Opinion
3:22-cv-00473-ART-CLB
10-24-2023
TERRANCE DAVIS, Plaintiff, v. TASHEENA COOKE, Warden; CSS Caseworker DUGON; Correctional Officer NICKLES; Correctional Officer ANDREW; and Correctional Officer GARCIA Defendants.
MARGARET G. FOLEY NEVADA BAR NO. 7703 FOLEY LAW CENTER Pro Bono Attorney for Plaintiff Terrance Davis AARON D. FORD Attorney General JESSICA E. BROWN (Bar No. 14487) Attorneys for Defendant MARGARET G. FOLEY (Bar No. 7703) Attorney for Plaintiff
MARGARET G. FOLEY
NEVADA BAR NO. 7703
FOLEY LAW CENTER
Pro Bono Attorney for Plaintiff Terrance Davis
AARON D. FORD Attorney General
JESSICA E. BROWN (Bar No. 14487)
Attorneys for Defendant
MARGARET G. FOLEY (Bar No. 7703)
Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE EARLY MEDIATION CONFERENCE FOR THIRTY DAYS
The parties to this matter, appearing through their respective counsel, Aaron D. Ford, Nevada Attorney General, and Jessica E. Brown, Deputy Attorney General, of the State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney General, counsel for Defendants and Interested Party Nevada Department of Corrections, and Margaret G. Foley, Counsel for Plaintiff, hereby submit their stipulation and agreement to continue the Early Mediation Conference (“EMC”) currently scheduled for November 7, 2023, and respectfully request that the Court continue the Early Mediation Conference for thirty (30) days while the Parties continue to pursue settlement of this matter. The Parties' request is supported by good cause.
District courts have the inherent power to control their dockets. Thompson v. Hous. Auth. of City of Los Angeles, 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986). Good cause to continue the Early Mediation Conference exists, as the Parties are continuing to discuss settlement of this case, along with settlement of the three other cases in which Plaintiff is appearing pro se. The Parties have made good progress towards a global settlement of the four cases and believe their productive settlement dialogue will benefit from a continuance of the second session of the EMC now scheduled for November 7, 2023.
The three other cases that are part of the EMC are Davis v. C/O Little et al., USDC 3:23-cv-00033-RCJ-CLB; Davis v. Underwood et al., USDC 3:23-cv-00003-ART-CLB; and Davis v. Gonzalaz et al., USDC 3:22-cv-00188-RCJ-CLB.
The parties further agree to contact Ms. Ashlyn Bye for a new date for the second session of the EMC to be scheduled on the Court's calendar for thirty (30) days following November 7, or as soon thereafter ass the continued EMC may be scheduled.
Based on the foregoing, the Parties submit that good cause exists to grant the requested continuance and that the EMC be continued for thirty (30) days from November 7, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED: