Case Information
*1 MARGARET A. MCLETCHIE, Nevada Bar No. 10931 PIETER M. O’LEARY, Nevada Bar No. 15297 LEO S. WOLPERT, Nevada Bar No. 12658 MCLETCHIE LAW 602 South Tenth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Telephone: (702) 728-5300 Fax: (702) 425-8220 Email: maggie@nvlitigation.com LEAH WIEDERHORN ( pro hac vice ) BRITTANY SHRADER ( pro hac vice ) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3819 Email: leah.wiederhorn@nad.org; brittany.shrader@nad.org Counsel for Plaintiffs Andrea Hollingsworth, A.R.H., and A.D.H.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 13 ) F ( ANDREA HOLLINGSWORTH, an 0 2 Case No.: 2:21-cv-02230-CDS-NJK
T 2 E E 8 1 14 individual; A.R.H., a minor by and through - 0 R 5 1 T 2 9 S 4 8 ) 2 H her legal guardian and/or parent, Andrea V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 E , S / T Hollingsworth; and A.D.H., a minor by and A G ) T H ( T E 0 U O V
0 through her legal guardian and/or parent, 3 S 16 S 5 A - ORDER TO 2 L 8 0 2 Andrea Hollingsworth, 6 7
) 2 EXTEND DISCOVERY PLAN AND 0 17 7 (
SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINES Plaintiffs, 18 (FOURTH REQUEST) vs. 19 20
CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada, a Municipal Corporation; JACQUELINE
21 GRAVATT, in her official capacity as Chief of the North Las Vegas Police Department;
22 MICHAEL L. ROSE, an individual; ERIC 23 SPANNBAUER, an individual; DOES I – X, 24 Defendants. 25 / / / 26 / / / 27 / / / 28 *2
Plaintiffs Andrea Hollingsworth, A.R.H., and A.D.H. (“Plaintiffs”), by and through their attorneys of record, Margaret A. McLetchie, Pieter M. O’Leary, and Leo S. Wolpert, with the law firm of McLetchie Law, Leah Wiederhorn, and Brittany Shrader of the National Association of the Deaf, and Defendants, the City of North Las Vegas, Jacqueline Gravatt, Michael L. Rose, and Eric Spannbauer (collectively “Defendants”), by and through their attorneys of record, Robert W. Freeman , Frank A. Toddre, Matthew E. Freeman, with the law firm of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP (collectively “the Parties”), hereby stipulate and agree to extend the Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order deadlines an additional sixty (60) days. This Stipulation is being entered in good faith and not for purposes of delay. This is the fourth request for an extension in this matter. I. STATUS OF DISCOVERY.
A.
PLAINTIFFS’ DISCOVERY
13
1. Plaintiffs’ Initial Disclosures and Production of Documents Pursuant to Fed. ) F ( 0 2
T 2 E E 8 1 14 R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated December 2, 2022; - 0 R 5 1 T 2 9 S 4 8 ) 2 H V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 2. Plaintiffs’ Interrogatories to Defendant City of North Las Vegas – Set One, E , S / T A G )
T
H ( T E 0 U O V
0 3 S 16 dated March 2, 2023; S 5 A - 2 L 8 0 2 6 7
) 2 0 17 3. Plaintiffs’ Requests for Admission to Defendant City of North Las Vegas –
7
(
18 Set One, dated March 2, 2023; 19 4. Plaintiffs’ Requests for Production of Documents to Defendant City of
20
North Las Vegas - Set One, dated March 2, 2023;
21
5. Plaintiffs’ First Supplement to Disclosures and Production of Documents
22
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated March 2, 2023;
23
6. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Responses to Defendants’ Requests for
24
Admission - Set One, dated March 22, 2023.
25
7. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Responses to Defendants’ Interrogatories
26
- Set One, dated March 22, 2023.
27
8. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Responses to Defendants’ Request for
28
Production of Documents - Set One, dated March 22, 2023;
*3 9. Plaintiffs’ Second Supplement to Disclosures and Production of Documents Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated April 24, 2023; 10. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Requests for Production to Defendant City of North Las Vegas - Set Two, dated April 24, 2023; 11. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Requests for Admission to Defendant Michael L. Rose - Set One, dated April 24, 2023; 12. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Requests for Production to Defendant Michael L. Rose - Set One, dated April 24, 2023; 13. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Interrogatories to Defendant Michael L. Rose - Set One, dated April 24, 2023; 14. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingworth’s First Supplemental Responses to Defendants’ Request for Production of Documents - Set One, dated April 24, 2023; 13 15. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Request for Admission to Defendant Eric ) F ( 0 2
T 2 E E 8 1 14 Spannbauer - Set One, dated April 27, 2023; - 0 R 5 1 T 2 9 S 4 8 ) 2 H V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 16. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Request for Production to Defendant Eric E , S / T A G )
T
H ( T E 0 U O V
0 3 S 16 Spannbauer - Set One, dated April 27, 2023; S 5 A - 2 L 8 0 2 6 7
) 2 0 17 17. Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Interrogatories to Defendant Eric
7
(
18 Spannbauer - Set One, dated April 27, 2023; 19 18. Plaintiffs’ Third Supplement to Disclosures and Production of Documents
20
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated May 10, 2023;
21
19. Plaintiff A.D.H.’s Interrogatories to Defendant City of North Las Vegas –
22
Set One, dated May 18, 2023;
23
20. Plaintiff A.D.H.’s Requests for Admission to Defendant City of North Las
24
Vegas – Set One, dated June 27, 2023;
25
21. Plaintiffs’ Fourth Supplement to Disclosures and Production of Documents
26
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated June 27, 2023.
27
B. DEFENDANTS’ DISCOVERY
28
1. Defendants’ Initial List of Witnesses and Documents Pursuant to Fed. R.
*4 Civ. P. 26.1 dated December 2, 2022;
2.
Defendants’ First Supplement to List of Witnesses and Documents Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated February 3, 2023; 3. Defendants’ Interrogatories to Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth (Set One), dated February 3, 2023; 4. Defendants’ Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiffs (Set One), dated February 3, 2023; 5. Defendants’ Requests for Admission to Plaintiffs (Set One), dated February 3, 2023; 6. Defendants' Second Supplement to List of Witnesses and Documents Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated March 20, 2023; 7. Defendants’ Third Supplement to List of Witnesses and Documents
13
) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated April 20, 2023;
F
( 0 2
T 2 E E 8 1 14 - 0 R 5 8. Defendant City of North Las Vegas’ Responses to Plaintiff Andrea 1 T 2 9 S 4 8 ) 2 H V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 E , S / Hollingsworth Request for Admission (Set One), dated April 20, 2023; T A G )
T
H ( T E 0 U O V
0 3 S 16 S 5 A 9. Defendant City of North Las Vegas’ Response to Plaintiff Andrea - 2 L 8 0 2 6 7
) 2 0 17
7
Hollingsworth Request for Production of Documents (Set One), dated April 20, 2023; (
18
10.
Defendant City of North Las Vegas’s Answers to Plaintiff Andrea 19 Hollingsworth’s Interrogatories (Set One), dated April 20, 2023; 20 11. Defendant Officer Michael L. Rose’s Responses to Plaintiff Andrea 21 Hollingsworth’s Requests for Admission – Set One, dated May 24, 2023; 22 12. Defendant Officer Michael L. Rose’s Responses to Plaintiff Andrea 23 Hollingsworth’s Requests for Production – Set One, dated May 24, 2023; 24 13. Defendant Officer Michael L. Rose’s Responses to Plaintiff Andrea 25 Hollingsworth’s Interrogatories – Set One, dated May 24, 2023; 26 14. Defendant Officer Eric Spannbauer’s Responses to Plaintiff Andrea 27 Hollingsworth’s Requests for Admission – Set One, dated May 25, 2023; 28 15. Defendant Officer Eric Spannbauer’s Responses to Plaintiff Andrea *5 Hollingsworth’s Requests for Production – Set One, dated May 25, 2023;
16.
Defendant Officer Eric Spannbauer’s Answers to Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Interrogatories – Set One, dated May 25, 2023; 17. Defendant City of North Las Vegas’s Responses to Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Requests for Production – Set Two, dated June 7, 2023; 18. 17. Defendant City of North Las Vegas’s Supplemental Responses to Plaintiff Andrea Hollingsworth’s Requests for Production – Set One, dated August 1, 2023 19. Defendants’ Fourth Supplement to List of Witnesses and Documents Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated June 7, 2023; 20. Defendant’s Fifth Supplement to list of Witnesses and Documents Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated July 19, 2023; 21. Defendant’s Sixth Supplement to list of Witnesses and Documents Pursuant
13
to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated July 27, 2023; ) F ( 0 2
T 2 E E 8 1 14 22. Defendant’s Seventh Supplement to list of Witnesses and Documents - 0 R 5 1 T 2 9 S 4 8 ) 2 H V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated August 8, 2023; E , S / T A G )
T
H ( T E 0 U O V
0 3 S 16 23. Defendant’s Eighth Supplement to list of Witnesses and Documents S 5 A - 2 L 8 0 2 6 7
) 2 0 17 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated August 11, 2023;
7
(
18
24.
Defendant’s Ninth Supplement to list of Witnesses and Documents
19
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.1, dated August 24, 2023.
20
II. DISCOVERY THAT REMAINS TO BE COMPLETED. 21 The Parties are actively conducting discovery. The Parties are meeting and 22 conferring regarding discovery responses and also are supplementing discovery responses.
23
Plaintiffs need additional time to review the documents produced by Defendants,
24
including in the multiple additional supplements to initial disclosures by Defendants. These
25
supplements include further body worn camera (BWC) footage and copies of prior BWC
26
footage that require careful review and/or transcription, and review by experts.
27
Plaintiffs have also reached out to Defendants regarding possible dates for
28
depositions, which they intend to schedule for late October and early November.
*6 The Parties’ primary remaining discovery tasks include: (1) addressing any remaining meet and confer issues and finishing written discovery; ((2) scheduling of depositions; and (3) expert discovery. Further, the Parties intend to save resources by having any expert disclosures follow the completion of fact discovery, to avoid the time and expense related to supplementing reports. III. SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF WHY EXTENSION IS NECESSARY.
This is the fourth request for an extension of discovery deadlines in this matter. The Parties request that the Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order deadlines be extended an additional sixty (60) days so that the Parties may complete the tasks above.
The Parties acknowledge that, pursuant to Local Rule 26-3, a stipulation to extend a deadline set forth in a discovery plan must be submitted to the Court no later than twenty- one (21) days before the expiration of the subject deadline, and that a request made within
13 twenty-one (21) days must be supported by a showing of good cause. Here, almost all of the ) F ( 0 2
T 2 E E 8 1 14 deadlines the Parties seek to extend are outside of the twenty-one (21) day window, the - 0 R 5 1 T 2 9 S 4 8 ) 2 H V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 deadline for initial exert disclosures, however, is within the twenty-one (21) day window. E , S / T A G )
T
H ( T E 0 U O V
0 3 S 16 Thus, the Parties must establish that good cause exists to extend these deadlines. Pursuant to S 5 A - 2 L 8 0 2 6 7
) 2 0 17 Local Rule 26-3, the Parties submit that good cause exists for the extension requested.
7
(
18 The Parties have been diligently conducting discovery and engaged in extensive 19 meet and confer efforts (reflected in the multiple updates to written discovery) that they hope
20
will avoid the need for motion practice, but an extension is needed to efficiently continue to
21
conduct discovery, analyze the information provided, and manage the case. The Parties are
22
resolving issues and meeting and conferring regarding related issues.
23
Additionally, Plaintiffs are working to schedule depositions. However, they wish
24
to ensure that they obtain all needed written discovery from Defendants before doing so,
25
Plaintiffs need additional time to address these outstanding issues, propound any
26
additional discovery, and take depositions. Further, as noted above, an extension would
27
provide ample time for their expert to review the produced documents and prepare expert 28
*9 1
DATED this 25th day of September, 2023.
DATED this 25th day of September, 2 2023. MCLETCHIE LAW 3 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & 4 SMITH LLP
By: /s/
Margaret A. McLetchie
5
MARGARET A. MCLETCHIE,
By:
/s/ Frank A. Toddre, II Nevada Bar No. 10931
ROBERT W. FREEMAN
6
PIETER M. O’LEARY,
Nevada Bar No. 3062 7 Nevada Bar No. 15297 Robert.Freeman@lewisbrisbois.com
LEO S. WOLPERT,
FRANK A. TODDRE, II
8 Nevada Bar No. 12658 Frank.Toddre@lewisbrisbois.com
9
MCLETCHIE LAW MATTHEW E. FREEMAN
602 South Tenth Street
Nevada Bar No 14198 10 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Matt.Freeman@lewisbrisbois.com
Telephone: (702) 728-5300
6385 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600
11 Fax: (702) 425-8220 Las Vegas, Nevada 89118
12
Email: maggie@nvlitigation.com Telephone: (702) 893-3383 Fax: (702) 893-3789 13 ) LEAH WIEDERHORN ( pro hac vice ) Attorneys for Defendants F ( 0 2
T 2 BRITTANY SHRADER ( pro hac vice ) E E 8 1 14 - 0 R 5 1 T 2 9 S 4 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE 8 ) 2 H V N 0 T 7 N ( 15 DEAF E , S / T A G )
T
H ( T E 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820 0 U O V
0 3 S 16 S 5 A - Silver Spring, MD 20910-3819 2 L 8 0 2 6 7
) 2 Email: leah.wiederhorn@nad.org; 0 17
7
(
brittany.shrader@nad.org; Counsel for Plaintiffs Andrea Hollingsworth, A.R.H., and A.D.H.