District Court, D. Nevada, 2024

Vece v. Special Administrator of the Estate of Joseph W. Plautz

Vece v. Special Administrator of the Estate of Joseph W. Plautz
District Court, D. Nevada · Decided June 7, 2024
Vece v. Special Administrator of the Estate of Joseph W. Plautz

Trial Court Opinion

1 | JOHN R. BAILEY Nevada Bar No. 0137 | JOSHUA M. DICKEY Nevada Bar No. 6621 | BAILEY*KENNEDY 8984 Spanish Ridge Avenue | Las Vegas, Nevada 89148-1302 Telephone: 702.562.8820 | Facsimile: 702.562.8821 [email protected] || [email protected] || ANDREW J. ENNIS Missouri Bar No. 57713 | (WILL COMPLY WITH LR JA-2 WITHIN 14 Days) POLSINELLI PC | 900 W. 48" Place, Suite 900 Kansas City, Missouri 64112 | Telephone: 816.753.1000 Facsimile: 816.753.1536 | [email protected] = 12 || Attorneys for Defendant Dignity Health Za 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Zs 14 4" DISTRICT OF NEVADA — | ALLISON R. VECE, individually; KEVIN H.

PHELPS, individually; and GAYLE FEDELE, individually, Case No.: 2:24-cv-01025-GMN-EJY 18 Plaintiffs, 19 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO vs: EXTEND DEFENDANT DIGNITY | DOE Special Administrator of the Estate of HEALTH’S TIME TO RESPOND TO JOSEPH W. PLAUTZ, deceased; DESERET PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED | WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT, C LLC d/b/a DESERET WOMEN’S CARE; OMPLAINT || DIGNITY HEALTH f/k/a ST. ROSE DE LIMA HOSPITAL; ROE MEDICAL FACILITIES; FIRST REOUEST | DOES 1 through 10; ROE CORPORATIONS 13 (FIRS QUEST) through 20; and ABC LIMITED LIABILITY | COMPANIES 21 through 30, 25 Defendants.

Page 1 of 3 1 Defendant Dignity Health f/k/a St. Rose De Lima Hospital (“Dignity Health”) and Plaintiffs | Allison R. Vece; Kevin H. Phelphs; and Gayle Fedele (“Plaintiffs”) (collectively, the “Parties”’) | hereby stipulate as follows: 4 1. On March 26, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint in the Eighth Judicial District Court, || Clark County, Nevada (Case No.: A-24-889839-C) (the “State Court Action’); 6 2. On April 2, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint in the State Court || Action (the “FAC”); 8 3. On April 3, 2024, Plaintiffs filed an Errata to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint in || the State Court Action (the “Errata”); 10 4. On May 1, 2024, Plaintiffs served Dignity Health with the FAC and Errata; 11 5. On May 21, 2024, Plaintiffs granted Dignity Health an extension to file an Answer to = 12 || Plaintiffs’ FAC until 7 days after the last of the other Defendants have been served; 13 6. On May 31, 2024, Dignity Health filed Defendant Dignity Health’s Notice of 14 || Removal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441, AND 1446 (ECF No. 1).

15 7. Absent an extension of time, Dignity Health’s deadline to respond to Plaintiffs’ FAC || would be June 7, 2024.

17 8. Based upon their prior agreement, the Parties stipulate and agree to extend the || deadline for Dignity Health to file an Answer to Plaintiffs’ FAC to be 7 days after the last of the | other Defendants have been served. In the event the Court desires a date certain, the Parties || alternatively stipulate and agree to extend the deadline for Dignity Health to file an Answer to | Plaintiffs’ FAC to be July 12, 2024.

22 9. This is Dignity Health’s first requested extension. This stipulation is made in good || faith and not to delay the proceedings.

Page 2 of 3 ] 10. This stipulation is entered into without waiver of any of the parties’ respective rights, | claims, or defenses.

3 || Dated this 7” day of June, 2024. Dated this 7" day of June, 2024.

4 | BAILEY“ KENNEDY CHRISTIAN MORRIS TRIAL ATTORNEYS | By: 4s/ Joshua M. Dickey By: /s/ Victoria R. Allen JOHN R. BAILEY CHRISTIAN M. Morris (NV BAR No. 11218) 6 JOSHUA M. DICKEY VICTORIA R. ALLEN (NV BAR No. 15005) 8984 Spanish Ridge Avenue JAMIE N. MCINELLY (NV BAR No. 15963) 7 Las Vegas, Nevada 89148-1302 SARAH E. DISALVO (NV BAR No. 16398) 8 ANDREW J. ENNIS Attorneys for Plaintiffs Allison R. Vece; Kevin H. (WILL COMPLY WITH LR IA-2 Phelps; and Gayle Fedele 9 WITHIN 14 Days) POLSINELLI PC 10 900 W. 48" Place, Suite 900 Kansas City, Missouri 64112 Attorneys for Defendant Dignity Health Za 13 35 IT IS SO ORDERED: ™~ 16 .

UNITED|STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 18 Dated: June 7, 2024 Page 3 of 3

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