Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Winecup Ranch, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Defendant: Paul Fireman, Winecup Gamble, Inc. and Winecup Ranch, LLC
Case Number: 3:2017cv00477
Filed: August 10, 2017
Court: US District Court for the District of Nevada
Office: Reno Office
Presiding Judge: Valerie P. Cooke
Presiding Judge: Larry R. Hicks
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Property Damage
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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February 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 324 JUDGMENT on Attorney Fees in favor of Winecup Gamble, Inc. against Union Pacific Railroad Company. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LG)
August 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 321 ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Plaintiff's Motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 62 to Stay Execution of the Judgment (ECF No. 315 ) is GRANTED.IT IS ORDERED that a stay of the fee and costs awards (ECF No. 313 ) without the requirement of a bond is GRANTED until 30 days after an appellate mandate is issued affirming the judgments. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/22/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 314 ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Union Pacific's motion for judgment as a matter of law or alternatively for a new trial (ECF No. 303 ) is denied. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 6/16/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 311 ORDER GRANTING UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR (1) EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW, OR, ALTERNATIVELY, A NEW TRIAL, AND (2) PERMISSION TO FILE AN OVERLENGTH REPLY granting ECF No. 310 Unopposed Motion. Reply due by 1/20/2023 and may be 16 pages in length. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/6/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CJS)
December 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 308 ORDER granting ECF No. 307 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages re Response to ECF No. 303 Motion for Judgment as Matter of Law. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 12/20/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
December 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 305 ORDER granting ECF No. 304 Stipulation for Extension of Time (second request). Motion/Memorandum due by 12/2/2022. Response/Opposition due by 12/23/2022. Reply due by 1/13/2023. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 12/5/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HKL)
November 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 290 ORDER granting ECF No. 289 Stipulation. Responses due by 11/11/2022 and Replies due by 12/2/2022 as to ECF No. 285 Motion for Attorney Fees. Responses due by 12/2/2022 and Replies due by 12/12/2022 as to ECF No. 287 Motion and Memoranda for Judgment as a Matter of Law Alternatively, a New Trial. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 11/7/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CJS)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 238 ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Larry R. Hicks, United States District Judge on August 31, 2022, by Carrie Lipparelli Judicial Assistant.IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion in limine (ECF 234) is GRANTED and DENIED in part. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/31/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CL)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 236 ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Winecups Seventh and Eighth Motions in Limine (ECF Nos. 224 & 225 ) are denied. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/25/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CJD)
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 210 ORDER granting ECF No. 209 Stipulation for extension of time. Defendant Winecup Gamble, Inc.'s ("Winecup") time to file a response to Union Pacific's ("Union Pacific") Motion for Clarification (ECF No. 207 ) is extended from February 18, 2022 to March 4, 2022. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 2/11/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HKL)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 204 ORDER VACATING TRIAL. The Jury Trial currently set for 8:30 A.M., 2/22/22, AND the Calendar Call set for 1:30 P.M., 2/10/22 are VACATED. The parties are offered the following three alternative dates to RESCHEDULE the Jury Trial: Monda y, 7/11/22; Monday, 9/12/22; and Monday, 10/3/22. The parties shall contact Courtroom Administrator Katie Sutherland with the mutually agreed upon date for rescheduling the Jury Trial. Recognizing that there may be a prospect of settlement for litiga tion such as this, the Court hereby refers this action to Magistrate Judge Carla L. Baldwin for status conference to determine if a settlement conference may be of value in this action. A status conference will be scheduled by Magistrate Judge Baldwi n's staff. The Court also expresses its willingness to conduct a Judge tried case of this action at a mutually convenient time in the event that the parties agree and offer to waive their rights to a jury trial in this action. They are under no obligation to do so however. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/24/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HKL)
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 203 ORDERED that, should Union Pacific prevail, the proper measure of damages will be the cost of restoration, i.e., the cost to repair the washed-out sections of track and restore the property to its former condition, less depreciation. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/19/2022. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
December 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 198 ORDER regarding motions in limine. • DENYING ECF Nos. 111 Union Pacific's first motion in limine; 112 Union Pacific's second motion in limine; 123 Union Pacific's fourth motion in limine; 139 U nion Pacific's fiffth and sixth motions in limine; 124 Union Pacific's seventh motion in limine; 126 Union Pacific's ninth motion in limine; 127 Union Pacific's tenth motion in limine; 141 Winecup' ;s first motion in limine; 143 Winecup's second motion in limine • DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE ECF Nos. 128 and 175 Union Pacific's eleventh and nineteenth motion in limine; 129 Union Pacific's twelfth motion in limine; 130 Union Pacific's thirteenth motion in limine; 131 Union Pacific's fourteenth motion in limine; 133 Union Pacific's sixteenth motion in limine; 134 Union Pacific's seventeenth moti on in limine; 150 Winecup's fourth motion in limine; 151 Winecup's fifth motion in limine • GRANTING ECF Nos. 132 Union Pacific's fifteenth motion in limine; 176 Union Pacific's twen tieth motion in limine; 149 Winecup's third motion in limine; 142 Union Pacific's motion to seal • GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART ECF Nos. 122 Union Pacific's third motion in limine; 125 Un ion Pacific's eighth motion in limine; 135 Union Pacific's eighteenth motion in limine; 152 Winecup's sixth motion in limine; 193 Union Pacific's twenty-first motion in limine • The parties are to submit an amended pretrial order within 45 days of the filing of this Order. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 12/4/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LW)
June 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 192 ORDER - The Court GRANTS Union Pacific's motion for leave to file the requested motion in limine (ECF No. 188 ) within 5 days of the date of this Order. The Court further GRANTS Union Pacific's motion (ECF No. 188 ) to file it under seal with a redacted copy on the public record. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 6/22/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AB)
June 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 187 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Union Pacific's ECF No. 137 Motion for a Hearing Schedule and Evidentiary Daubert Hearing; granting in part and denying in part Winecup Gamble's ECF No. 180 Motion for Oral Argument Hearing; directing the parties to seek leave of the Court before filing any additional motions in limine. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 6/17/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)
June 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 186 ORDER granting ECF No. 185 Stipulation. Winecup's Responses to the Motions in Limine (ECF Nos. 175 , 176 ) due by June 19, 2020. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 6/16/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AB)
April 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 147 ORDER granting ECF No. 145 Stipulation : Responses to all motions in limine that are filed by April 24, 2020, are due by 5/15/2020. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 4/17/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
April 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER approving ECF No. 121 Stipulation. Telephonic Status Conference set for 4/6/2020 at 2:30 PM before Judge Larry R. Hicks. Court Clerk will send dial-in information shortly. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 4/1/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)
February 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 117 ORDER granting ECF No. 116 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 2/27/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LW)
January 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 114 ORDER granting ECF No. 113 Stipulation for Extension of Time re ECF Nos. 111 and 112 Motions. Responses due by February 28, 2020. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/28/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AB)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 109 ORDERED that this case is referred to The Honorable Carla L. Baldwin for the purpose of conducting a settlement conference. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 12/9/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
August 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 102 ORDER approving ECF No. 99 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Gary M. Elden on behalf of Plaintiff Union Pacific Railroad Company and approving Designation of Local Counsel Michael R. Kealy. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/15/2019. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's CM/ECF System shall submit a Registration Form on the Court's website www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
May 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ORDER granting ECF No. 96 Motion to Extend Time: Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 9/10/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin Carry on 5/20/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)
November 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER granting ECF No. 82 Stipulation for Extension of Discovery Deadlines (Third Request). Discovery due by 3/10/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin Carry on 11/15/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)
November 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ORDER granting ECF No. 79 Stipulation : Rebuttal Expert Disclosure due by 11/19/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin Carry on 11/1/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
May 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 60 ORDER granting ECF No. 59 Stipulation to Vacate Case Management Conference scheduled for 05/18/2018 at 10:00 A.M. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on/ 5/11/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)
April 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 58 ORDER granting ECF No. 56 Revised Stipulation and Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 4/17/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
April 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER granting ECF No. 55 Stipulation and Request to Vacate Case Management Conference scheduled for 04/16/2018 at 10:00 a.m. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 4/12/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)
March 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER granting ECF No. 51 Stipulation to Vacate Case Management Conference set for 3/15/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 3/12/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
February 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 47 ORDER granting ECF No. 46 Stipulation to Vacate Case Management Conference on 2/15/18. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 2/12/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
January 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER granting ECF No. 44 Stipulation and Request to Vacate Case Management Conference scheduled for 1/16/2018 at 10:00 AM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 1/10/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
December 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER granting ECF No. 39 Stipulation and Request to Vacate Case Management Conference set for 12/14/17 at 10:30 am. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 12/8/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
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Defendant: Winecup Gamble, Inc.
Represented By: David J. Jordan
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