Davis v. Westgate Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, LLC et al

Filing 551

ORDER Granting 550 Motion for Leave to Appear Telephonically. Signed by Chief Judge Robert C. Jones on 4/9/13. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

Case 2:08-cv-00722-RCJ-PAL Document 550 Filed 04/08/13 Page 1 of 3

JAMES E. SMYTH II
Nevada Bar No. 6506
Kaempfer Crowell Renshaw Gronauer & Fiorentino
8345 West Sunset Road, Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.kcnvlaw.com
Email: [e-mail]

RICHARD W. EPSTEIN
MYRNA L. MAYSONET
BRANDON J. HILL
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
GREENSPOON MARDER, P.A.
Trade Center South, Suite 2700
100 West Cypress Creek Road
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
THOMAS DAVIS III, RICK BRUNTON, LOIS ) Case No. 2:08-CV-00722-RCJ-PAL
TIGER and EMMANUEL WIEST individually )
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and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiffs,
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ORDER
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vs.
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UNOPPOSED MOTION TO APPEAR
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TELEPHONICALLY AT APRIL 12, 2013,
WESTGATE PLANET HOLLYWOOD LAS
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FINAL FAIRNESS HEARING
VEGAS, LLC., WESTGATE RESORTS INC., )
WESTGATE RESORTS LTD., CFI SALES & )
MARKETING, LTD., CFI SALES &
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MARKETING, LLC., CFI SALES &
MARKETING, INC., and “John Doe” entities 1 )
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to 25, name and number unknown,
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Defendants.
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Case 2:08-cv-00722-RCJ-PAL Document 550 Filed 04/08/13 Page 2 of 3
Case No. 08-CV-S-722-RCJ-PAL
Unopposed Motion to Appear Telephonically at
April 12, 2013, Final Fairness Hearing

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Defendants, Westgate Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, LLC, Westgate Resorts, Inc., Westgate

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Resorts Ltd., CFI Sales and Marketing, Ltd., CFI Sales and Marketing, LLC, and CFI Sales and

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Marketing, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”), file this Unopposed Motion to Appear telephonically at

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the April 12, 2013, Final Fairness Hearing for the reasons as set forth below:

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The original hearing date was set for April 19, 2013.

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This Honorable Court later changed the hearing date to April 12, 2013.

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On April 3, 2013, this Honorable Court changed the hearing date to May 7, 2013.

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Defendants had already made travel arragements for May 7, 2013; however, on April

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5, 2013, this Honorable Court moved the hearing date back to April 12, 2013.
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Because the hearing changed on such short notice, airplane tickets1 have increased

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substantially and Defendants have undertaken other commitments.

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In light of the new deadline, Defendants request to appear telephonically.

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Plaintiffs’ counsel will be physically present and do not object to Defendants’

counsel counsel attendance via telephone.
WHEREFORE, Defendants request to appear telephonically for the April 12, 2013, final
fairness hearing currently scheduled for 11:00 a.m. P.S.T.

ORDER
DATED this 8th day of April, 2013.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties may appear telephonically. The parties shall
Respectfully submitted,
dial the Meet-Me-Line five (5) minutes prior to the hearing. The Court may be in session
when the parties call in, the parties shall By:
remain/s/ Myrna L. Maysonet addresses the
silent until the Court
RICHARD W. EPSTEIN
parties. The dial in Meet-Me-Line is [phone] Access Code: 123456. IT IS SO
(Admitted pro hac vice,
ORDERED.
Florida Bar No.:0229091)
MYRNA L. MAYSONET
(Admitted pro hac vice,
Florida Bar No.: 0429650)
Greenspoon Marder, P.A.
201 E. Pine Street, Suite 500
Orlando, FL 32801
Attorneys for Defendants
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ROBERT C. JONES
April 9, 2013
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Defendants’ primary counsel reside in Orlando, Florida.
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