U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. GNLV Corporation

Filing 159

ORDER Granting 158 Special Show Cause Motion to Admit Government Attorneys Toby W. Costas and Devika Seth to Practice in the District of Nevada for the Duration of Attorney's Government Employment. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 10/28/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS)

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
District of Nevada
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada State Bar No. 4790
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 702-388-6787
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for the United States.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,
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GNLV CORP., d/b/a GOLDEN NUGGET
HOTEL AND CASINO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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SPECIAL SHOW CAUSE MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY TO
PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR DURATION OF ATTORNEY’S
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
Pursuant to LR IA 10-3, the United States of America respectfully requests that this honorable

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Court admit Government attorneys Toby W. Costas and Devika Seth to practice in the District of

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Nevada for the above-captioned case and in all matters in this district during the period of employment

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by the United States. Rule IA 10-3 provides:

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any nonresident attorney who is a member in good
standing of the highest court of any state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of
Columbia, who is employed by the United States as an attorney and, while being so
employed, has occasion to appear in this Court on behalf of the United States, shall, upon
motion of the United States Attorney or the Federal Public Defender for this district or one of
the assistants, be permitted to practice before this court during the period of such employment.
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Toby W. Costas and Devika Seth are attorneys with the United States Equal Employment

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Opportunity Commission, an agency of the federal government. Ms. Costas is an active member in

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good standing of the bar of the State of Texas, Bar No. 04855720. Ms. Seth is an active member in

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good standing of the bar of the District of Columbia, Bar No. 975161.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
207 S. Houston St, 3rd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75202

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Toby W. Costas
Supervisory Trial Attorney
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Devika Seth
Trial Attorney
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Accordingly, the United States respectfully requests that the Court admit Toby W. Costas

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and Devika Seth to practice in the District of Nevada for the duration of employment by the United

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States.

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Respectfully submitted this 28th day of April 2014.

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney

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/s/ Blaine T. Welsh
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DATED: October 28, 2014
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PROOF OF SERVICE

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I, Blaine T. Welsh, AUSA, certify the following individuals were served with a copy of the
SPECIAL SHOW CAUSE MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY TO
PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR DURATION OF ATTORNEY’S
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT on the date and via the method of service identified below:

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Electronic Case Filing:

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Richard A. Sheehy & Robert Edward Perkins
Sheehy Ware & Pappas PC
909 Fannin Street
Houston , TX 77010
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Thomas F. Kummer
Greenberg Traurig LLP
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway Suite 400n
Las Vegas, NV 89169
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants GNLV Corporation, doing business as Golden Nugget Hotel and
Casino, and Does 1 – 10 Inclusive,

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Dated this 28th day of April 2014.
/s/ Blaine T. Welsh
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney

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Case 2:06-cv-01225-RCJ-PAL Document 158-1 Filed 04/28/14 Page 1 of 2

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Toby W. Costas, TX SBN 04855720
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
207 S. Houston St., 3rd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75202
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for Plaintiff EEOC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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u.s. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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GNL V CORP., d/b/a GOLDEN NUGGET
HOTEL AND CASINO, and DOES 1-10,
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DECLARATION OF TOBY W.
COST AS

Defendants.

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I, Toby W. Costas, provide the following declaration in accordance with 28
U.S.C.

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I.

I am a Supervisory Trial Attorney for the Dallas District Office of the

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United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or

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"Commission").

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2.

I am one of the attorneys assigned to litigate this action on behalf of

the Commission.

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I will abide by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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I will abide by the ethical standards of this Court and the State Bar of

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Nevada.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Dated: April 22, 2014

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TOBY W. COSTAS
Supervisory Trial Attorney
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
Dallas District Office

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Devika Seth, District of Columbia Bar No. 975161
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
207 S. Houston St., 3rd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75202
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for PlaintiffEEOC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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DECLARATION OF DEVIKA SETH

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GNL V CORP., d/b/a GOLDEN NUGGET
HOTEL AND CASINO, and DOES 1-10,
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Defendants.

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I, Devika Seth, provide the following declaration in accordance with 28
U.S.C.

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I am a Senior Trial Attorney for the DaJlas District Office of the

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United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or

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"Commission").

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2.

I am one of the attorneys assigned to litigate this action on behalf of

the Commission.

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I will abide by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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I will abide by the ethical standards of this Court and the State Bar of

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Nevada.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Dated: April 22, 2014

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enior Trial Atto ey
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
Dallas District Office