Velez v. Dzurenda et al

Filing 110

ORDER SETTING MANDATORY VIDEO CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - A video case management conference utilizing Zoom video conferencing technology is set before this Court on MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The parties are directed to con tact the Courtroom Administrator, Ashlyn Bye, at [e-mail], by noon on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024, to provide the e-mail address of all counsel who will be attending the hearing. Each party shall file a case management report no later than MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney on 11/26/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
EDWIN VELEZ,

Case Number 3:21-cv-00197-ART-CSD
Plaintiff,

ORDER SETTING MANDATORY
VIDEO CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF
6 CORRECTIONS, et al,
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Defendants.

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The court has now screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) and

10 ordered the case to proceed. In order to ensure the just, speedy, and cost-effective resolution of
11 this action, the court orders the parties to attend a mandatory telephonic case management
12 conference as described more fully below. No discovery may proceed until the court enters a full
13 scheduling order.
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I. Mandatory Video Case Management Conference
A video case management conference utilizing Zoom video conferencing technology is

16 set before this Court on MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The parties are
17 directed to contact the Courtroom Administrator, Ashlyn Bye, at
18 [e-mail], by noon on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024, to provide the
19 e-mail address of all counsel who will be attending the hearing. Further, counsel shall make the
20 necessary arrangements for the Plaintiff’s video appearance at this conference and shall provide
21 the Courtroom Administrator with the information to connect the Plaintiff by video. The Zoom
22 invite to the scheduled hearing will be sent via e-mail at least one (1) day prior to the hearing to
23 the participants e-mail provided to the Court.

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II. Case Management Report
In advance of the mandatory case management conference, each party shall file a case

3 management report no later than MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024.
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The case management report must not exceed 5 pages and must not include any attached

5 exhibits. Each party’s case management report must include the following information in
6 separately numbered paragraphs as designated below:
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1) A brief statement of the nature of the case, including a brief description of the claims

8 and defenses;
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2) The location of potentially relevant documents;

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3) The discovery each party intends to take, if any;

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4) Any options or methods for the streamlining and/or bifurcation of discovery or the

12 litigation;
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5) Whether the defense of failure to exhaust administrative remedies may apply to any

14 claim(s) and whether that defense, if successful, would be dispositive of the entire case or certain
15 claims in the litigation. If a defense of failure to exhaust administrative remedies will be raised,
16 address whether any discovery needs to be conducted as to that defense only, and if so, what
17 discovery is required, and provide an estimate of how long the parties need to complete this
18 discovery;
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6) Whether the party intends to use expert witnesses;

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7) Whether the party intends to proceed by consent before the magistrate judge.

21 Presently, when a civil trial is set before the district judges, any criminal trial set that conflicts
22 with the civil trial will take priority, even if the civil trial was set first. Continuances of civil
23 trials under these circumstances may no longer be entertained, absent good cause, but the civil

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1 trial may instead trail from day to day or week to week until the completion of either the criminal
2 case or an older civil case. The parties are advised that they are free to withhold consent or
3 decline magistrate jurisdiction without adverse substantive consequences; and
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8) Any immediate or ongoing issues or requests that require the court’s immediate

5 attention or that should be brought to the court’s attention.
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III. Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order

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Following the case management conference, the court will issue a discovery plan and

8 scheduling order (DPSO). Once issued, the dates in the DPSO are firm and no extension will be
9 given without permission from the court based on a showing of good cause.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 26, 2024

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Craig S. Denney
United States Magistrate Judge

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