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Universal Entm't Corp. v. Aruze Gaming Am.

United States District Court, District of Nevada
Aug 4, 2022
2:18-CV-00585 (RFB)(NJK) (D. Nev. Aug. 4, 2022)

Opinion

2:18-CV-00585 (RFB)(NJK)

08-04-2022

UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, a Japanese corporation, Plaintiff, v. ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC., a Nevada corporation, KAZUO OKADA, an individual, Defendants. ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC., a Nevada corporation, KAZUO OKADA, an individual, Counter-Claimants, v. UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, a Japanese corporation, ARUZE USA, a Nevada corporation, and JUN FUJIMOTO, an individual, Counter-Defendants.

EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP JAY J. SCHUTTERT, ESQ. BRUCE R. GENDERSON (PRO HAC VICE) DAVID M. KRINSKY (PRO HAC VICE) ADAM D. HARBER (PRO HAC VICE) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP DAVID S. KRAKOFF (PRO HAC VICE) LAUREN R. RANDELL (PRO HAC VICE) ADAM MILLER (PRO HAC VICE) VEENA VISWANATHA (PRO HAC VICE) PRESTON BURTON (PRO HAC VICE) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/COUNTER- DEFENDANTS HOLLAND & HART LLP ERICA C. MEDLEY J. STEPHEN PEEK, ESQ. NEVADA BAR NO. 1758 BRYCE K. KUNIMOTO, ESQ. NEVADA BAR NO. 7781 JESSICA E. WHELAN ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS/COUNTERCLAIMANTS ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC. AND KAZUO OKADA JEFFREY S. LOVE (PRO HAC VICE) KRISTIN L. CLEVELAND (PRO HAC VICE) CAROLINE L. DESMOND (PRO HAC VICE) RYAN L. FREI (PRO HAC VICE) KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT/COUNTERCLAIMANT ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.


EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP

JAY J. SCHUTTERT, ESQ.

BRUCE R. GENDERSON (PRO HAC VICE)

DAVID M. KRINSKY (PRO HAC VICE)

ADAM D. HARBER (PRO HAC VICE)

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

DAVID S. KRAKOFF (PRO HAC VICE) LAUREN R. RANDELL (PRO HAC VICE) ADAM MILLER (PRO HAC VICE) VEENA VISWANATHA (PRO HAC VICE) PRESTON BURTON (PRO HAC VICE)

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/COUNTER- DEFENDANTS

HOLLAND & HART LLP

ERICA C. MEDLEY J. STEPHEN PEEK, ESQ. NEVADA BAR NO. 1758 BRYCE K. KUNIMOTO, ESQ. NEVADA BAR NO. 7781 JESSICA E. WHELAN ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS/COUNTERCLAIMANTS ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC. AND KAZUO OKADA

JEFFREY S. LOVE (PRO HAC VICE) KRISTIN L. CLEVELAND (PRO HAC VICE) CAROLINE L. DESMOND (PRO HAC VICE) RYAN L. FREI (PRO HAC VICE) KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT/COUNTERCLAIMANT ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME RE: BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF OKADA HOLDINGS LIMITED DOCUMENTS AND ACCOMPANYING MOTION TO SEAL (FIRST REQUEST)

NANCY J. KOPPE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties, that the time for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Universal Entertainment Corporation (“UEC”) to file its Opposition to Defendants/Counter-Claimants Aruze Gaming America, Inc. and Kazuo Okada's Motion t Compel Production of Okada Holdings Limited Documents (“Motion to Compel,” filed under se on July 27, 2022 - ECF No. 526) is extended fourteen (14) days, from August 10, 2022 to August 24, 2022. Further, the time for Defendants to submit their Reply is extended seven (7) days, fro August 31, 2022 to September 7, 2022. This is the first stipulation for extension of time for both th Opposition and Reply briefs.

In addition, the deadline for UEC to respond to Defendants' accompanying Motion to Se the Motion to Compel (“Motion to Seal,” filed July 27, 2022, ECF No. 525) is extended until August 24, 2022. This is the first stipulation for extension of time for the response to the Motion to Seal.

Pursuant to the Court's December 16, 2019 Order, within seven days of filing of a motion to seal the opposing party must file “either (1) a declaration establishing sufficient justification for sealing each document at issue or (2) a notice of withdrawal of the designation(s) and consent to unsealing.” ECF No. 132 at 2.

These extension requests are necessary to provide counsel additional time to evaluate th allegations and exhibits associated with the Motion to Compel and to provide additional time to prepare and coordinate these filings with Japanese-based clients. Accordingly, for good cause showing, the parties have agreed to the foregoing extensions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Universal Entm't Corp. v. Aruze Gaming Am.

United States District Court, District of Nevada
Aug 4, 2022
2:18-CV-00585 (RFB)(NJK) (D. Nev. Aug. 4, 2022)
Case details for

Universal Entm't Corp. v. Aruze Gaming Am.

Case Details

Full title:UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, a Japanese corporation, Plaintiff, v…

Court:United States District Court, District of Nevada

Date published: Aug 4, 2022

Citations

2:18-CV-00585 (RFB)(NJK) (D. Nev. Aug. 4, 2022)