Opinion
3:22-cv-00249-MMD-CLB
10-23-2023
CIRILO UCHARIMA ALVARADO, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. WESTERN RANGE ASSOCIATION, a California non-profit corporation; ELLISON RANCHING COMPANY, a Nevada corporation; JOHN ESPIL SHEEP CO., INC., a Nevada corporation; F.I.M. CORP., a Nevada corporation; THE LITTLE PARIS SHEEP COMPANY, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; BORDA LAND & SHEEP COMPANY, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; HOLLAND RANCH, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; NEED MORE SHEEP CO., LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; and FAULKNER LAND AND LIVESTOCK COMPANY, INC., an Idaho corporation; Defendants.
EDELSON PC YAMAN SALAHI, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice) Counsel for Plaintiff and the Putative Class FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP JAMIE CROOKS (Pro Hac Vice) RUCHA A. DESAI (Pro Hac Vice TOWARDS JUSTICE DAVID SELIGMAN (Pro Hac Vice) Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiff and the proposed Class SIMONS HALL JOHNSTON PC DUNCAN GEORGE BURKE Counsel for Defendants John Espil Sheep Co., Inc. The Little Paris Sheep Company, LLC, Borda Land & Sheep Company, LLC Holland Ranch, LLC WOODBURN AND WEDGE ELLEN JEAN WINOGRAD Counsel for Defendant Western Range Association FABIAN VANCOTT SCOTT M. PETERSEN Counsel for Defendant Ellison Ranching Company JERRY SNYDER LAW JERRY M. SNYDER Counsel for Defendants F.I.M. Corporation, Need More Sheep Co LLC, and Faulker Land & Livestock Co.
EDELSON PC YAMAN SALAHI, ESQ. (Pro Hac Vice) Counsel for Plaintiff and the Putative Class
FAIRMARK PARTNERS, LLP JAMIE CROOKS (Pro Hac Vice) RUCHA A. DESAI (Pro Hac Vice
TOWARDS JUSTICE DAVID SELIGMAN (Pro Hac Vice) Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiff and the proposed Class
SIMONS HALL JOHNSTON PC DUNCAN GEORGE BURKE Counsel for Defendants John Espil Sheep Co., Inc. The Little Paris Sheep Company, LLC, Borda Land & Sheep Company, LLC Holland Ranch, LLC
WOODBURN AND WEDGE ELLEN JEAN WINOGRAD Counsel for Defendant Western Range Association
FABIAN VANCOTT SCOTT M. PETERSEN Counsel for Defendant Ellison Ranching Company
JERRY SNYDER LAW JERRY M. SNYDER Counsel for Defendants F.I.M. Corporation, Need More Sheep Co LLC, and Faulker Land & Livestock Co.
ORDER ON JOINT STIPULATION RE NEW CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE DATE.
Defendants Western Range Association, Ellison Ranching Company, John Espil Sheep Co., Inc., F.I.M. Corp., The Little Paris Sheep Company, LLC, Borda Land & Sheep Company, LLC, Holland Ranch, LLC, Need More Sheep Co., LLC, and Faulkner Land and Livestock Company, Inc., hereby stipulate, and request this Court, to reschedule the case management conference currently scheduled for October 25, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. to allow the parties to first complete their meet and confer efforts to file a Proposed ESI Protocol on or before October 27, 2023.
On July 25, 2023, the Court set October 25, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. for a Virtual Case Management Conference. Since that date, the Court has entered its Order Granting Proposed Stipulated Protective Order (ECF No. 113) and its Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order (ECF No. 126). The parties continue to discuss a proposed protocol to govern discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI Protocol”). On Monday, October 16, 2023, the Court entered its Order Granting Joint Stipulation Re: Extension of a Time for Parties to File a Proposed ESI Protocol Due to Medical Emergency, extending the time for the parties to submit an ESI Protocol to October 27, 2023.
The case management conference currently scheduled for October 25, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. precedes the date for the parties to submit an ESI Protocol. In order to conserve judicial resources and reserve the case management conference for irreconcilable issues, the parties respectfully request that the case management conference be rescheduled to the week of November 6, 2023, with joint or separate case management reports due no later than (5) court days prior to the conference.
Mr. Snyder's signature could not be confirmed for this submission. Undersigned counsel from Simons Hall Johnston PC, Duncan Burke, received no response to an October 20, 2023, email to Mr. Snyder requesting his authorization for the stipulation. In addition, Mr. Snyder was unavailable by phone and his voicemail box was full as of October 23, 2023. The undersigned counsel for the remaining parties are unable to make any representations on behalf of Mr. Snyder or his clients for purposes of this submission.
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to the Parties' stipulation, the Court orders as follows:
• The virtual case management conference currently set for October 25, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. is rescheduled to Nov. 8, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
• Counsel shall file a joint or separate case management report no later than five (5) court days prior to the conference and are directed to review the Court's Standing Order (ECF No. 28) regarding the information required to be included in such report. If there are no issues for the Court's consideration, the Court will vacate the case management conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.