Credit Suisse v. Lattig et al

Filing 37

ORDER Granting 36 Stipulation for Extension of Time re Briefing Schedule (Fourth Request). See Order for deadlines. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 6/8/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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GARMAN TURNER GORDON LLP
William M. Noall
Nevada Bar No. 3549
650 White Drive, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Elizabeth W. Walker
California Bar No. 113545
555 West Fifth Street, 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, formerly known as Credit Suisse,
Cayman Islands Branch (as successor to Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands Branch);
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston LLC); and
Credit Suisse AG (collectively, “Credit Suisse” or “Appellant”)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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USDC Case No.: 17-cv-01975-JCM
Appeal Ref. No. 17-27

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In re:

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LAKE AT LAS VEGAS JOINT VENTURE,
LLC; LLV-1, LLC; LLV HOLDCO, LLC;
LAKE LAS VEGAS PROPERTIES, LLC; LLV
FOUR CORNERS, LLC; NORTHSHORE
GOLF CLUB LLC; P-3 AT MONTELAGO
VILLAGE LLC; THE GOLF CLUB AT LAKE
LAS VEGAS LLC; MARINA INVESTORS
LLC; THE VINEYARD AT LAKE LAS
VEGAS LLC; LLVVHI LLC; TCH
DEVELOPMENT LLC; TC TECHNOLOGIES
LLC; SOUTHSHORE GOLF CLUB LLC
NEVA HOLDINGS LLC

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Appeal from Case No. BK-S-08-17814-MKN
BK 08-17815 MKN BK 08-17832 MKN
BK 08-17817 MKN BK 08-17835 MKN
BK 08-17820 MKN BK 08-17837 MKN
BK 08-17822 MKN BK 08-17841 MKN
BK 08-17825 MKN BK 08-17842 MKN
BK 08-17827 MKN BK 08-17844 MKN
BK 08-17830 MKN BK 08-17845 MKN
Joint Administration

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Jointly Administered Reorganized Debtors.
CREDIT SUISSE,
v.
LARRY LATTIG, CREDITOR TRUSTEE OF
THE LLV CREDITOR TRUST
Appellee.

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FOURTH STIPULATION AND ORDER
TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE TO
FACILITATE MEDIATION

Appellant,

Credit Suisse, by and through its undersigned counsel, Elizabeth W. Walker of the law firm

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Sidley Austin LLP and William M. Noall of the law firm Garman Turner Gordon LLP, Larry

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Lattig, as Creditor Trustee (the "Creditor Trustee") of the LLV Creditor Trust, by and through his

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attorneys, Robert M. Charles, Jr. of the law firm Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Gary

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Cruciani, Jr. of the law firm McKool Smith, P.C., and Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

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and NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund (together, the "Highland Entities" and, collectively with the

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Creditor Trustee, the "Appellees") by and through their attorneys, Jacob S. Frumkin and Michael

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D. Warner of the law firm Cole Schotz P.C. and Samuel A. Schwartz of the law firm Schwartz

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Flansburg PLLC (collectively, the "Parties"), stipulate and agree as follows:
RECITALS

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a.

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On December 12, 2017, this Court issued a Minute Order [ECF No. 27] (the

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"Minute Order") setting the deadlines for Appellant to file and serve an opening brief, for

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Appellee(s) to file and serve an answering brief, and for Appellant to file and serve a reply brief.

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The deadlines set in the Minute Order are December 26, 2017, January 9, 2018, and January 23,

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2018, respectively.
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On December 29, 2017, this Court issued an Order [ECF No. 31] extending the

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deadlines contained in the Minute Order to March 2, 2018, April 6, 2018, and April 20, 2018,

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respectively, to facilitate the Parties’ planned mediation with the Honorable Gregg W. Zive.
c.

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On January 23, 2018 the Parties mediated the disputes involved in what is referred

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to by the Parties and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada as the

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"Indemnification Dispute," which include this appeal. The mediation included approximately

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46 additional parties with financial interests in the Indemnification Dispute, but who have

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yet to make an appearance in the appeal and thus are not Parties to this Stipulation and

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Order.

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d.

On March 30, 2018, this Court issued an order [ECF No. 33] extending the

deadlines contained in the Minute Order to April 6, 2018, May 4, 2018 and May 18, 2018.
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On April 6, 2018, the Parties submitted their Third Stipulation and Order to Extend

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Briefing Schedule to Facilitate Mediation [ECF No. 34] (“Extension Stipulation”) as the Parties

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needed additional time (the, “Extension Period”) to document and implement the agreements made
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at mediation.
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On April 10, 2018, this Court issued an order [ECF No. 35] extending the deadlines

contained in the Minute Order to June 5, 2018, July 3, 2018 and July 17, 2018.
g.

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Since the Parties entered into the Extension Stipulation, they have concluded the

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documentation to implement the agreements made at mediation, including documentation that will

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allow the termination of this appeal. Thirty-one (31) of the necessary party signatures on the

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documentation have been received, and counsel are waiting for approximately 23 additional

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party signatures. The attorney who represents approximately 46 of the parties and who is

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tasked with collecting the remaining 23 needed party signatures has indicated it will take

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about another week to collect the remaining party signatures. None of these 46 parties has

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made an appearance in this appeal but they are all parties-in-interest to the Indemnification Dispute

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in the Bankruptcy Court. Upon receipt of all necessary signatures, the Parties will seek an order

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from Judge Nakagawa that will facilitate the dismissal of this appeal. The Parties hereby seek a

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sixty (60) day extension of the briefing deadlines to facilitate collecting the necessary signatures

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and then obtaining the necessary order from Judge Nakagawa.

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dismissal.
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The Parties do not wish to expend further resources on this appeal pending its

In view of the foregoing and consistent with Bankruptcy Rule 8009, made

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applicable to this appeal pursuant to LR 8018, the Parties have further met and conferred regarding

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an extension of the current briefing schedule.
STIPULATION

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Based upon the above Recitals and subject to the entry of an order by this Court approving

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this Stipulation, the Parties agree that:

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The Appellant shall have until August 3, 2018, to file and serve an opening brief.

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The Appellees shall have until September 4, 2018, to file and serve an answering

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brief.

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The Appellant shall have until September 17, 2018, to file and serve a final reply

brief.

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Dated: June 5, 2018.

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GARMAN TURNER GORDON LLP

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

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/s/ William M. Noall
William M. Noall
650 White Drive, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile [phone]

/s/ Elizabeth W. Walker
Elizabeth W. Walker
555 West Fifth Street, 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorney for Credit Suisse

Attorneys for Credit Suisse

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LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE
LLP

COLE SCHOTZ P.C.
/s/ Jacob S. Frumkin
Jacob S. Frumkin
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Telephone: [phone]

/s/ Robert M. Charles
Robert M. Charles, Jr.
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy Ste 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169-5996
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Co-Counsel for the LLV Credit Trust

Michael D. Warner
301 Commerce Street Suite 1700
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Telephone: [phone]
Attorney for the Highland Entities

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DATED: June 8, 2018

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