Doe v. Billups ( 2024 )

1 LAANGDORMEA MRS.I NLOA LGAOWM ARSINO, ESQ. (#6711) 2 TAYLOR N. JORGENSEN, ESQ. (#16259) 3005 West Horizon Ridge Pkwy., Suite 241 3 Henderson, Nevada 89052 Telephone: (702) 383-2864 4 Facsimile: (702) 383-0065 aml@lagomarsinolaw.com 5 taylor@lagomarsinolaw.com 6 Attorneys for Plaintiff John Doe 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 9 JOHN DOE, a minor, by and through JANE CASE NO.: 2:23-cv-00334-APG-DJA DOE, his natural mother and legal guardian; 10 Plaintiff, 11 vs. STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 12 COURTNEY BILLUPS, an individual; and ORDER TO STAY DISCOVERY CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a 13 political subdivision of the State of Nevada; 14 Defendants. 15 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between the parties, in accordance with LR 16 26-3, that discovery, and all associated deadlines, be stayed pending formal mediation. This 17 Stipulation is supported by good cause, is the Parties’ fifth request and not for the purpose of delay. 18 I. DISCOVERY COMPLETED TO DATE 19 The parties have completed the following discovery to date: exchanged their initial Rule 26 20 Disclosures and supplements thereto. Per the Court’s requirements, the specific discovery conducted 21 is delineated below: 22 • Plaintiff served a first set of requests for production, request for admission, and interrogatories 23 to Defendant Billups and CCSD on May 3, 2023. 24 • On May 11, 2023, Plaintiff, Defendant Billups, and Defendant CCSD served their initial disclosures. 25 • Defendant Billups served his First Supplemental Disclosure on June 20, 2023 26 • Defendant Billups served his responses to Plaintiff’s First set of requests for production, request for admission, and interrogatories on June 21, 2023. 27 • Defendant CCSD served its First Supplemental Disclosure on June 30, 2023. 28 1 • fDoer faednmdainsst iConC,S aDnd s einrvteerdr oitgsa rteosrpieosn osens J tuol yP l3a,i n2t0if2f3’s. first set of requests for production, request 2 • Defendant CCSD served its Amended Initial and Amended First Supplemental Disclosures on August 22, 2023. 3 • Defendant CCSD served its first set of requests for production, and interrogatories to Plaintiff 4 on August 22, 2023. 5 • Defendant CCSD served its Second Supplemental Disclosure on September 15, 2023. 6 • Defendant Courtney Billups’s deposition took place on September 25, 2023. • Plaintiff served his Second Supplemental Disclosure on September 25, 2023. 7 • Plaintiff served his response to Defendant CCSD’s first set of requests for production and 8 interrogatories on September 25, 2023. 9 • Plaintiff served a second set of requests for production and interrogatories to Defendant CCSD on October 4, 2023. 10 • Jane Doe’s and Plaintiff’s depositions were taken on October 11, 2023. 11 • Defendant CCSD served its Third Supplemental Disclosure on October 12, 2023. 12 • Defendant CCSD served responses to Plaintiff’s second set of requests for production and 13 interrogatories and its Fourth Supplemental Disclosure on October 20, 2023. • Defendant CCSD took the deposition of Plaintiff's grandmother, Vanessa Anderson, on 14 December 6, 2023. 15 • On January 2, 2024, Magistrate Judge Albrecht granted Defendant CCSD's Motion to Release FERPA Protected Student Information, allowing release of FERPA protected student 16 information after notice to parents with opportunity for parent objection. 17 • Plaintiff served his Third Supplemental Disclosure on January 10, 2024. 18 • Defendant CCSD served its Fifth Supplemental Disclosure on February 1, 2024. 19 20 … 21 … 22 23 … 24 25 … 26 27 28 1 II. DISCOVERY YET TO BE COMPLETED The Parties have yet to complete the following discovery: 2 • depositions of the named parties, including 30(b)(6) depositions; 3 • depositions of witnesses identified by the parties; 4 • expert witness disclosures; 5 • rebuttal expert witness disclosures; 6 • expert witness depositions; 7 • additional written discovery which may include written discovery between the parties; 8 • additional subpoenas to third parties; and 9 • record gathering in response to authorizations sought from Plaintiff 10 The Parties reserve the right to conduct additional discovery that is permitted by the United 11 States Rules of Civil Procedure. 12 III. LEGAL STANDARD AND REASONING 13 The Court has the inherent power to control its docket, including the discretion to stay 14 proceedings. Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254-55 (1936). The determination of whether to 15 stay proceedings is best determined by weighing the competing interests of the parties and the Court. 16 17 Id. “Among those competing interests are the possible damage which may result from the granting 18 of a stay, the hardship or inequity which a party may suffer in being required to go forward, and the 19 orderly course of justice measured in terms of the simplifying or complicating of issues, proof, and 20 questions of law which could be expected to result from a stay.” Lockyer v. Mirant Corp., 398 F.3d 21 1098, 1110 (9th Cir.2005). 22 Here, there is a general understanding of the potential for settlement, and all parties believe a 23 24 good faith effort in settlement conference may achieve settlement. All parties would like to avoid 25 incurring the expense of proceeding with the remaining discovery if it can be avoided through 26 settlement. The parties' independent negotiations have failed but the parties believe a court settlement 27 conference may be helpful to achieve a settlement agreement. This stipulation represents the shared 28 1 interests of the parties. Additionally, it would be beneficial to the Court and its docket if the partie 2 || are able to achieve a settlement agreement during the period of the stay. As such, the parties seek t 3 || stay discovery pending the completion of a court settlement conference. 4 ; DATED this 6™ day of February, 2024. DATED this 6" day of February, 2024. ‘ LAGOMARSINO LAW MARQUIS AURBACH /s/ Taylor Jorgensen /s/ Jackie Nichols 7 || ANDRE M. LAGOMARSINO, ESQ. (#6711) CRAIG ANDERSON, ESQ. (#6882) CORY M. FORD, ESQ. (#15042) JACKIE NICHOLS, ESQ. (#14246) 8 TAYLOR N. JORGENSEN, ESQ. (#16259) 10001 Park Run Drive 3005 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy., #241 Las Vegas, NV 89145 9 Henderson, Nevada 89052 Telephone: (702) 382-0711 Telephone: (702) 383-2864 Facsimile: (702) 382-5816 & 10] Facsimile: (702) 383-0065 Attorneys for Defendant Courtney Billups Attorneys for Plaintiff John Doe 28 5 | DATED this 6! day of February, 2024 aS OLSON CANNON GORMLEY & STOBERSKI 14 || /s/ Stephanie Barker THOMAS DILLARD, ESQ. (#6270) 15 STEPHANIE A. BARKER, ESQ. (#3176) 950 West Cheyenne Avenue 16 Las Vegas, Nevada 89129 Telephone: (702) 384-4012 17] Facsimile: (702) 383-0701 8 Attorneys for Defendant CCSD 19 50 ORDER >] Based upon the foregoing Stipulation of the Parties, and for good cause appearing therefore 02 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that discovery in this case, and all related deadlines, are STAYEI 23 || pending the completion of a court settlement conference. 24 || IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event the parties do not reach a settlement, they shall file a stipulation to extend discovery deadlines fourteen days after the unsuccessful settlement 25 || conference. QOD 27 ><\ □ YO 28 DANIEL J. ALBREGTS DATED: February 7, 2024 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE