Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Wynn Resorts, Limited

Filing 24

ORDER approving ECF No. 13 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice as to Larry Russ on behalf of plaintiff Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC and approving Designation of Local Counsel Mark Borghese. Signed by Judge Mir anda M. Du on 6/20/2018. 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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UNKSMART WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Plaintiff(s),

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vs.
WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED

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Defendant(s).
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Case# 2: l 8-cv-00868-KJD-GWF
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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12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor

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310-826-7474
(area code+ telephone number)

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(street address)

Los Angeles
(city)

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California
(state)

90025
(zip code)

[e-mail]
(Email address)

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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

[client(s)]

the above-entitled case now pending before this Court.
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11/29/1978
, 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 court or highest admitting court of each state, territory, 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

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 Cowts

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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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Court

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USDC Central District of California

01/19/ 1979

082760

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USDC Northern District of California

04/22/2013

082760

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USDC Eastern District of California

08/03/2007

082760

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US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit

08/31/2016

082760

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USDC Southern District of California

06/07/2000

082760

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USDC Middle District of Florida

08/2000

082760

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Utah State Court, 3rd Judicial District

05/2006

082760

Date Admitted

Bar Number

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

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nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory
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or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary 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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(fonn crly LR IA 10-2) during

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Date of Application

the past three (3) years in the following matters: (State "none" ifno
Title of Court
Administrative Body
or Arbitrator

Cause

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applications.)

Was Application
Granted or
Denied

none

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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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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 OF THIS CASE ONLY.

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STATE OF --

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COUNTY OF --------""- Los Angeles
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California

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, Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

That the foregoing statements are true.

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Subscribed and sworn to before me this

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day of_____

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DES f NATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO
vfIE BAR OF THIS COURT AND CONSENT THERETO .

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Court, 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
(state)

89145

(zip code)

[e-mail]
(Email address)

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By this designation the petitioner and undersigned party(ies) agree that this designation constitutes
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agreement and authorization for the designated resident admitted counsel to sign stipulations

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binding on all of us.

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APPOINTMENT

OF DESIGNATED RESIDENT NEV ADA COUNSEL

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The undersigned party(ies) appoint(s) ______

M_a_r_k_B_o_r_g_h_es_e
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(name of local counsel)
his/her/their Designated Resident Nevada Counsel in this case.

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(party's signature)

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Koichiro Ikudome, CEO
(type or print party name, title)

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(party's signature)

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(type or print party name, title)

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CONSENT OF DESIGNEE
The undersigned hereby consents to serve as associate resident Nevada counsel in this case.

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Designated Resident Nevada Counsel's signature

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6231
Bar number

[e-mail]
Email address

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APPROVED:

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20th day of June
Dated: this ___
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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CALIFORNIA JURA T WITH AFFIANT ST ATEMENT

CIV IL CODE§ 8202

g_Sec Attached Document (Notary to cross out lines 1-6 below)
D See Statement Below (Lines 1- 6 to be completed only by document signer[s], not Notary)

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Signature of Document Signer No. I

Signature of Document Signer No 2 (if any)

A notal)' public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the trnthfolness, accurac , or validit of that document.

State of California

Subscribed to (or affirmed) before me on
this 24th day of May
, 2018
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County of _--....!cLA'---.0.!.!n.og-"'-el,..,,c""s by
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(1) LARRY C. RUSS
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Name(s) of Sig11er(s)
Proved to me on the basis of_satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) who appeared
before me.
LUPE DIAZ
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Title or Type of Document: 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 (U.S.
Document Date: 5/24/2018
District Court, Nevada District)
Number of Pages:
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THE STATE BAR
OF CALIFORNIA
180 HOWARD STREET, SAN fl v\NC lSCO , CALIFORNIA

94105-1617

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, LARRY CRAIG RUSS,
#82760 was admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Supreme Court of
California on November 29, 1978; and has been since that date , and is at date hereo( 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