IGT v. Aristocrat Technologies Inc.

Filing 46

ORDER Granting 45 Joint Stipulation to Extend Time for IGT to Answer Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.'s Counterclaims and for the Parties to Complete Rule 26(f) Conference. IGT answer to Counterclaims reset for 7/20/2015. Parties will conduct the Rule 26(f) conference on or before 8/10/2015. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 8/24/2015. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 7/2/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PS)

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JEFF SILVESTRI, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 5779
McDONALD CARANO WILSON LLP
2300 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 1200
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 702.873.9966
E-mail: [e-mail]
ADAM K. MORTARA, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
BRIAN C. SWANSON, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
54 West Hubbard Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
DANIEL C. TAYLOR, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
IGT,

Civil Case No.: 2:15-cv-00473-GMN-GWF
Plaintiff,
v.

ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME
FOR IGT TO ANSWER ARISTOCRAT
TECHNOL OGI ES, I NC.’ S
COUNTERCLAIMS AND FOR THE
PARTIES TO COMPLETE RULE 26(f)
CONFERENCE

Defendant.
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA
PTY. LTD., and ARISTOCRAT
INTERNATIONAL PTY. LTD.,

(First Request)

Counterclaim Plaintiffs,
v.
IGT,
Counterclaim Defendant.

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Plaintiff IGT, Defendant-Counterclaim Plaintiff Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (“ ATI” ), and
Counterclaim Plaintiffs Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty. Ltd (“ ATA” ) and Aristocrat International
Pty. Ltd. (“ AI” ) (ATI, ATA, and AI collectively, “ Aristocrat” ) (IGT and Aristocrat collectively, the
“ Parties” ), by and through their respective counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
1.

ATI filed its Answer and Counterclaims to IGT’ s Complaint on June 8, 2015 (Dkt. No.

2.

Also on June 8, 2015, ATA and AI filed a motion to intervene in order to join in certain

38).

of ATI’ s counterclaims against IGT (Dkt. No. 39). The Court granted the motion to intervene on June
29, 2015, and ordered that ATA and AI file their responsive pleading by July 13, 2015 (Dkt. No. 44).
3.

The deadline for IGT’ s answer to ATI’ s counterclaims is July 2, 2015. The deadline for

IGT’ s answer to ATA and AI’ s counterclaims is August 6, 2015.
4.

Pursuant to Local Rule 26-1(d), the deadline for the Parties’ Rule 26(f) conference is July

8, 2015, and the deadline for submitting a stipulated discovery plan and scheduling order is July 22,
2015.
5.

WHEREFORE, the Parties wish to adjust the upcoming deadlines to extend the time for

IGT to answer ATI’ s counterclaims, to allow IGT to file a single answer to all of Aristocrat’ s
counterclaims, and to extend the deadline for the Rule 26(f) scheduling conference until after all claims
and counterclaims have been answered. Accordingly, the Parties have agreed as follows:
a.

IGT will file a single answer to all of Aristocrat’ s counterclaims on or before July
20, 2015. IGT will serve an answer to these counterclaims and will not file a
motion to dismiss.

b.

The Parties will conduct the Rule 26(f) conference on or before August 10, 2015.

c.

The Parties will file a stipulated discovery plan and scheduling order pursuant to
Local Rule 26-1(d) on or before August 24, 2015.

6.

This is the first request for an extension of these deadlines.

WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that this Court approve this stipulation and order
that (a) IGT shall file a single answer to all of Aristocrat’ s counterclaims on or before July 20, 2015; (b)
the Parties shall conduct the Rule 26(f) conference on or before August 10, 2015; and (c) the Parties
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shall file a stipulated discovery plan and scheduling order pursuant to Local Rule 26-1(d) on or before
August 24, 2015.
Dated this 1st day of July, 2015.
For Plaintiff IGT:

For Defendant Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.:

McDONALD CARANO WILSON LLP

SANTORO WHITMIRE, LTD.

/s/ Jeff Silvestri

/s/ Peter A. Swanson
NICHOLAS J. SANTORO
SANTORO WHITMIRE, LTD.
10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

JEFF SILVESTRI
McDONALD CARANO WILSON LLP
2300 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 1200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
ADAM K. MORTARA
BRIAN C. SWANSON
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
54 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
DANIEL C. TAYLOR
BARTLIT BECK HERMAN
PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

ROBERT T. HASLAM
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 700
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
GARY M. RUBMAN
PETER A. SWANSON
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

IT IS SO ORDERED.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
July 2, 2015
DATED: June2, 2015

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