Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. et al v. Light & Wonder, Inc. et al, No. 2:2024cv00382 - Document 22 (D. Nev. 2024)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 15 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Gary M. Rubman and approving Designation of Local Counsel Attorney Jason D. Smith. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 3/12/2024. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's e-filng system shall register on the PACER website www.pacer.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - RJDG)
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Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. et al v. Light & Wonder, Inc. et al Doc. 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD., Plaintiff(s), vs. L IGHT & WONDER , INC., L NW GA MING , INC., and SCIPLA Y CORPORATION, Defendant(s). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case #2:24-cv-00382- GMN-MDC 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 17 18 _ . _ R_ ub _ _m_an_ ___, Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court: '-- M ___G_ a_ry (name of petitioner) 1. That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member of the law firm of 19 Covington & Burling L LP (firm name) 20 One CityCenter, 850 10th St., NW ------with offices at -------------------( street address) 21 Washington (city) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 202-662-5465 (area code+ telephone number) 2. District of Columbia (state) 20001 (zip code ) grubman@cov.com (Email address) That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the law firm by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. & Aristocrat to provide legal representation in connection with t ) e [cli n (s ] Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. the above-entitled case now pending before this Court. Rev. 5/16 Dockets.Justia.com 3 March 8, 2002 , Petitioner has been and presently is a (date) District of Columbia member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of (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. 1 2 3. 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. Date Admitted 11 Court 12 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 6, 2009 13 U.S. District Court - District of Columbia July 1, 2002 14 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit July 11, 2001 Bar Number 474964 15 16 17 18 19 5. 20 21 That there are or have been no disciplinary proceedings instituted against petitioner, nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary or 22 disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below: 23 None 24 25 26 27 28 2 Rev. 5/16 1 6. That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give 2 particulars if ever denied admission): SD None 5 6 7 7. That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations. New York and District of Columbia 8 9 10 8. Petitioner has filed application(s) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA 11-2 11 (formerly LR IA 10-2) during the past three (3) years in the following matters: (State "none" if no applications.) 12 Date of Application Title of Court Administrative Body or Arbitrator Cause 13 14 Was Application Granted or Denied None 15 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 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 1 2 That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY. 3 4 Petitioner's signature e ())(4 PK, STATE OF 5 COI4N-T-Y-OF 6 7 8 g 1 k(-Y1O/46, al, r Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That the foregoing statements are true. 9 etitioner's signat 10 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11 day of WIA.,,e-c), \. a 12 • 13 Mary Public or Clerk of Court 14 ,,,,, 15 16 Dts. • 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 Jason D. Smith (name of local counsel) Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate 19 20 above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of 21 said designated Nevada counsel is: 22 300 S.4th Street, Suite 1600 (street address) 23 24 25 26 Nevada (state) Las Vegas (city) 702.791.0308 (area code + telephone number) , 89101 , (zip code) jsmith@nevadafirm.com (Email address) 27 28 4 Rev. 5/16 1 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 h __ Ja_s_on_ D. S mit The undersigned party(ies) appoint(s) _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ as (name of local counsel) his/her/their Designated Resident Nevada Counsel in this case. 9 10 /s/ Meredith McKenzie (party's signature) 11 Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. - Deputy CLO-IP, Litigation, (type or print party name, title) Non-Gaming Compliance /s/ Anne Tucker (party's signature) 12 13 14 Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Ltd. - Deputy CLO Group, M&A and ESG (type or print party name, title) 15 16 17 18 CONSENT OF DESIGNEE The undersigned hereby consents to serve as associate resident Nevada counsel in this case. 19 20 /s/ Jason D. Smith Designated Resident Nevada Counsel's signature 21 9691 Bar number 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 jsmith@nevadafirm.com Email address APPROVED: March 12 day of __ Dated: this ___ _____, 20 24 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 5 Rev. 5/16 On behalf of JULIO A. CASTILLO, Clerk of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Bar does hereby certify that Gary M Rubman was duly qualified and admitted on March 8, 2002 as an attorney and counselor entitled to practice before this Court; and is, on the date indicated below, an Active member in good standing of this Bar. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of this Court at the City of Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2023. JULIO A. CASTILLO Clerk of the Court Issued By: David Chu - Director, Membership District of Columbia Bar Membership For questions or concerns, please contact the D.C. Bar Membership Office at 202-626-3475 or email memberservices@dcbar.org. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Third Judicial Department I, Robert D. Mayberger, Clerk of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Judicial Department, do hereby certify that Gary Michael Rubman was duly licensed and admitted to practice as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in all the courts of this State on May 15, 2001, has duly taken and subscribed the oath of office prescribed by law, has been enrolled in the Roll of Attorneys and Counselors at Law on file in this office, is duly registered with the Office of Court Administration, and according to the records of this Court is currently in good standing as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the City of Albany on March 6, 2024. Clerk of the Court CertID-00163850 State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Admissions Office P.O. Box 7350, Capitol Station Albany, NY 12224-0350 Robert D. Mayberger Clerk of the Court AD3AdmissionsOffice@nycourts.gov http://www.nycourts.gov/ad3/admissions (518) 471-4778 Anthony A. Moore Director of Attorney Admissions To Whom It May Concern: An attorney admitted to practice by this Court may request a certificate of good standing, which is the only official document this Court issues certifying to an attorney's admission and good standing. An attorney's registration status, date of admission and disciplinary history may be viewed through the attorney search feature on the website of the Unified Court System. New York State does not register attorneys as active or inactive. An attorney may request a disciplinary history letter from the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Third Judicial Department. Bar examination history is available from the New York State Board of Law Examiners. Instructions, forms and links are available on this Court's website. Robert D. Mayberger Clerk of the Court Revised January 2022
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