DeFiore v. SOC LLC

1 JENNIFER K. HOSTETLER Nevada Bar No. 11994 [email protected] LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ste. 600 Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 Tel: (702) 949-8200 Fax: (702) 949-8378 TARA M. LEE, Pro Hac Vice Pending [email protected] SCOTT LERNER, Pro Hac Vice Pending [email protected] WHITE & CASE LLP Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3807 Tel: (202) 626-3600 Fax: (202) 639-9355 Attorneys for Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

14 NICHOLAS DEFIORE, an individual; et al., Case No.: 2:20-cv-01981-JAD-DJA Plaintiffs, 15 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO vs. STAY DISCOVERY 16 [FIRST REQUEST] SOC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company registered and doing business in Nevada as SOC NEVADA LLC; SOC-SMG, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; DAY & ZIMMERMANN, INC., a Maryland corporation; and DOES 1-20, inclusive, Defendants.

22 Pursuant to LR IA 6-1, LR IA 6-2, and LR 7-1, Plaintiff Nicholas DeFiore, et al.

23 (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants SOC LLC (“SOC”), SOC-SMG, Inc. (SOC-SMG”), and Day & Zimmermann, Inc. (“Day & Zimmermann”) (collectively, “Defendants”), hereby stipulate and agree to the following: 26 1. On November 20, 2020, Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss, and on November 25, 2020 Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Remand. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss argues that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Remand argues this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. Both motions are potentially dispositive of the action in federal court.

3 2. On November 27, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulation and Order to Extend Briefing Deadlines for Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Remand. This stipulation is pending approval by court order.

6 3. The parties wish to avoid dedicating their respective limited resources on the burden and expense of discovery in the event that the case is dismissed or remanded.

8 Accordingly, the parties stipulate to stay discovery pending the Court’s resolution of both potentially dispositive motions, which they believe is consistent with the spirit of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 1.

11 4. Whether a federal court has jurisdiction to hear a case is an important preliminary issue that generally warrants a stay. See Izumi v. Cox Commc'ns Las Vegas, Inc., No. 2:11-CV- 00803-RLH, 2011 WL 3875343, at *2 (D. Nev. Aug. 31, 2011) (citing Turner Broad. Sys., Inc. v. Tracinda Corp., 175 F.R.D. 554, 556 (D. Nev. 1997)).

15 5. Defendants also contend that the stay is warranted because their Motion to Dismiss has merit. See, e.g., H&N Invs. v. MTC Fin., Inc., 2015 US. Dist. LEXIS 119847, at *3–6 (D.

17 Nev. Sept. 8, 2015) (granting the parties’ joint motion to stay discovery pending resolution of the defendant’s motion to dismiss); Szymborski v. North Las Vegas, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94898 (D. Nev. June 5, 2019) (same); Segal v. Lefebvre, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194877 (D. Nev. Nov.

20 14, 2013) (same).

21 6. The parties agree to file a similar stipulation to stay discovery in the related action Darrough v. SOC LLC, 2:20-cv-01951 (D. Nev. Oct. 21, 2020).

23 /// /// /// /// /// /// 1 7. If, after the Court’s determination of the Motion to Dismiss and Motion for || Remand, there are any remaining claims in federal court, the parties agree to conduct a Rule 26(f) || Conference within 21 days of the Court’s order on the pending motions.

5 || DATED this Ist day of December 2020.

6 EARLY SULLIVAN WRIGHT LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE 7 GIZER & McRAE LLP LLP g By: /s/Scott E. Gizer By: /s/Jennifer K. Hostetler Scott E. Gizer (#12216) Jennifer K. Hostetler (#11994) 9 [email protected] [email protected] 8716 Spanish Ridge Avenue, Suite 105 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 10 Las Vegas, NV 89148 Las Vegas, NV 89169 11 Tel: (702) 331-7593 Tel: (702) 949-8200 Fax: (702) 331-1652 Fax: (702) 949-8398 Attorney for Plaintiffs WHITE & CASE LLP 14 By: /s/Tara M. Lee Tara M. Lee, Pro Hac Vice = 15 [email protected] > Scott Lerner, Pro Hac Vice 16 [email protected] Thirteenth Street, NW 17 Washington, DC 20005-3807 18 Tel: (202) 626-3600 Fax: (202) 639-9355 Attorneys for Defendants Wy 20 lu 7! ORDER zit 22 IT IS SO ORDERED: 24 oe DANIEL J. ALBREAGTS 25 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 DATED: December 2, 2020