Rait Partnership, L.P. v. Nathan et al

Filing 61

ORDER Granting 60 Motion to Stay Pending Settlement. All Pending Motions shall be Denied without prejudice. Status Report due by 5/14/2013. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 2/21/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLR)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 JOHN H. COTTON ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 5268 E-mail: JhCotton@cdwnvlaw.com DEAN S. BENNETT, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6221 E-mail: dbennett@nevadafirm.com SHEMILLY A. BRISCOE, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 9985 E-mail: sbriscoe@nevadafirm.com COTTON, DRIGGS, WALCH, HOLLEY, WOLOSON & THOMPSON 400 South Fourth Street, Third Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Telephone: 702/791-0308 MICHAEL J. PHILIPPI, ESQ. (Admitted pro hac vice) LISA C. SULLIVAN, ESQ. (Admitted pro hac vice) ALEXANDER J. DARR, ESQ. (Admitted pro hac vice) UNGARETTI & HARRIS LLP 3500 Three First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60602 Telephone: 312/977-4400 E-mail: mjphilippi@uhlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff RAIT Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 15 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 16 17 RAIT PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Plaintiff, 18 19 20 21 22 RICHARD J. NATHAN, an individual, COMMERCIAL VENTURES, INC., a Delaware corporation and NATIONAL COMMERCIAL VENTURES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants. 24 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// -109672-01/ 4843-9439-5154.2 2:12-CV-01643-GMN-CWH STIPULATION & ORDER TO STAY LITIGATION PENDING SETTLEMENT v. 23 CASE NO.: 1 Plaintiff, RAIT Partnership, L.P. (“RAIT”), and Defendants, Richard J. Nathan, 2 Commercial Ventures, Inc., and National Commercial Ventures LLC (“Defendants”), by their 3 attorneys, hereby stipulate and agree that the Court enter an order staying all proceedings in this 4 case until May 14, 2013, in light of the Parties’ settlement agreement. In support of this 5 stipulation, the Parties state as follows: 1. 6 On February 13, 2013, the Parties took part in a mediation in an attempt to settle 7 the present litigation and other disputes among the parties. At the mediation, the Parties reached 8 resolution and documented their resolution in a written settlement agreement, the material terms 9 of which are confidential. 2. 10 Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, Defendants will complete 11 performance of its settlement obligations on or before May 14, 2013. At that time, the Parties 12 will jointly move to dismiss this lawsuit with prejudice. 3. 13 Currently pending before the Court are (1) Defendants’ omnibus motion to 14 dismiss, (2) Defendants’ motion to transfer venue, and (3) Defendants’ evidentiary objections to 15 Plaintiff’s declaration. 4. 16 The parties respectfully request that the Court stay the present case and its 17 decision on t he pending motions until May 14, 2013 to provide the parties adequate time to 18 fulfill the settlement agreement and seek dismissal. 5. 19 This request is not made to delay the litigation or prejudice any party. 20 21 /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// -209672-01/ 4843-9439-5154.2 1 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, RAIT Partnership, L.P., and Defendants, Richard J. Nathan, 2 Commercial Ventures, Inc., and National Commercial Ventures LLC, agree that all proceedings 3 in this case be stayed until May 14, 2013. 4 Dated: February 15, 2013 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Nathanael R. Rulis_____________ One of the Attorneys for the Defendants /s/ Alexander J. Darr_____________ One of the Attorneys for Plaintiff Grant K. Riley RILEY & ASSOCIATES CA/NV 4354 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89118 Phone: 702-436-1688 Fax: 702-436-4131 griley@rileylawca-nv.com Michael J. Philippi* Lisa C. Sullivan * Alexander J. Darr* UNGARETTI & H ARRIS LLP 3500 Three First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60602 Phone: 312-977-4400 Fax: 312-977-4405 Mark M. Jones – NV Bar No. 267 Nathanael R. Rulis – NV Bar No. 11259 KEMP JONES & COULTHARD, LLP 3800 Howard Hughes Pwky, 17th Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 Phone: 702-385-6000 John H. Cotton - Nevada Bar No. 5268 Dean S. Bennett - Nevada Bar No. 6221 Shemilly A. Briscoe – Nevada Bar No. 9985 COTTON, DRIGGS , WALCH, H OLLEY, WOLOSON & THOMPSON 400 South Fourth Street, Third Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Phone: 702-791-0308 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ORDER 19 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action shall be STAYED until May 14, 2013. 20 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action shall be stayed until May 14, 2013. IT IS FURTHERORDERED that this pendingshall be stayed until May 14, 2013. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all action motions are DENIED without prejudice.| IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are denied without prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are denied without prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report by May 14, 2013, IT paperwork has not already that filed in the docket. a status report by May 14, 2013, file if dismissalIS FURTHER ORDERED been the parties shallshall file a status report by May 14, IT IS FURTHER has not already been filed if dismissal paperworkORDERED that the parties in the docket. IT IS SO ORDERED this _____ day of February, 2013. DATED this 21st day has not already been 2013, if dismissal paperwork of February, 2013. filed in the docket. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DATED this 21st day of February, 2013. ________________________________ Gloria M. Navarro United States District Judge ________________________________ Gloria M. Navarro United States District Judge 28 -309672-01/ 4843-9439-5154.2

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