District Court, D. Nevada, 2024

Schomer v. Gonzalez - Individually

Schomer v. Gonzalez - Individually
District Court, D. Nevada · Decided September 20, 2024
Schomer v. Gonzalez - Individually

Trial Court Opinion

9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 11 * * * DWAYNE L. SCHOMER, as special CASE NO. 3:23-cv-00390-ART-CSD administrator of THE ESTATE OF KEATON M.SCHOMER and individually; and BRAYLEN SCHOMER, individually, PROTECTIVE ORDER Plaintiffs, vs. ELKO COUNTY; SHERIFF AITOR NARVAIZA, individually; UNDERSHERIFF JUSTIN AIMES, individually; SERGEANT MICHAEL SILVA, individually; DEPUTY TREVOR L. SNEED, individually; DEPUTY DOUGLAS HOLLADAY, individually; DEPUTY ERIKA GONZALEZ, individually; DEPUTY DAVID HATCH, individually; DEPUTY HANNAH KENDALL, individually; MEDALLUS & VACHAROTHONE LTD; DR. RACHOT VACHAROTHONE, individually; BAILEY POWELL, individually; GEOFFREY FISHER, individually; MERCEDES COCHRELL, individually; LETISCYA CHACON, individually; DOE SUPERVISORS I-X; DOE DEPUTIES I-X; DOE MEDICAL STAFF I-X; and ROE ENTITIES I-X, 27 Defendants.

1 “Plaintiffs”), by and through their undersigned attorneys at Clark Hill PLLC, Defendants ELKO COUNTY, SHERIFF AITOR NARVAIZA, UNDERSHERIFF JUSTIN AMES, SERGEANT MICHAEL SILVA, DEPUTY TREVOR L. SNEED, DEPUTY DOUGLAS HOLLADAY, DEPUTY ERIKA GONZALEZ, DEPUTY DAVID HATCH, and DEPUTY HANNAH KENDALL (collectively, “Elko Defendants”), by and through their undersigned attorneys at Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston, Ltd.; and Defendants MEDALLUS & VACHAROTHONE LTD, DR. RACHOT VACHAROTHONE, BAILEY POWELL, GEOFFREY FISHER, MERCEDES COCHRELL, and LETISCYA CHACON, (collectively, “Medallus Defendants”) by and through their undersigned attorneys at Rencher Anjewierden, hereby files this Joint Motion for Agreed Entry of Protective Order.

11 To facilitate discovery in this case and to protect allegedly confidential information from public disclosure, the parties request this Court to enter the attached Agreed Protective Order (Exhibit “A”) covering certain discovery in this case, specifically items from Lexipol, LLC. The Parties have agreed to the terms in the attached protective order.

15 /// /// /// 27 Page 2 of 3 CLARKHILL\L1925\443688\278896169.v1-9/19/24 1 WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs and Defendants respectfully ask the Court to sign and enter the attached proposed agreed protective order.

3 Respectfully submitted this 19th day of September 2024.

4 CLARK HILL PLLC RENCHER ANJEWIERDEN /s/ Paola M. Armeni, Esq. /s/ Benjamin K. Lusty, Esq.

6 PAOLA M. ARMENI, ESQ. BENJAMIN K. LUSTY, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 8357 Utah Bar No. 12159 WILLIAM D. SCHULLER, ESQ. 460 South 400 East Nevada Bar No. 11271 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 1700 S. Pavilion Center Dr., #500 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 RUBSY LAW, PLLC 9 CHRISTOPHER RUSBY, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Schomer Family Nevada Bar No. 11452 10 36 Stewart Street Reno, Nevada 89501 ERICKSON, THORPE & SWAINSTON, LTD. Attorneys for Medallus Defendants /s/ Brent L. Ryman, Esq.

13 BRENT L. RYMAN, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 8648 PAUL M. BERTONE, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 4533 1885 S. Arlington Ave., Suite 205 Reno, Nevada 89509 Attorneys for Elko County Defendants Exhibit A

Exhibit A PAOLA M. ARMENI, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 8357 WILLIAM D. SCHULLER, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 11271 CLARK HILL PLLC 1700 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Suite 500 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 Telephone: (702) 862-8300 Facsimile: (702) 778-9709 E-mail: [email protected] 6 [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Dwayne L. Schomer and Braylen Schomer, “Schomer Family” 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 11 * * * DWAYNE L. SCHOMER, as special CASE NO. 3:23-cv-00390-ART-CSD administrator of THE ESTATE OF KEATON M.SCHOMER and individually; and BRAYLEN SCHOMER, individually, PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR ITEMS 14 FROM LEXIPOL, LLC Plaintiffs, vs. ELKO COUNTY; SHERIFF AITOR NARVAIZA, individually; UNDERSHERIFF JUSTIN AIMES, individually; SERGEANT MICHAEL SILVA, individually; DEPUTY TREVOR L. SNEED, individually; DEPUTY DOUGLAS HOLLADAY, individually; DEPUTY ERIKA GONZALEZ, individually; DEPUTY DAVID HATCH, individually; DEPUTY HANNAH KENDALL, individually; MEDALLUS & VACHAROTHONE LTD; DR. RACHOT VACHAROTHONE, individually; BAILEY POWELL, individually; GEOFFREY FISHER, individually; MERCEDES COCHRELL, individually; LETISCYA CHACON, individually; DOE SUPERVISORS I-X; DOE DEPUTIES I-X; DOE MEDICAL STAFF I-X; and ROE ENTITIES I-X, 27 Defendants.

1 1. Classified Information Defined.

2 “Classified Information” means all materials produced by Lexipol, LLC, in response to a subpoena in this case.

4 2. Use of Classified Information.

5 All Classified Information shall be used solely for the purposes of litigation, trial, and appeal of this case and for no other purpose and shall not be disclosed except in accordance with the terms hereof.

8 3. Ongoing Obligations.

9 Insofar as the provisions of this Protective Order restrict the communication and use of the information protected by it, such provisions shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this litigation, except that (a) there shall be no restriction on documents that are used as exhibits in motion practice or open court, and (b) a party may seek written permission of the producing party or order of the Court with respect to dissolution or modification of this protective order.

14 /// /// /// 1 The undersigned counsel hereby stipulates to this protective order.

2 Respectfully submitted this 19th day of September 2024.

3 || CLARK HILL PLLC RENCHER ANJEWIERDEN /s/ Paola M. Armeni, Esq. /s/ Benjamin K. Lusty, Esq.

5 || PAOLA M. ARMENI, ESQ. BENJAMIN K. Lusty, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 8357 Utah Bar No. 12159 || WILLIAM D. SCHULLER, Esa. 460 South 400 East Nevada Bar No. 11271 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 | 1700 S. Pavilion Center Dr., #500 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 RuBsy Law, PLLC 8 CHRISTOPHER RUSBY, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Schomer Family Nevada Bar No. 11452 9 36 Stewart Street Reno, Nevada 89501 | ERICKSON, THORPE & SWAINSTON, LTD. Attorneys for Medallus Defendants /s/ Brent L. Ryman, Esq.

12 | BRENT L. RYMAN, EsQ.

Nevada Bar No. 8648 || PauL M. BERTONE, ESQ.

Nevada Bar No. 4533 || 99 West Arroyo Street P.O. Box 3559 15 Reno, Nevada 89505 || Attorneys for Elko County Defendants || At the conclusion of this case, the court will no longer have jurisdiction over this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED: ° Cs UNITED STATES MAGIST JUDGE 22 September 20, 2024 DPoga 2 nf 2

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