Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Caesars Entertainment Corporation, No. 2:2018cv00862 - Document 177 (D. Nev. 2020)

Court Description: ORDER granting 174 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice and approving Designation of Local Counsel; Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 8/25/2020. 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. 177 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 177 Filed 08/26/20 Page 1 of 6 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 7 8 9 LINKSMART WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 10 Plaintiff(s), 11 12 13 ) ) l ) ) ) ) vs. CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION ) ) ) ) Defendant(s). 14 Case# 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK 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 15 ___ 16 A_d_am_S_._H_o_ff_m_an ___ ---'Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court: (name of petitioner) 17 1. That Petitioner is an attorney at Jaw and a member of the Jaw firm of 18 Russ August & Kabat 19 20 21 (firm name) with offices at ________ ______ L_o_s _A_no:ge_I_es ______ (city) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 310-826-7474 (area code+ telephone number) 2. ~ 12_4_2_4_W_i_·1s_hir_· _e_B_o_u_Ie_v_ar_d;__, _l2_t_h_F_Io_o_r _______ (streetaddress) , ,,Ccaalccifis,io,_,rm,,·"-a---------' (state) __ 9_0_0_25_~ (zip code) ahoffman@raklaw.com (Email address) That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the Jaw firm by Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC [client(s)] to provide legal representation in connection with , I the above-entitled case now pending before this Court. Rev. 5/16 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 177 Filed 08/26/20 Page 2 of 6 3. 3 February 5, 2002 Petitioner has been and presently is a (date) member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of_cCLaalni£rra>Lrnn.it.aac_ ____ _ (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 Court Date Admitted 12 USDC Central District of California 3/4/2004 218740 13 USDC Northern District of California 4/6/2004 218740 14 USDC Eastern District of Texas 12/23/2009 218740 15 US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit 5/7/2012 218740 16 Supreme Court of the State of California 2/5/2002 218740 17 U.S. District Cour~ Southern District of California January 26, 2016 218740 Bar Number 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 177 Filed 08/26/20 Page 3 of 6 6. 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 That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations. 7. (State "none" if Petitioner is not a member of other Bar Associations.) none 8 9 10 Petitioner has filed application(s) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA l 1-2 8. ll (tbrn1er!y LR !A 10-2) during the past three (3) years in the following matters: 12 Date of Application (State "none" ifno applications.) Title of Court Cause Administrative Body or Arbitrator 13 Was Application Granted or Denied NONE 14 l5 16 17 18 (If necessary, please attach a statement of additional applications) 19 20 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 JO. Petitioner agrees to comply with the standards of professional conduct required of the members of the bar of this court. I I. 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 177 Filed 08/26/20 Page 4 of 6 That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court 2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY. 3 4 5 6 7 8 Petitioner's signature STATE OF ~C=a=l=if!=or~n=ia~--- ) ) Los Anaeles COUNTY OF ) ----~--- Adam S. Hoffman That the foregoing statements are true. / 9 Petitioner's signature 10 Subscribed and sworn to before me this J 11 12 e 10 . :~ "°'' ;; e aea: ~~~~ §§ -~{ 13 ~"' 0 '"'" e e,,, e e DAWNVISCARRA Notary Public• California LosAngelesCounty f2 f; Commission#2274045 MyComm.ExpiresJan 28, 2023 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 of local 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 Las Vegas (city) 702-3 82-0200 (area code+ telephone number) Nevada 89145 (state) (zip code) mark@borgheselegal.com (Email address) 27 28 4 Rev. 5/16 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 177 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 APPOINTMENT OF DESIGNATED RESIDENT NEV ADA COUNSEL 5 6 7 8 N/~~, · The undersigned party(ies) appoint(s) ______ illSffllili,, 9 Desi'"""" Resio,m M_ar_k_B~o_r_:g:_h_e_se~ _____ (name of local counsel) as 10 '(party's s1gnaturef 11 '---- Koichiro Ikudome, CEO (typ:' or print party name, title) 12 13 (party's signature) 14 15 (type or print party name, title) 16 CONSENT OF DESIGNEE 17 The undersigned hereby consents to serve as associate resident Nevada counsel in this case. 18 19 ~d~a 20 Counsel's signature 6231 Bar number 21 mark@borgheselegal.com Email address 22 23 APPROVED: 24 25th day of _______ August Dated: this ___ 20 ~20_. 25 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28 5 Rev. 5/16 Case 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK Document 177 Filed 08/26/20 Page 6 of 6

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