S.O.C. Inc. v. Clark County

MEMORANDUM *

Appellants (collectively “S.O.C.”) challenge the district court’s order denying their motion to enforce a settlement agreement between themselves and appellees (collectively “Clark County”). We find that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the district court’s denial is not a final order under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Accordingly, we dismiss.

Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we recite here only those necessary to explain our decision.

S.O.C., a business that provides “adult entertainment,” (a female stripper service), filed a complaint against Clark County, alleging a pattern of activity in violation of, inter alia, the First and Fourth Amendments and numerous state and federal laws. The complaint alleged that various employees of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had violated, and were continuing to violate, the constitutional rights of S.O.C. and its employees and independent contractors, by subjecting them, variously, to unlawful detentions, searches, interrogations, and arrests.

After defendants filed their answer, discovery commenced, and no dispositive motions were filed in the case.

With the help of a federal magistrate, the…