Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Filing 18

ORDER approving ECF No. 17 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice as to Marc A. Fenster on behalf of plaintiff Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC and approving Designation of Local Counsel Mark Borghese. Signed by Judg e Miranda M. Du on 6/1/2018. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's CM/ECF System shall submit a Registration Form on the Court's website www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEV ADA

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LINKSMART WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY, LLC

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Plaintiff(s),

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vs.
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
CORPORATION
Defendant(s).

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Case # 2: l 8-cv-00862-MMD-NJK

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VERIFIED PETITION FOR
PERMISSION TO PRACTICE
IN THIS CASE ONLY BY
ATTORNEY NOT ADMITTED
TO THE BAR OF THIS COURT
AND DESIGNATION OF
LOCAL COUNSEL

FILING FEE IS $250.00

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' Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court:

(name of petitioner)

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That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member of the law firm of

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Russ August & Kabat
(firm name)

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with offices at

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I 2424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor

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~-~-~--(street address)

Los Angeles
(city)

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310-826-7474
(area code + telephone number)
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California
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90025
(zip code)

[e-mail]
(Email address)

That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the law firm by

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to provide legal representation in connection with

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the above-entitled case now pending before this Court.
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, Petitioner has been and presently is a
(date)
member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of
California
(state)
where Petitioner regularly practices law. Petitioner shall attach a certificate from the state bar or

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from the clerk of the supreme cou1t or highest admitting court of each state, territo1y, or insular

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possession of the United States in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law certifying

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the applicant's membership therein is in good standing.

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That since

12/07/1995

That Petitioner was admitted to practice before the following United States District

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Courts, United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of the United States and Courts

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of other States on the dates indicated for each, and that Petitioner is presently a member in good

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standing of the bars of said Courts.

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Date Admitted

Bar Number

USDC Central District of California

12/07/1995

181067

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USDC Northern District of California

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181067

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USDC Ea~tern District of California

04/20/2009

181067

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US Comt of Appeal for the Federal Circuit

02/26/2007

181067

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That there are or have been no disciplinaiy proceedings instituted against petitioner,

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nor any suspension of any license, ce1tificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulato1y

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or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinaiy or
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disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below:
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(State "none" if Petitioner has no disciplinary proceedings, etc.) none

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That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give

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particulars if ever denied admission):

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(State " none" if Petitioner has never been denied admission.) none

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That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations .

(State "none" if Petitioner is not a member of other Bar Associations.) none

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Petitioner has filed application( s) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA 11-2

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(fonnc rly LR IA 10-2) during

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Date of Application

the past three (3) years in the follow ing matters : (State "none" ifno
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Administrative Body
or Arbitrator

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applications.)

Was Application
Granted or
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(If necessary , please attach a statement of additional applications)
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Petitioner consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and disciplinary boards of the

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State of Nevada with respect to the law of this state governing the conduct of attorneys to the same

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extent as a member of the State Bar of Nevada .

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10.

Petitioner agrees to comply with the standards of professional conduct required of

the members of the bar of this court.
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Petitioner has disclosed in writing to the client that the applicant is not admitted to

practice in this jurisdiction and that the client has consented to such representation.

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That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court
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FOR THE PURPOSES OFTHIS CASE ONLY.

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That the foregoing statements are true.

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Petitioner's signature

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Subscribed and sworn to before me this

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Notary Pub!ic or Clerk of Court
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DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO
THE BAR OF THIS COURT AND CONSENT THERETO.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Cou,t, the Petitioner
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believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate
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Mark Borghese
(name of local counsel)

Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the
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above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of
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said designated Nevada counsel is:
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IO161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150

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(street addre ss)

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Las Vegas
(city)
702-382-0200

(area code + telephone number)

Nevada
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89145

(zip code)

mark@borgheselegal .com
(Email address)

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CALIFORNIA .JURAT WITH AFFIANT STATEMENT

CIVIL CODE § 8202

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Signature of Document Signer No. 2 (if any)

Signature of Document Signer No. I

A nota!) ' public or ot her officer completing this certificate verifies on ly the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this ce 1iificate is attached, and not the truthfulne ss, accurac ', or validit, of that document.

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Subscribed to (or affirmed) before me on
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this 29th day of May
Date
Month
Year
by
(1) MARC A. FENSTER
(and (2) -------------------------------------------),
Na111e(s) Sig11er(s)
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Proved to me on the basis of_satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) who appeared
before me .

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Title or Type of Document: Verified Petition for Pennission to Practice in This Case Only by
Attorney Not Admitted to the Bar of This Court and Designation of Local Counsel (U.S.
District Court, Las Vegas District)
Document Date: 5/29/2018
Number of Pages: ~ Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: ---~N_O_N_E_• _ ____
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THE STATE BAR
O F CALIFORNIA
180 HOWARD STREET , SAN FRAN C ISCO, CALIFO R N IA 94105- 16 17

TELEPHONE: [phone]

CERTIFICATE OF STANDING

May 8, 2018

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that according to the records of the State Bar, MARC
AARON FENSTER, #181067 was admitted to the practice of law in this state
by the Supreme Court of California on December 7, 1995; and has been
since that date , and is at date hereof, an ACTIVE member of the State Bar of
California ; and that no recommendation for discipline for professional or
other misconduct has ever been made by the Board of Trustees or a
Disciplinary Board to the Supreme Court of the State of California.

THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

Denise Velasco
Custodian of Membership Records