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

Filing 57

ORDER Granting 56 Stipulation for Extension of Time re 50 Answer to Amended Complaint, Counterclaim (First Request). Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 10/11/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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J. Stephen Peek, Esq. (1758)
Bryce K. Kunimoto, Esq. (7781)
Robert J. Cassity, Esq. (9779)
HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaimants
Aruze Gaming America and Kazuo Okada
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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HOLLAND & HART LLP

9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Phone: [phone] ♦ Fax: [phone]

UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT
11 CORPORATION, a Japanese corporation

12 Plaintiff,
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14 ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC., a Nevada
corporation, KAZUO OKADA, an individual
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Defendants.
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17 ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC., a Nevada
corporation, KAZUO OKADA, an individual
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Counterclaimants,
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v.
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UNIVERSAL
ENTERTAINMENT
21 CORPORATION, a Japanese corporation,
ARUZE USA, a Nevada corporation, and JUN
22 FUJIMOTO, an individual,

CASE NO.: 2:18-00585-RFB-GWF

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND DEADLINES (1) FOR
COUNTER DEFENDANTS TO
RESPOND TO THE COUNTERCLAIM,
AND (2) FOR COUNTERCLAIMANTS
TO FILE A RESPONSE TO ANY RULE
12 MOTIONS
(First Request)

23 Counter Defendants.
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Counter Defendants

27 Universal Entertainment Corporation (“UEC”), Aruze USA (“Aruze USA”) and Jun Fujimoto
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1 (“Fujimoto”) (collectively “Counter Defendants”), on one hand, and Counterclaimants Aruze
2 Gaming America, Inc. and Kazuo Okada (collectively “Counterclaimants”), on the other, through
3 their respective counsel of record, as follows:
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On September 20, 2018, Counterclaimants filed an Answer to Second Amended

5 Complaint and Counterclaim (ECF No. 50) (the “Counterclaim”).
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On or about October 10, 2018, Counter Defendants Aruze USA and Fujimoto

7 agreed to waive service of the Summons and Counterclaim.
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The deadline for the Counter Defendants to file a reply or a motion under Fed. R.

9 Civ. P. 12 to the Counterclaim shall be as follows: (i) UEC’s deadline shall be extended from
10 October 11, 2018 to December 5, 2018; and (ii) Aruze USA’s and Fujimoto’s deadline shall be

HOLLAND & HART LLP

9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Phone: [phone] ♦ Fax: [phone]

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The parties have agreed to this December 5, 2018 deadline based on Aruze USA

13 and Fujimoto’s agreement to waive service of the Counterclaim and Summons under Fed. R.
14 Civ. P. 4. The parties stipulate that Fujimoto’s waiver of service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 does
15 not waive any personal jurisdiction arguments that he may assert in a Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)
16 motion.
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The deadline for Counterclaimants to file a response to any motion filed under

18 Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by any of the Counter Defendants shall be extended from December 19, 2018
19 to January 9, 2019. This request for an extension is based on the parties’ efforts to consolidate
20 the deadlines by the Counter Defendants to file any answer or motion and due to the parties’
21 counsel’s December holiday schedules.
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This is the parties’ first request for an extension of these deadlines.

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Accordingly, for good cause showing, the parties have agreed to the foregoing

2 extension of the deadlines.
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DATED this 10th day of October 2018.

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HOLLAND & HART LLP

9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Phone: [phone] ♦ Fax: [phone]

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HOLLAND & HART LLP

EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP

By:

By:

/s/ Bryce K. Kunimoto____ ______
J. Stephen Peek, Esq. (1758)
Bryce K. Kunimoto, Esq. (7781)
Robert J. Cassity, Esq. (9779)
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134

/s/ Jay J. Schuttert________
Jay J. Schuttert, Esq. (8656)
David W. Gutke, Esq. (9820)
2300 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 900
Las Vegas, NV 89102

Attorneys for Defendants/
Counterclaimants Aruze Gaming
America, Inc. and Kazuo Okada

Andrew Z. Weaver, Esq. (pro hac vice)
Polsinelli PC
1000 Louisiana Street, 53rd Floor
Houston, TX 77002

Jeffrey S. Love, Esq. (pro hac vice)
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
121 SW Salmon St., Ste. 1600
Portland, OR 97204

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter
Defendant Universal Entertainment
Corporation and Counter Defendants
Aruze USA and Jun Fujimoto

Attorneys for Defendant/
Counterclaimant Aruze Gaming
America, Inc.

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

10-11-2018
DATED: _______________________________
CASE NO.: 2:18-cv-00585-RFB-GWF

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