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Joyce N. Van Cott ̶ SBN 009878

Ryan J. Talamante ̶ SBN 015323

VAN COTT & TALAMANTE, PLLC 

3030 N. Third St., Suite 790

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Telephone: (602) 257-9160

Facsimile: (602) 257-9180

E-mail: vct.law@vancotttalamante.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff SPARROWONE, LLC 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

SPARROWONE, LLC, an Arizona

limited liability company,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALTERNATE 36, INC., a Delaware

corporation; Kenneth Ramirez, a

natural person; Lauren Murphy, a

natural person; and Jeffery Nickoloff,

a natural person,

Defendants.

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Case No. 15-CV-02609-SPL

JOINT REPORT ON SETTLEMENT

DISCUSSIONS

Pursuant to the Court’s April 4, 2016 Rule 16 Case Management Order, the 

parties, by and through counsel undersigned, hereby submit the following information as 

their Joint Report on Settlement Discussions.

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1. Plaintiff has settled all claims against Defendant Jeffery Nickoloff. The parties

are currently in the process of documenting that settlement, and a Stipulation

for Dismissal of Defendant Nickoloff will be filed shortly.

2. Counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants Alternate36, Kenneth

Ramirez and Lauren Murphy (collectively, the “Alt36 Defendants”) have met

in person and by telephone to discuss the possibility of settlement between

their clients and have agreed that the best way to further facilitate those

discussions is through the use of a private mediator.

3. To that end, Plaintiff and the Alt36 Defendants have agreed to use Judge Barry

C. Schneider (Ret.) of Schneider Mediation to conduct a settlement conference.

The settlement conference is scheduled for November 29, 2016.

4. In order to maximize the benefit of any settlement that may be reached at the

settlement conference, the parties have agreed to postpone any further

depositions until after the November 29th conference.

5. Counsel for Plaintiff and the Alt36 Defendants will promptly update the Court

on the results of that settlement conference.

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DATED this 11th day of November, 2016.

VAN COTT & TALAMANTE, PLLC

By: /s/ Ryan J. Talamante 

Joyce N. Van Cott

Ryan J. Talamante 

3030 North Third Street, Suite 790

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Attorneys for Plaintiff Sparrowone, LLC

SCHLEIER LAW OFFICES, P.C.

By: /s/ Bradley H. Schleier 

Tod. F. Schleier

Bradley H. Schleier

3101 N. Central Ave., Suite 1090

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Attorneys for Defendants Alternate36,

Inc., Kenneth Ramirez, and Lauren

Murphy

McKINDLES LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C.

By: /s/ John M. McKindles 

John M. McKindles

1108 E. Greenway St., Suite 1

Mesa, AZ 85203

Attorney for Defendant Jeffery Nickoloff

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 11, 2016, I electronically filed the attached 

document with the U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for 

filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to all known CM/ECF registrants. 

THIS 11th day of November, 2016. 

By: /s/ Ryan J. Talamante 

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