Reno v. Western Cab Company

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 9 MICHAEL RENO, et al., Case No.: 2:18-cv-00840-APG-NJK 11 Plaintiff(s), Order v. [Docket Nos. 200, 202] WESTERN CAB COMPANY, et al., 14 Defendant(s). 15 Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to extend the response deadline to a motion 16] to compel. Docket No. 200. Plaintiffs filed a notice of non-objection and a counter-motion for an 17|| extension of the reply deadline. Docket Nos. 201, 202. To the extent parties agree on relief being sought, they are supposed to file a stipulation. The Court fails to discern any good reason why that 19] is not happening.! Accordingly, the motion and counter-motion are DENIED without prejudice. 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 Dated: August 4, 2020 22 □□ a Nancy J. Koppe 23 United States Magistrate Judge 24 25 ' The Court is at a loss as to why counsel continue to believe that a magistrate judge is supposed to act as a babysitter to attorneys. Compare Docket No. 202 at 2 (accusing opposing 26] counsel of avoiding communications) with Mazzeo v. Gibbons, 2010 WL 3020021, at *2 (D. Nev. July 27, 2010) (Leen, J.) (admonishing counsel for trying to transform a magistrate judge into a “school marm scolding little boys”). Counsel have ethical and legal obligations that are self- enforcing. The Court is fast approaching a point where sanctions and/or disciplinary referrals against both sides may be on the table for future lapses.