Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Caesars Entertainment Corporation, No. 2:2018cv00862 - Document 176 (D. Nev. 2020)

Court Description: ORDER granting 175 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Christian W. Conkle for Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC and approving Designation of Local Counsel; Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 8/25/20 20. 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 - PAV)

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Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Caesars Entertainment Corporation Doc. 176 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 176 Filed 08/26/20 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEV ADA 7 8 ) ) ) Case# 2:18-cv-00862-MI'vfD-NJK 9 LINKSMART WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 10 Plaintiff(s), ) ) ) 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 11 12 vs. ) ) CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION ) ) ) ) 13 Defendant( s). 14 FILING FEE IS $250.00 15 16 ___ C_hr_is_ti_an~W_.~C~o_nk.....,....le __ __, Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court: (name of petitioner) 17 1. That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member of the law firm of 18 Russ August & Kabat 19 20 (firm name) with offices at ________ I_24_2_4_W_il_sh_i_re_B__,ou....,.l_ev_a_r_d,_1_2_th_F_lo_o_r _______ _ ( street address) 21 Los Angeles (city) 22 23 310-826-7474 (area code+ telephone number) California (state) 90025 (zip code) cconkle@raklaw.com (Email address) 24 2. 25 26 27 28 That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the law firm by Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC to provide legal representation in connection with [client( s)] the above-entitled case now pending before this Court. Rev. 5/16 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 176 Filed 08/26/20 Page 2 of 6 3. 3 12/2015 , Petitioner has been and presentl:y 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 4 from the clerk of the supreme court or highest admitting court of each state, territory, or insular 5 possession of the United States in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law certifying 6 the applicant's membership therein is in good standing. 2 7 4. That since That Petitioner was admitted to practice before the following United States District 8 Courts, United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of the United States and Courts 9 of other States on the dates indicated for each, and that Petitioner is presently a member in good 10 standing of the bars of said Courts. 11 Cami 12 USDC Central District of California Date Admitted 03/17/2017 Bar Number 306374 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 5. That there are or have been no disciplinary proceedings instituted against petitioner, 20 nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory 21 or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary or 22 disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below: 23 State "none" if Petitioner has no disciplinary proceedings, etc.) none 24 25 26 27 28 2 Rev. 5/16 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 176 Filed 08/26/20 Page 3 of 6 6. I That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give 2 particulars if ever denied admission): 3 (State "none" if Petitioner has never been denied admission.) none 4 5 6 7 8 7. 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 ! 9 10 8. Petitioner has filed application(s) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA 11-2 11 (formerly LR IA I 0-2) during 12 Date of Application the past three (3) years in the following matters: Cause Title of Court Administrative Body or Arbitrator 13 14 (State "none" ifno applications.) Was Application Granted or Denied OOV\L-- 15 16 17 18 19 20 (If necessary, please attach a statement of additional applications) 9. Petitioner consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and disciplinary boards of the 21 State of Nevada with respect to the law of this state governing the conduct of attorneys to the same 22 extent as a member of the State Bar of Nevada. 23 24 25 26 10. Petitioner agrees to comply with the standards of professional conduct required of the members of the bar of this court. 11. 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. 27 28 3 Rev. 5/16 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 176 Filed 08/26/20 Page 4 of 6 1 2 That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY. 3 4 STATE OF __ C_al_ifi_orn_ia__ ) 5 COUNTY OF __ j L_os_A_n_.g.._e_le_s_ 6 7 8 ~ __ C_hr_i_sti_·an_-_W_._C_o_n_k_l_e _ _, Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That the foregoing statements are true. 9 10 Subscribed and sworn to before me this ® 11 • 12 Ot'.T:.m,,,4t, 6A 1! ·· DAWN VISCARRA NotaryPublic- California LosAngelesCounty Commissionft 2274045 Y Comm.ExpiresJan 28, 20 13 14 15 16 DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF THIS COURT AND CONSENT THERETO. 17 Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Court, the Petitioner 18 believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate 19 Mark Borghese (name oflocal counsel) Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the 20 above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of 21 said designated Nevada counsel is: 22 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150 23 (street address) 24 25 26 Nevada (state) Las Vegas (city) 702-382-0200 (area code+ telephone number) 89145 (zip code) mark@borgheselegal.com (Email address) 27 28 4 Rev. 5/16 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 176 Filed 08/26/20 Page 5 of 6 By this designation the petitioner and undersigned party(ies) agree that this designation constitutes 2 agreement and authorization for the designated resident admitted counsel to sign stipulations 3 binding on all of us. 4 5 APPOINTMENT OF DESIGNATED RESIDENT NEVADA COUNSEL 6 7 8 The undersigned party(ies) appoint( s) ------,---M___,,ar.,....k----,B_o_rg_h_e_s.,..,.e _____ (name of local counsel) his/her/their Designated Resident Nevada Counsel in this case. as 9 10 /~ .-.·~ /~ 11 '- Koichiro Ikudome, CEO (type or print party name, title) 12 13 (party's signature) 14 15 (type or print party name, title) 16 17 CONSENT OF DESIGNEE The undersigned hereby consents to serve as associate resident Nevada counsel in this case. 18 19 20 Designated Resident Nevada Counsel's signature 21 623 l Bar number mark@borgheselegal.com Email address 22 23 APPROVED: 24 25 Dated: this --~ 25th day of ______ August -' 20 20 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28 5 Rev. 5/16 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 176 Filed 08/26/20 Page 6 of 6

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