
Facsimile: (702) 792-9002
Email: swanise@gtlaw.com
CHRISTOPHER J. NEUMANN, ESQ.
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
1144 15th Street, Suite 3300
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 572-6500
Email: neumannc@gtlaw.com
Counsel for Defendants
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10845 Griffith Peak Drive
Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone: (702) 792-3773
Facsimile: (702) 792-9002
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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GAILYN HALL,
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Plaintiff,
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Case No. 3:20-cv-00313-LRH-CLB
STIPULATION TO STAY DISCOVERY
AND ALL PRETRIAL DEADLINES
v.
(SECOND REQUEST)
C. R. BARD, INCORPORATED and BARD
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INCORPORATED,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Gailyn Hall (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral
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Vascular, Inc. (“Defendants” and collectively with Plaintiff, the “Parties”), pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
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P. 26(c) and (d) and LR IA 6-2, respectfully request that this Court temporarily stay discovery and all
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pretrial deadlines until April 19, 2021 while the Parties finalize settlement documents. In support
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thereof, the Parties state as follows:
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This case was part of the Multi-District Litigation proceeding In re: Bard IVC Filters
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Product Liability Litigation, pending before Senior Judge David Campbell of the District of
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Arizona.
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Plaintiff alleges experiencing complications following the implantation of a Bard
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Inferior Vena Cava (“IVC”) filter, a prescription medical device. She has asserted three strict
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products liability counts (manufacturing defect, information defect (failure to warn) and design
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defect), six negligence counts (design, manufacture, failure to recall/retrofit, failure to warn, negligent
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misrepresentation and negligence per se), two breach of warranty counts (express and implied), two
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counts sounding in fraud (fraudulent misrepresentation and fraudulent concealment), an unfair and
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deceptive trade practices count, and a claim for punitive damages.
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Defendants deny the allegations contained in the Complaint.
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After four years, the completion of general issue discovery, and the conduct of three
be transferred or remanded to the appropriate jurisdictions around the country for case-specific
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bellwether trials, Judge Campbell ordered that cases, which have not settled or are not close to settling,
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discovery and trial. As a part of that process, he established a “track” system, wherein certain cases
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were placed on tracks either to finalize settlement paperwork, continue settlement negotiations, or be
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remanded or transferred.
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This case was transferred to this Court on March 30, 2020 because at the time it was
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not close to settling. But, since that date, the Parties have engaged in further settlement discussions
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and have reached a settlement in principle. The Parties believe that a stay is necessary to conserve
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their resources and attention so that they may finalize settlement documents in this case and those of
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two other plaintiffs represented by Plaintiff’s counsel with cases pending before this Court.
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Accordingly, the Parties request that this Court issue an order staying discovery and
pretrial deadlines until April 19, 2021.
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A district court has broad discretion over pretrial discovery rulings. Crawford-El v.
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Britton, 523 U.S. 574, 598 (1998); accord Republic of Ecuador v. Hinchee, 741 F.3d 1185, 1188-89
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(11th Cir. 2013); Thermal Design, Inc. v. Am. Soc’y of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning
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Eng’rs, Inc., 755 F.3d 832, 837 (7th Cir. 2014); see also Cook v. Kartridg Pak Co., 840 F.2d 602,
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604 (8th Cir. 1988) (“A district court must be free to use and control pretrial procedure in furtherance
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of the orderly administration of justice.”).
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Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(c) and 26(d), a court may limit the scope
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of discovery or control its sequence. Britton, 523 U.S. at 598. Although settlement negotiations do
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not automatically excuse a party from its discovery obligations, the parties can seek a stay prior to the
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cutoff date. Sofo v. Pan-Am. Life Ins. Co., 13 F.3d 239, 242 (7th Cir. 1994); see also Wichita Falls
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Office Assocs. v. Banc One Corp., 978 F.2d 915, 918 (5th Cir. 1993) (finding that a “trial judge’s
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decision to curtail discovery is granted great deference,” and noting that the discovery had been
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pushed back a number of times because of pending settlement negotiations).
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Facilitating the efforts of parties to resolve their disputes weighs in favor of granting
July 8, 2013), the parties requested a 60-day stay to facilitate ongoing settlement negotiations and
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permit them to mediate global settlement. The Court granted the stay, finding the parties would be
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a stay. In Coker v. Dowd, 2:13-cv-0994-JCM-NJK, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201845, at *2-3 (D. Nev.
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prejudiced if required to move forward with discovery at that time and a stay would potentially
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prevent an unnecessary complication in the case. Id. at *3. Here, the Parties have reached a settlement
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in principle.
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The Parties agree that the relief sought herein is necessary to handle the case in the
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most economical fashion yet allow sufficient time to schedule and complete discovery if necessary,
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consistent with the scheduling obligations of counsel. The relief sought in this Motion is not being
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requested for delay, but so that justice may be done.
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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendants respectfully request the Court’s approval of this
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stipulation to stay discovery and all pretrial deadlines until April 19, 2021 to allow the Parties to
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finalize settlement documents.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Respectfully submitted on February 16, 2021.
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MCSWEENEY LANGEVIN, LLC
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
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By:
/s/ David M. Langevin
DAVID M. LANGEVIN, ESQ.
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
dave@weststrikeback.com
filing@westrikeback.com
2116 Second Ave. South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Telephone: (612)746-4646
Facsimile: (612) 454-2678
By:
/s/ Eric W. Swanis
ERIC W. SWANIS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 6840
swanise@gtlaw.com
10845 Griffith Peak Drive
Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
CHRISTOPHER J. NEUMANN, ESQ.
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
1144 15th Street, Suite 3300
Denver, Colorado 80202
KRISTIE L. FISCHER
Nevada Bar No. 11693
2565 Coral Sky Court
Las Vegas, Nevada 89142
fischer.kristie@gmail.com
(702) 218-0253
Counsel for Defendants
Counsel for Plaintiffs
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated this ____ of _____________, 2021.
17th
February
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I hereby certify that on February 16, 2021, I caused the foregoing document to be
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electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification
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of such filing to the CM/ECF participants registered to receive service in this case.
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/s/ Shermielynn Irasga
An employee of GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
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