Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. et al v. AGS, LLC et al

Filing 41

ORDER Granting 40 Stipulation of Dismissal with prejudice. The Court, however, declines to retain jurisdiction to enforce the parties' Settlement Agreement. Case terminated. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 8/30/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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NICHOLAS J. SANTORO
Nevada Bar No. 532
JASON SMITH
Nevada Bar No. 9691
SANTORO WHITMIRE
10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
GARY M. RUBMAN
(Admitted pro hac vice)
PETER SWANSON
(Admitted pro hac vice)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.,
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd., and
Aristocrat International Pty Ltd.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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

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Plaintiffs,

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SIMON J. FRANKEL
(Admitted pro hac vice)
ETHAN C. FORREST
(Admitted pro hac vice)
REBECCA A. JACOBS
(Admitted pro hac vice)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5356
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

v.
AGS, LLC and PLAYAGS, INC.,
Defendants.

Case No. 2:18-cv-00396-GMN-GWF

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF
DISMISSAL

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants

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Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd., and Aristocrat

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International Pty Ltd. (collectively, “Aristocrat”) and Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs AGS,

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LLC and PlayAGS, Inc. (collectively, “AGS”) (Aristocrat and AGS collectively, the “Parties”),

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by and through their respective counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

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1. Aristocrat filed a Complaint in this matter on March 5, 2018. (ECF No. 1).

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2. AGS filed an Answer and Counterclaims on April 11, 2018. (ECF Nos. 17, 18).

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3. The Parties have reached a settlement of all disputes in this case (the “Settlement

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Agreement”). As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Parties have agreed to dismiss all claims
and counterclaims in this case with prejudice.

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4. Neither Party will move for an award of attorneys’ fees or costs.

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Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Parties respectfully request that the Court

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approve this stipulation and order as follows: (1) all claims and counterclaims asserted by the

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Parties in any pleading in this action are dismissed with prejudice; and (2) this Court shall retain

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jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement and this Order of Dismissal.

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Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of August, 2018.

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For Aristocrat:

For AGS:

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/s/ Jason D. Smith
NICHOLAS J. SANTORO
Nevada Bar No. 532
JASON SMITH
Nevada Bar No. 9691
SANTORO WHITMIRE, LTD.
10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail],
[e-mail]

/s/ Craig J. Mariam
CRAIG J. MARIAM
Nevada Bar No. 10926
ROBERT E. SCHUMACHER
Nevada Bar No. 7504
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1550
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

GARY M. RUBMAN
(admitted pro hac vice)
PETER A. SWANSON
(admitted pro hac vice)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Attorneys for Defendants-Counterclaim
Plaintiffs

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One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail],
[e-mail]
SIMON J. FRANKEL
(admitted pro hac vice)
ETHAN C. FORREST
(admitted pro hac vice)
REBECCA A. JACOBS
(admitted pro hac vice)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5356
Tel.: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail],
[e-mail],
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Counterclaim
Defendants

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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that pursuant to the foregoing, the Court hereby
GRANTS the parties' Stipulation to Dismiss. The Court, however, declines to retain jurisdiction to
enforce the parties' Settlement Agreement.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED this _______day of August, 2018.

Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on August 22, 2018, I electronically filed the foregoing

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STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF

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system which sent notification to the following counsel of record in this matter:

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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Craig J. Mariam
Robert E. Schumacher
Samuel B. Laughlin

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E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaimants
/s/ Rachel Jenkins
An employee of Santoro Whitmire

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