Universal Entertainment Corporation v. Aruze Gaming America, Inc. et al

Filing 290

ORDER Denying without prejudice 263 , 278 Motion to Compel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 1/28/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

Case 2:18-cv-00585-RFB-NJK Document 290 Filed 01/28/21 Page 1 of 1

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT
CORPORATION,

Case No.: 2:18-cv-00585-RFB-NJK

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER

ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC., et al.,

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[Docket Nos. 263, 278]

Defendants.
Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to compel discovery responses. Docket

10 Nos. 263 (sealed motion), 278 (redacted motion). The Court has considered Defendants’ motion,
11 Plaintiff’s response, and Defendants’ reply. Docket Nos. 263, 284, 288. The motion is properly
12 resolved without a hearing. See Local Rule 78-1.
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The instant discovery dispute arises out of Plaintiff’s assertion of attorney-client privilege

14 over its communications with attorneys of the City-Yuwa Partners Law Firm based in Japan.
15 Whether attorney-client privilege applies to the challenged communications therefore implicates
16 foreign law issues. Bartech Sys. Int’l, Inc. v. Mobile Simple Sol., Inc., 2018 WL 834589, at *7 (D.
17 Nev. Feb. 12, 2018). The parties, however, fail to address whether American or Japanese law
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Accordingly, Defendants’ motion to compel is hereby DENIED without prejudice. Docket

20 Nos. 263, 278.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 28, 2021

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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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The Court has a duty to properly articulate and apply the law. See, e.g., Bateman v. U.S.
28 Postal Serv., 231 F.3d 1220, 1224 (9th Cir. 2000).

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