Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Avalinx, LLC

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ORDER DISMISSING CASE Granting 26 Stipulation of Dismissal without prejudice. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 02/01/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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TAMARA BEATTY PETERSON (Nevada Bar No. 5218)
[e-mail]
LAURA E. BIELINSKI (Nevada Bar No. 10516)
[e-mail]
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106-4614
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
SHFL entertainment, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

B ROWNSTEIN H YATT F ARBER S CHRECK , LLP
100 N ORTH CITY PARKWAY , SUITE 1600
LAS VEGAS , NV
(702) 382 -2101

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SHFL ENTERTAINMENT,
Minnesota corporation,

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a

Plaintiff,

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INC.,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO DISMISS CASE WITHOUT
PREJUDICE

v.
AVALINX, INC.,
liability company,

an

Case No. 2:12-cv-01042-JCM-CWH

Ohio

limited

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff SHFL entertainment, Inc. ("Plaintiff"), by and through its attorneys of record, the

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law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, and Defendant Avalinx, Inc. ("Defendant"),

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by and through its attorneys of record, the Law Offices of John A. Curtas, hereby submit this

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Stipulation and Order to Dismiss Case Without Prejudice, and in support thereof stipulate and

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agree as follows:

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff initiated the above-referenced case, SHFL entertainment, Inc. v.

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Avalinx, Inc., Case No. 2:12-cv-01042-JCM-CWH ("Nevada Action") by filing its Complaint for

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Damages and Injunctive Relief ("Complaint") on June 19, 2012. Defendant was served with the

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Summons and Complaint on June 21, 2012;

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WHEREAS, Defendant filed its Answer to Complaint on January 3, 2013;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendant are currently parties to an action pending in the

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United States District Court for the Central District of California, entitled SHFL entertainment,

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Inc. v. Avalinx, Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-07473 DSF (MRWx) ("California Action");

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WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to dismiss the Nevada Action without prejudice and
litigate the claims raised in the Nevada Action in California;

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WHEREAS, on January 16, 2013, the parties filed a Stipulation to File First Amended

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Complaint in the California Action, to amend the Complaint in the California Action so that it

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includes the claims raised in the Nevada Action;

B ROWNSTEIN H YATT F ARBER S CHRECK , LLP
100 N ORTH CITY PARKWAY , SUITE 1600
LAS VEGAS , NV
(702) 382 -2101

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WHEREAS, on January 17, 2013, the First Amended Complaint was filed in the
California Action, including among other claims the claims raised in the Nevada Action;
WHEREAS, each party reserves the right to seek attorneys' fees and costs for the Nevada
Action at the conclusion of the California Action;

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IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED AND AGREED between Plaintiff and Defendant that

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the Court enter an order dismissing the Nevada Action in its entirety, without prejudice, and with

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the understanding that the claims in the Nevada Action will continue to be litigated in the

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California Action.

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DATED this 30th day of January, 2013.

DATED this 30th day of January, 2013.

BY: /s/ Laura E. Bielinski_______________
TAMARA BEATTY PETERSON
Nevada Bar No. 5218
[e-mail]
LAURA E. BIELINSKI
Nevada Bar No. 10516
[e-mail]
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER
SCHRECK, LLP
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106-4614
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
SHFL entertainment, Inc.

BY: /s/ John A. Curtas___________________
JOHN A. CURTAS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 1841
[e-mail]
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN A. CURTAS
3275 South Jones Boulevard, Suite 105
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Avalinx, Inc.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Case No. 2:12-cv01042-JCM-CWH is dismissed in its entirety, WITHOUT PREJUDICE;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the parties' right to

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seek attorneys' fees and costs for the Nevada Action at the conclusion of the California Action is

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hereby preserved.

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February 1, 2013
DATED:___________________________

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

B ROWNSTEIN H YATT F ARBER S CHRECK , LLP
100 N ORTH CITY PARKWAY , SUITE 1600
LAS VEGAS , NV
(702) 382 -2101

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Respectfully submitted,
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER
SCHRECK, LLP
By: /s/ Laura E. Bielinski_____
Tamara Beatty Peterson (# 5218)
Laura E. Bielinski (# 10516)
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106-4614
Attorneys for Plaintiff
SHFL entertainment, Inc.

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