BGC Partners, Inc. et al v. Avison Young (Canada), Inc. et al

Filing 153

ORDER granting 152 Stipulation to Continue Hearing re: 123 Motion to Reconsider and 132 Motion to Substitute Party. Motion Hearing continued to 6/12/2018 at 09:30 AM in LV Courtroom 3A before Magistrate Judge George Foley Jr.. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 4/18/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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Todd L. Bice, Esq., Bar No. 4534
Pisanelli Bice PLLC
400 South 7th Street, Suite 300
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
F. Thomas Hecht, Illinois Bar No. 1168606
Tina B. Solis, Illinois Bar No. 6242461
Seth A. Horvath, Illinois Bar No. 6283110
Nixon Peabody LLP
70 W. Madison Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs BGC Partners Inc.,
G&E Acquisition Company LLC, and BGC Real
Estate of Nevada LLC
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
BGC PARTNERS INC., G&E ACQUISITION
COMPANY LLC, and BGC REAL ESTATE
OF NEVADA LLC,

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Plaintiffs,
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AVISON YOUNG (CANADA) INC., AVISON )
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YOUNG (USA) INC., AVISON YOUNG–
NEVADA LLC, MARK ROSE, THE NEVADA )
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COMMERCIAL GROUP, JOHN PINJUV,
JOSEPH KUPIEC, DOES 1 through 5, and ROE )
BUSINESS ENTITIES 6 through 10.
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Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2:15–cv–00531–RFB–GWF
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE HEARING ON MOTION
TO RECONSIDER THE
PROTECTIVE ORDER’S “HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL” PROVISIONS
AND CONSOLIDATE SELECTED
DEPOSITIONS (ECF NO. 123) AND
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE
PLAINTIFF (ECF NO. 132)
(Second Request)

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In accordance with LR IA 6–1 and LR 7–1, Plaintiffs BGC Partners Inc., G&E

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Acquisition Company LLC, and BGC Real Estate of Nevada (“Plaintiffs”), through their counsel

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of record, and Defendants Avison Young (Canada) Inc., Avison Young (USA) Inc., Avison

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Young–Nevada LLC, Mark Rose, Joseph Kupiec, John Pinjuv, and The Nevada Commercial

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Group (“Defendants”), through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate and request that the Court

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continue the hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion to Reconsider the Protective Order’s “Highly
Confidential” Provisions and Consolidate Selected Depositions (ECF No. 123) (“Motion
Regarding the Protective Order and Depositions”) and Plaintiff’s Motion to Substitute Newmark

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Group Inc. for BGC Partners Inc. as Plaintiff (ECF No. 132) (“Motion to Substitute”) (together,

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the “Motions”) as follows:

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STIPULATION

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1.

Plaintiffs filed their Motion Regarding the Protective Order and Depositions on

February 14, 2018.
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On February 20, 2018, the Court set a March 12, 2018, hearing on the Motion

Regarding the Protective Order and Depositions. (2/20/18 Minute Order.)
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On February 22, 2018, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation setting a briefing

schedule on the Motion Regarding the Protective Order and Depositions and resetting the hearing

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date for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018. (ECF No. 131.)
4.

The Motion Regarding the Protective Order and Depositions is fully briefed and

pending before this Court.

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5.

Plaintiffs filed their Motion to Substitute on February 23, 2018.

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6.

The Motion to Substitute is fully briefed and pending before the Court.

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On March 21, 2018, the Court scheduled a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion to

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Substitute for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018. (3/21/18 Minute Order.)
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On March 27, 2018, the parties submitted a stipulation to continue the April 2

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hearing on the Motions to May 1, 2018 (ECF No. 149), which the Court entered on March 28,

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2018 (ECF No. 151).
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hearing on the Motions.

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Defendants’ counsel do not object to continuing the hearing to one of these dates

subject to the Court’s availability on those dates.

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After discussion, the parties’ counsel agreed upon three dates that could

accommodate their respective schedules: June 12, 2018, June 13, 2018, and June 14, 2018.

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Plaintiffs’ counsel have conferred with Defendants’ counsel about continuing the

hearing.

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Plaintiffs’ counsel now have a conflict and are unable to attend the May 1, 2018,

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The parties therefore request that the Court reschedule the hearing on the Motions

to June 12, 2018, June 13, 2018, or June 14, 2018, or such other date on which the Court is

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available.
Dated: April 17, 2018

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NIXON PEABODY LLP

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

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By:

By:

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F. Thomas Hecht (pro hac vice)
Tina B. Solis (pro hac vice)
Seth A. Horvath (pro hac vice)
70 W. Madison Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60602

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s/ Seth A. Horvath

Bryan Stephany (pro hac vice)
655 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-5793
Keith Kobylka (pro hac vice)
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Attorneys for Plaintiffs BGC Partners Inc.,
G&E Acquisition Company LLC, and BGC
Real Estate of Nevad LLC

Attorneys for Defendants Avison Young
(Canada) Inc., Avison Young (USA) Inc.,
Avison Young–Nevada LLC, Mark Rose, and
Joseph Kupiec

RICE REUTHER SULLIVAN
& CARROLL LLP
By:

s/ Bryan M. Stephany

s/ Anthony J. DiRaimondo

David Carroll (Nev. Bar No. 7643)
Anthony J. DiRaimondo (Nev. Bar No. 10875)
3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy. Suite 1200
Attorneys for The Nevada Commercial Group
LLC and John Pinjuv

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ORDER
Having reviewed the foregoing stipulation and found it to be supported by good cause, IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing on Plaintiffs Motion Regarding the Protective Order
and Depositions (ECF No. 123) and Plaintiffs’ Motion to Substitute (ECF No. 132) is continued
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 9:30
to the following date and time:_____________________________. a.m. in Courtroom 3A.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Hon. George W. Foley
United States Magistrate Judge
DATED: 4-18-18

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