Ucharima Alvarado v. Western Range Association

Filing 276

ORDER granting 275 GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION RE PAGE LIMITS FOR PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS. (See Order for details). Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 3/5/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - GA)

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
LEAH L. JONES, Nev. Bar No. 13161
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7287 Lakeside Drive
3 Reno, Nevada 89511
Telephone: [phone]
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SALAHI PC
YAMAN SALAHI, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Tel: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff and the proposed
Class

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FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP
Rebecca Hause-Schultz, Pro Hac Vice
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Dennis Cuneo, Pro Hac Vice
E-Mail: [e-mail]
David B. Witkin, Pro Hac Vice
E-Mail: [e-mail]
621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1400
Sacramento, California 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP
JAMIE CROOKS, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice)
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RUCHA DESAI, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice)
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1825 7th Street NW, #821
8 Washington, DC 20001

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TOWARDS JUSTICE
DAVID H. SELIGMAN, ESQ. (Pro Hac
Vice)
[e-mail]
ALEXANDER HOOD, ESQ. (Pro Hac
Vice)
[e-mail]
PO Box 371680, PMB 44465
Denver, Colorado 80237

LEWIS BRISBOIS
Ellen Jean Winograd (Nev. Bar No. 815)
5555 Kietzke Lane, Suite 200
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
WESTERN RANGE ASSOCIATION

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[Additional Counsel on Next Page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CIRILO UCHARIMA ALVARADO, on behalf
of himself and all others similarly situated;
Case No. 3:22-cv-00249-MMD-CLB

Plaintiff,
v.
WESTERN RANGE ASSOCIATION, a
California non-profit corporation; ELLISON
RANCHING COMPANY, a Nevada
corporation; JOHN ESPIL SHEEP CO., INC., a
Nevada corporation; F.I.M. CORP., a Nevada
corporation; THE LITTLE PARIS SHEEP
COMPANY, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company; BORDA LAND & SHEEP

JOINT STIPULATION RE: PAGE LIMITS

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT
STIPULATION RE PAGE LIMITS
FOR PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSITION
TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO
DISMISS

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COMPANY, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company; HOLLAND RANCH, LLC, a Nevada
2 limited liability company; NEED MORE SHEEP
3 CO., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company;
and FAULKNER LAND AND LIVESTOCK
4 COMPANY, INC., an Idaho corporation,
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Defendants.

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FABIAN VANCOTT
Scott M. Petersen
Email: [e-mail]
Tanner J. Bean
Email: [e-mail]
Kirsten R. Allen
Email: [e-mail]
95 S. State Street, Ste. 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

HOLLAND & HART LLP
Joshua M. Halen
Email: [e-mail]
5470 Kietzke Lane, Suite 100
Reno, NV 89511
Cory A. Talbot, Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
April M. Medley, Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
222 S. Main Street, Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Bryan Dixon
Email: [e-mail]
411 E. Bonneville Ave., Ste. 400
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Attorneys for Defendant The Little Paris
Sheep Co., LLC

Attorneys for Defendant Ellison Ranching
Co.

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JERRY SNYDER LAW
Jerry M. Snyder
Email: [e-mail]
429 Plumb Ln.
Reno, NV 89509

SIMONS HALL JOHNSTON PC
Anthony L. Hall, Esq.
Email: [e-mail]
Duncan G. Burke, Esq.
Email: [e-mail]
690 Sierra Rose Dr.
Reno, NV 89511

Attorneys for Defendants F.I.M. Corp.,
Need More Sheep Co., LLC, and Faulkner
Land & Livestock Co.

Attorneys for Defendants John Espil Sheep
Co., Inc., Borda Land & Sheep Co., LLC,
and
Holland Ranch, LLC

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JOINT STIPULATION RE: PAGE LIMITS

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Plaintiff Cirilo Ucharima Alvarado (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Western Range

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Association, Ellison Ranching Co., John Espil Sheep Co., Inc., Borda Land & Sheep Co., LLC,

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Holland Ranch, LLC, F.I.M. Corp., Need More Sheep Co., LLC, Faulkner Land & Livestock

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Co., and The Little Paris Sheep Co., LLC, (collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their

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respective counsel, hereby stipulate regarding the page limits to apply to Plaintiff’s opposition

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to Defendants’ motions to dismiss Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint, pursuant to Local

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Rules IA 6-2, LR 7-1, and LR 7-3.

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No. 254).

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Plaintiff filed his Third Amended Complaint (TAC) on January 14, 2025. (ECF

Defendants filed five motions to dismiss the TAC on February 11, 2025. (ECF

Nos. 262, 263, 264, 265, 266.)
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On January 22, 2025, the Court rejected the Parties’ stipulation to provide

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Plaintiff with the same number of pages that Defendants would have been entitled to under the

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local rules, or up to 120 pages, as unreasonable. (ECF No. 260.) However, the Court

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“encourage[d] Plaintiff to file a consolidated response.” (Id.)

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Defendants’ motions to dismiss include 102 pages of briefing and were filed with

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41 attached exhibits. The local rules permit Plaintiff to file a separate brief in response to each

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motion, up to 24 pages each, for a total of 120 pages. LR 7-3(b). To avoid repetition and to help

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streamline the issues, however, Plaintiff prefers to file a single consolidated brief. To adequately

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address Defendants’ arguments, Plaintiff needs more than the 24 pages allowed under the local

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rules for a single brief. Moreover, fairness calls for parity between the parties. Nevertheless,

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Plaintiff believes that a single consolidated brief of up to 50 pages will provide sufficient room

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to engage with Defendants’ arguments. Plaintiff will attempt to file a shorter brief if possible.

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(Indeed, Plaintiff’s consolidated opposition brief responding to Defendants’ five motions to

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dismiss the second amended complaint was only 41 pages long, see ECF No. 243, although the

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Court had authorized him to file a brief up to 120 pages in length, see ECF No. 228. The new

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motions raise new arguments and include more exhibits than the last round, however.)

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Plaintiff and Defendants have met and conferred, and Defendants do not oppose

Plaintiff’s request to file a single consolidated brief of up to 50 pages.

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This Stipulation is made in good faith and not for the purpose of delay.

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For all of the aforementioned reasons, the Parties stipulate and request the Court

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allow Plaintiff to file a single consolidated brief up to 50 pages in opposition to Defendants’

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motions to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint.

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Dated: March 5, 2025

SALAHI PC
/s/ Yaman Salahi
YAMAN SALAHI, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Tel: [phone]

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FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP
JAMIE CROOKS, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
1825 7th Street NW, #821
Washington, DC 20001

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TOWARDS JUSTICE

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DAVID SELIGMAN, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
PO Box 371680, PMB 44465
Denver, Colorado 80237

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Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiff and the Putative
Class

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Dated: March 5, 2025

FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP
/s/ David B. Witkin
Rebecca Hause-Schultz, Pro Hac Vice
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Dennis Cuneo, Pro Hac Vice
E-Mail: [e-mail]
David B. Witkin, Pro Hac Vice
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1400
Sacramento, California 95714
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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LEWIS BRISBOIS

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Ellen Jean Winograd (Nev. Bar No. 815)
5555 Kietzke Lane, Suite 200
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Western Range
Association

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FABIAN VANCOTT

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/s/ Tanner J. Bean
Scott M. Petersen
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Tanner J. Bean
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Kirsten R. Allen
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Bryan Dixon
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Ellison Ranching Co.

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JERRY SNYDER LAW

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/s/ Jerry M. Snyder
Jerry M. Snyder
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants F.I.M. Corp., Need
More Sheep Co., LLC, and Faulkner Land &
Livestock Co.

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SIMONS HALL JOHNSTON PC

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/s/ Duncan G. Burke
Anthony L. Hall, Esq.
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Duncan G. Burke, Esq.
E-Mail: [e-mail]
690 Sierra Rose Dr.

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Reno, Nevada 89519
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants John Espil Sheep Co.,
Inc., Borda Land & Sheep Co., LLC, and
Holland Ranch, LLC
HOLLAND & HART LLP

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/s/ Cory A. Talbot
Joshua M. Halen
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Cory A. Talbot, Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
April M. Medley, Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant The Little Paris Sheep
Co., LLC

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ORDER
Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Court finds good cause to allow Plaintiff to
file a single consolidated opposition brief to Defendants’ motions to dismiss the Third Amended
Complaint, not to exceed 50 pages.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 5, 2025

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE MIRANDA M. DU

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