Beard v. Caesars Entertainment Corp. et al

Filing 39

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all pending motions 18 , 20 , 34 are DENIED as moot. The court will set a hearing date for the motion for preliminary approval of class settlement once the motion for preliminary approval has been filed. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 2/3/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

Case 2:16-cv-00833-JAD-NJK Document 36 Filed 01/23/17 Page 1 of 3

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail]; www.thiermanbuck.com

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Mark R. Thierman, Nev. Bar No. 8285
Joshua D. Buck, Nev. Bar No. 12187
Leah L. Jones, Nev. Bar No. 13161
THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511
Tel.: [phone]
Fax.: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Jason Beard, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated
Elayna J. Youchah, Bar No. 5837
JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
James A. McKenna (admitted pro hac vice)
Jason A. Selvey (admitted pro hac vice)
JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and
Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JASON BEARD, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.,
CAESARS ENTERPRISE SERVICES, LLC,
and DOES 1-50,

Case No.: 2:16-cv-00833-JAD-NJK
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS AS
NOTICE LIGHT OF PENDING
MOOT IN OF SETTLEMENT AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING
SETTLEMENT JOINT MOTION FOR
HEARING ON
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS
ACTION SETTLEMENT
ECF No. 18, 20, 34, 36

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Jason Beard (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Caesars Entertainment Corp. and

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Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC (“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel of

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record (collectively “the Parties”), hereby notify that the Court that the Parties have entered in

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to a tentative settlement in this matter.

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documents in the coming weeks, including the necessary motions for preliminary approval of

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the class action settlement and all related papers. Therefore, the Parties respectfully request a

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hearing date for preliminary approval of the class action settlement be held the first or second

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THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
[phone] Fax [phone]
Email [e-mail]; www.thiermanbuck.com

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week of March 2017.

The Parties will be drafting formal settlement

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Respectfully Submitted,

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Dated: January 23, 2017

Dated: January 23, 2017

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/s/Joshua D. Buck
Mark R. Thierman, Nev. Bar No. 8285
Joshua D. Buck, Nev. Bar No. 12187
Leah L. Jones, Nev. Bar No. 13161
THIERMAN BUCK LLP
7287 Lakeside Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Tel.: [phone]
Fax.: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

/s/Elayna J. Youchah
Elayna J. Youchah, Bar No. 5837
JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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James A. McKenna (admitted pro hac vice)
Jason A. Selvey (admitted pro hac vice)
JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiff
Jason Beard, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated

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Attorneys for Defendants
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and
Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC

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ORDER
In light of the impending settlement as announced by this stipulation [#36], IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that all pending motions [##18, 20, 34] are DENIED as moot. The
court will set a hearing date for the motion for preliminary approval of class settlement once
the motion for preliminary approval has been filed.
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