Opinion
Case No. 2:11-cv-01783-JCM-GWF
04-02-2013
DAVID CHERRY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Motion to Excuse Attendance at Settlement Conference (#78)
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Excuse the Attendance of Defendants Smith and Piilo from the Settlement Conference (#78), filed on April 1, 2013. The Settlement Conference in this matter is scheduled for 9:00 AM on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. See February 22, 2013 Order, Doc. #74. The Order Scheduling Settlement Conference (#74) stated that "Counsel of record, individual parties, and a fully-authorized representative shall appear in person unless the court enters an order granting a request for exception." Id. at 1:26-28. Defendants argue that the attendance of Defendants Smith and Piilo, Clark County School District faculty members, is unnecessary and burdensome. The Court ordered, however, that "[a] request for an exception to the [...] attendance requirements must be filed and served on all parties at least fourteen (14) days prior to the settlement conference." Id. at 1:25-26. Defendants filed the instant Motion (#78) to except Smith and Piilo from the attendance requirements only 8 days before the conference. Accordingly, ... ... ...
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Excuse the Attendance of Defendants Smith and Piilo from the Settlement Conference (#78) is denied.
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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge