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

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

Court: United States District Court, District of Nevada

Date published: Aug 16, 2022

2:18-cv-00585-RFB-NJK (D. Nev. Aug. 16, 2022)

Opinion

2:18-cv-00585-RFB-NJK

08-16-2022

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.

Jay J. Schuttert, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 8656 David W. Gutke, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 9820 EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP Andrew Z. Weaver, Esq. (pro hac vice) Gregory V. Novak, Esq. (pro hac vice) POLSINELLI, PC David S. Krakoff (pro hac vice) Benjamin B. Klubes (pro hac vice) Lauren R. Randell (pro hac vice) Adam Miller (pro hac vice) BUCKLEY LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendants Jessica E. Whelan J. Stephen Peek, Esq. Bryce K. Kunimoto, Esq. Jessica E. Whelan, Esq. Erica C. Medley, Esq. HOLLAND & HART LLP Attorneys for Defendants Aruze Gaming America, Inc. and Kazuo Okada, Jeffrey S. Love, Esq. (pro hac vice) Kristin L. Cleveland, Esq. (pro hac vice) KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP One World Trade Center Attorneys for Defendant Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

RICHARD E. BOULWARE, II United States District Court

Jay J. Schuttert, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 8656 David W. Gutke, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 9820 EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP Andrew Z. Weaver, Esq. (pro hac vice) Gregory V. Novak, Esq. (pro hac vice) POLSINELLI, PC David S. Krakoff (pro hac vice) Benjamin B. Klubes (pro hac vice) Lauren R. Randell (pro hac vice) Adam Miller (pro hac vice) BUCKLEY LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendants

Jessica E. Whelan J. Stephen Peek, Esq. Bryce K. Kunimoto, Esq. Jessica E. Whelan, Esq. Erica C. Medley, Esq. HOLLAND & HART LLP Attorneys for Defendants Aruze Gaming America, Inc. and Kazuo Okada,

Jeffrey S. Love, Esq. (pro hac vice) Kristin L. Cleveland, Esq. (pro hac vice) KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP One World Trade Center Attorneys for Defendant Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR BRIEFING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT REGARDING COUNTERCLAIM NO. 6 (DEFAMATION)

(FIRST REQUEST)

RICHARD E. BOULWARE, II United States District Court

IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties, that the time for Defendants/Counter-Claimants Aruze Gaming America, Inc. and Kazuo Okada to file their Opposition to Universal Entertainment Corporation and Jun Fujimoto's Motion for Summary Judgment Regarding Counterclaim No. 6 (Defamation) (“Motion for Summary Judgment”), filed on July 29, 2022, ECF No. 533, is extended for fourteen (14) days, from August 19, 2022 to September 2, 2022. Further, the time for Plaintiffs to submit their Reply is extended seven (7) days, from September 9, 2022 to September 16, 2022. This is the first stipulation for extension of time for both the Opposition and Reply briefs..

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.