AGS, LLC et al v. Galaxy Gaming, Inc.

Filing 68

ORDER granting 65 Stipulation to Seal DKT. 55 -4. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 3/11/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DKJ)

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Michael D. Rounds
Nevada Bar No. 4734
Ryan J. Cudnik
Nevada Bar No. 12948
Steven A. Caloiaro
Nevada Bar. No. 12344
WATSON ROUNDS
10000 West Charleston Blvd., Ste. 240
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
and Counterclaimant
GALAXY GAMING, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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AGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company; RED CARD GAMING, INC., a
Nevada corporation,

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Case No. 2:14-cv-02018-JAD-CWH
STIPULATION TO SEAL DKT. # 55-4

Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants,
v.
GALAXY GAMING, INC., a Nevada
corporation,
Defendant and Counterclaimant.

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Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants AGS, LLC (“AGS”) and Red Card Gaming, Inc.

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(“Red Card”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), by and through their counsel, Holland & Hart LLP, and

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Defendant and Counterclaimant Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (“Galaxy” or “Defendant”), by and

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through its counsel Watson Rounds, hereby stipulate and agree that the AGS-Red Card Letter of

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Intent (Dkt. # 55-4) should be treated as confidential business information and should be sealed.1

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Pursuant to the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447

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F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006), “compelling reasons” exist to justify sealing the document.

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Prior to Plaintiffs’ production of the document, the parties agreed to maintain the document in

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confidence, at least preliminarily, but Galaxy inadvertently filed it without placing it under seal.

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“Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G) anticipates that the court may require that ‘a trade secret or other
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confidential research, development, or commercial information not be revealed….’” Selling

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Source, LLC v. Red River Ventures, LLC, No. 2:09-cv-01491-JCM-GFW, 2011 WL 1630338, at

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*1 (D. Nev. Apr. 29, 2011).

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This action is in its early stages and a protective order has not yet been entered. Defendant reserves the right to
contest any or all of the following: (i) whether the information that is the subject of this Stipulation constitutes
confidential business information, (ii) whether the information that is the subject of this Stipulation is in need of any
protection, or (iii) whether Plaintiffs would incur any harm by the disclosure of this information.

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For all of the reasons above and to maintain the confidentiality of this narrowly tailored
information, the parties request that Dkt. # 55-4 be sealed by the Court.
DATED: March 10, 2015

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HOLLAND & HART LLP

WATSON ROUNDS

/s/ Ryan Loosvelt
Robert C. Ryan (7164)
Tamara Reid (9840)
5441 Kietzke Lane, Second Floor
Reno, Nevada 89511

/s/ Ryan J. Cudnik
Michael D. Rounds (4734)
Ryan J. Cudnik (12948)
Steven A. Caloiaro (12344)
10000 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 240
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Bryce K. Kunimoto (7781)
Ryan Loosvelt (8550)
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

Attorneys for Defendant

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: March 11, 2015.
DATED this ____ day of February, 2015

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U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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