Braxton v. Clark County School District ( 2024 )

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Elaine Braxton, as natural parent and guardian Case No.: 2:23-cv-00144-JAD-MDC of D.N., 4 Plaintiff Order Adopting Report and 5 Recommendation re: Attorney v. Disqualification 6 Clark County School District, et al., [ECF Nos. 61, 80] 7 Defendants 8 9 In this action alleging abuse of a Clark County School District student, the defendants 10 move to disqualify the law firm representing the plaintiff based on the fact that former CCSD 11 Assistant General Counsel and Chief Negotiator Fikisha Miller, Esq., has left the district and 12 been hired on by the firm.1 The magistrate judge conducted a hearing on the motion and now 13 recommends it be granted in part.2 The deadline to object to that recommendation was June 20, 14 2024, which passed with no objection or request to extend the deadline to file one. “[N]o review 15 is required of a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation unless objections are filed.”3 16 Accordingly, 17 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the report and recommendation [ECF No. 80] is 18 ADOPTED, and the motion to disqualify counsel [ECF No. 61] is GRANTED in part. The 19 H&P Law Firm must continue to screen Fikisha Miller, Esq., from this case and she can be 20 21 22 1 ECF No. 61. 2 ECF No. 80. 23 3 Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003). 1} apportioned no part of any fee therefrom. The motion is denied in all other respects, and 2|| plaintiff’s request for fees [ECF No. 67] is DENIED. cies 4 USS. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey □ Dated: June 24, 2024 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23