Konami Gaming, Inc. v. Marks Studios, LLC

Filing 66

ORDER Granting 65 Stipulation to Modify Scheduling Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 5/19/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

Case 2:14-cv-01485-JAD-CWH Document 65 Filed 05/18/15 Page 1 of 6

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SANTORO WHITMIRE

10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
[phone] – fax [phone]

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NICHOLAS J. SANTORO, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 0532
[e-mail]
JASON D. SMITH, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9691
[e-mail]
SANTORO WHITMIRE
10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone:
702/948-8771
Facsimile:
702/948-8773
Jonathan Moskin
Akiva Cohen
Ramy Hanna
Adam Pence
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
90 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016-1314
P: [phone]
F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Defendant Marks Studios, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KONAMI GAMING, INC., a Nevada
corporation,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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MARKS STUDIOS, LLC d/b/a Gimmie
Games, a Georgia limited liability company,

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CASE NO.:

2:14-cv-01485-JAD-CWH

Honorable Jennifer A. Dorsey
Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING
ORDER
(SECOND REQUEST)

Defendant.

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Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 26-4. Plaintiff Konami Gaming, Inc. (“Konami” or

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“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Marks Studios, LLC d/b/a Gimmie Games (“Marks Studios” or

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Defendant”) hereby stipulate as follows:

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Case 2:14-cv-01485-JAD-CWH Document 65 Filed 05/18/15 Page 2 of 6

WHEREAS, the parties to this action filed a proposed joint Discovery Plan and

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Scheduling Order (the “Scheduling Order”) on December 30, 2014, (Docket no. 24);

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WHEREAS, the Court so ordered the Scheduling Order on January 27, 2015 (Docket no.
31);

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WHEREAS, to date, the Plaintiff and Defendant have made their Initial Disclosures
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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) and have filed the Stipulated Protective
Order required under Local Rule 16.1-4;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Scheduling Order, discovery is partially stayed until the

SANTORO WHITMIRE

10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
[phone] – fax [phone]

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Court issues a Markman order on claim construction;

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WHEREAS, the parties first requested to modify the Scheduling Order on February 6,
2015 (Docket No. 35);

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WHEREAS, the Court so ordered the Scheduling Order on February 6, 2015 (Docket

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No. 37);

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WHEREAS, the parties have disputes regarding the sufficiency of the local rule

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disclosures made by Plaintiff and Defendant as well as discovery related to additional Defendant

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products;

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WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to stipulate to a modification of the case schedule to

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allow the parties sufficient time to resolve their disputes and for Plaintiff to receive from
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Defendant discovery related to additional Defendant products;
WHEREAS, this is the parties’ second request to modify the Scheduling Order;

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned

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counsel for the named parties hereto, that the schedule in the Scheduling Order will be amended

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as follows:

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SANTORO WHITMIRE

10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
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Event

Basis

Proposed Date

Defendant shall produce source code and operating LR 16.1-9
documents for the ten additional games as identified
in the supplemental Asserted Claims and
Infringement Contentions

May 19, 2015

Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement
Contentions

LR 16.1-6

June 2, 2015

Disclosure of Non-Infringement, Invalidity and
Unenforceability Contentions

LR 16.1-8

July 2, 2015

Response to Non-Infringement, Invalidity and
Unenforceability Contentions

LR 16.1-10

July 20, 2015

Exchange of Proposed Terms for Claim
Construction

LR 16.1-13

August 3, 2015

Exchange of Preliminary Claim Construction and
Extrinsic Evidence

LR 16.1-14

August 24, 2015

Parties to Meet and Confer regarding terms
requiring construction and proposed meaning of the
terms

LR 16.1-14

August 25-28, 2015

Joint Claim Construction Statement

LR 16.1-15

September 9, 2015

Opening Claim Construction Brief

LR 16.1-16

October 9, 2015

Responsive Claim Construction Brief

LR 16.1-16

October 23, 2015

Reply Claim Construction Brief

LR 16.1-16

October 30, 2015

Markman Hearing

N/A
N/A

To be Set By Court

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Initial Expert Disclosures and Submission of
Interim Status Report

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Rebuttal Expert Exchange

N/A

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November 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

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IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that nothing herein alters the

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obligations and requirements included in the Scheduling Order and that this Stipulation is made

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in good faith and not for the purpose of delay.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD,

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Case 2:14-cv-01485-JAD-CWH Document 65 Filed 05/18/15 Page 5 of 6

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Dated: May 18, 2015

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Jonathan Moskin
Akiva Cohen
Ramy Hanna
Adam Pence
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
90 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016-1314
P: [phone]
F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)

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SANTORO WHITMIRE

10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
[phone] – fax [phone]

By: /s/ Nicholas J. Santoro
Nicholas J. Santoro
(Nevada Bar No. 532)
Jason D. Smith
(Nevada Bar No. 9691)
SANTORO WHITMIRE
10100 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
P: [phone]
F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Marks Studios, LLC

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Dated: May 18, 2015

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and

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Patrick M. McCarthy (Michigan Bar No.
P49100) (admitted pro hac vice)
HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS
One North Main Building
101 North Main Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1475
P: [phone]
F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Konami Gaming, Inc.

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SANTORO WHITMIRE

10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
[phone] – fax [phone]

By: /s/ Kimberly P. Stein
Kimberly P. Stein (Nevada Bar No. 8675)
HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS
Wells Fargo Tower, Suite 1000
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
P: [phone]
F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO THE
IT IS SO ORDERED. STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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DATED: May 19, 2015
Dated: _______

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Carl W. Hoffman
United States Magistrate Judge

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