Page et al v. Grandview Marketing Inc. et al, No. 2:2009cv01150 - Document 141 (D. Nev. 2010)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 87 Motion for Summary Judgment, Denying 89 Motion to Extend Time, Granting in Part and Denying in Part 101 Motion to Dismiss, Denying 111 Motion to Strike, Granting 112 Motion to Dismiss, and Denying as Moot 113 Motion to Compel. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 11/29/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)
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C.j l 27.Cou t as ha t i rntpowe t a s s at ne sf e 7 ond t' f S. 9 rs lo ve he nhe e r o s e s tor y' e s 18 agai tcouns t iasact i bad f t want y.vc i leorf oppr si r ons. ns el hat l ed n aih. onl xatousl' or es ve eas 1 Ch î r ! -L 9 anbe s 'TASCO. ? . 501U. 3 45 (l 1. TheCou-a e sn'h Defnda t t t . f3 . c S. 2, -46 99 ) l grc i t t e n s ha 20 Bl ankens p- ator hi s t neysunr onabl'and vexatousy nn tple t pr eas l i l uli i d he ocecdi and t Cour ngs. hc t 2l or st der hem t pay t atonl f and cos sasr o he t eys ecs t cquesed. Def nt ator t enda se t ncys s lf l a hal ie :2 s at afidavi and pr ed or f t spur 2 . epar c i t opos der or hi posc. 23 C. 24 Dcc nt mov f s fnda s c or umma )i me a ns Bl lc hi bc a cBlnke hi n r. udg nt gai l ant ns p c us a ns p o ' o - p f , E Debnda s M oton f/ Sum mar ' l nt - i tr l Judgme (. F N(.:7) nt EC' ) - Iagk j ot 3 ?i k 1 l ongerwihest pur ue t s ac i a bc e Bl nkens p i exe ptf om t FLSA ' s o s hi ton nd caus a hi s m r hc S 2 overi cpr sons As di cus above,t Cour gr sBl tm ovi i . s sed he t ant ankenshi sm oton t vol ar l p' i o unt iy 3 ds s hi cli wihprj c Totee e t motonf s imis s ams t eudie. h xtnthe i or ummayj r udgme i no mo , nt s t ot 4 t Cour gr nt i f f l et oppos . eLoc lR. v.P. 2( .TheCo tde c he t a s t or aiur o e Se a Cî 7- d) ur nis 5 Bl ankens p' m oton f ext i oftm e. hi s i or enson i 6 D. M o i t St i ( ton o rke ECF No.11 1) 7 Pl ntf sm ove t sti t pori ofDef ai if o rke he ton endant r pons t Bl nkens p' m oton t s' es eo a hi s i o 8 di m i t seeksator s f abecause i doesnotcom pl w ih LocalRul 54-1 LocalRul s ss hat t ney' ees t y t e 6. e 9 54-l6 r r m otonsf ator f s,unl a courtor rsot wie,t i ude iem i i equies i or t ney ee ess de her s o ncl t zatons 10 and s m ares r at t t wor peronned and an afidavi by an ator satng t t f um i el ed o he k f t t t ney t i hat he ees 11 a d c t a er a on bl. a . Ci P. - 6( .( ) t iur t pr det i onnai n oss r e s a e Loc l R. v. 54 l b) c . Tal c o ovi he nf ton 1 r q r dby LR 5 1 b)a ( i amo i f a t n ys f e c tt e ac e t t dc a 2 e uie 4- 6( nd c) n ton or tor e ' e s onsiuts ons nt o hc nil 1 o t moton. Loc l R.Ci P. - 6( . 3 f he i ' a . ' v. 54 1 d) 1 4 Loc lRul 5 1 sae t tt wq napa t i e il dt movcf at e sf e ,s h a e 4- 6 tts ha t he L ry s ntte o or tom y' e s uc 1 mo in s al b fldwih t cou'a s r dwihi f ure n ( 4)d safe e l o t tna 5 to h l e ic t he l nd e ve t n o te l ay tr nty f he i l t ' 1 j gme o ohe ode diposngo t a ton. Lo lR. v. 5 1 Li wie. e5 of 6 ud nt r t r r r s i f he ci ' ca. Ci P. 4- 6. ke s Rul 4 ' l t Feder Rul ofCi lPr 7 he al es vi ocedur s a cst a m oton f ator s f m ay be 'be fl no e t t hat i or t ney' ees t ied 1 lt t n l da ahe t c r ofi m e *tg q e sasa corac to de p ovi s 8 aer ha 4 ys r he nty udg nt''u nls tmt our r r r de 1 ot nvie'Fe R.Ci P. d)2)B) 9 he s . d. ' v. 54( ( ( . 20 Def ndant a gue t s an icm i i i notneces ao'untlafcrt Coun ent s e sr hat ucb t zaton s s i t hc er 21 j men oro de ss nc i s.Furhemor . t nt ha e fidas c ntt t i r p e udg t r r a ton t r c Dcknda s v ie upplme o her es ons 22 whi iem i t rf and cos s.A snot a ch t zes hei ees t ed bovc.t Cour Mzl awar atorll'sf hc t il d t re ' ees, 23 D cf ndant se at af dasi and pr c s' par c fi 'l opos or u'l com pl' ih t LocalRui cd dcr il q u't he cs. 24 ''' ' F Pagz6 Of = ' . . h i ' 1 E. De e f ndant'M o i t Compe (/ 13 . s ton o l /1 ) 2 D ef endant m ove t compelPl ntf Bl nkens p t atend a hearng t w assche ed s o ai if a hi o t i hat dul 3 f Augus 13e2010 t exam i hi r di whet hew ihed t pr or t o ne m egar ng her s o oceed i t sm aterand n hi t 4 havePl ntfs'c ai if ouns r es hi atal tm esprort M ay l 2010. Becaus t Court el epr ent m 1i i o 0, e he 5 deci t spoi i Def des hi nt n endant f ,t m oton i dc ed asm oot s' avor he i s ni . 6 CO N CLUSIO N I I HEREBY ORD ERED t Def T S hat endant M oton f Sum m ar J s' i or y udgme ( No. nt ECF . 7 8 8 i GRANTED. 7) s 9 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tPl ntf sM o in f ExtnsonofTi ( No,8 TS ha ai if to or c i me ECF 9) 10 i DEN I . s ED 11 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tPl i ifsM o i f Volntr Dim is l( No. TS ha antf ' ton or u ay s s a ECF 1 1 )i GRANTED i pata DENI i pa t Binkc hi scamsa edimis d wih 2 01 s n r nd ED n r. a ns p' li r s s e t 1 peudi . 3 rj ce 1 4 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tPli ifsM oton t Sti ( No.1 1 i DENI T S ha antf ' i o rke ECF 1 )s ED. 1 5 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tPli ifsM oton f Vol a yDimis ( No. T S ha antf i or untr s s al ECF 1 11 i GRANTED. 6 2) s l7 I I FURTH ER ORDERED t Def T S hat endant Em er s' gency M oton t Com pelAtendance i o t 1 o In Blnke hi a Augu t1 201 he rng ( No.1l )i DENI asm o . 8 f a a ns p t s 3. 0 a i ECF 3 s ED ot l9 I I SO ORDERED . 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