-RJJ IGT VS Alliance Gaming corporation, etal, No. 2:2004cv01676 - Document 1093 (D. Nev. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER Denying 1066 Motion for Attorney Fees, Granting 1069 Motion to Seal, Granting 1078 Motion to Seal, and Granting 1086 Motion to Seal. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 3/17/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)
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BACKGROUND P l i a gl com pany s alzi ilt desi , devel ent m anuf urng,di rbuton1 GT s obal peci i ng f he gn opm , act i sti i a ae ofc mputrz nds ls o e iedga ngma hi sa yse pr ducs. ly, mi c ne nds tm o t Bal oneof GT' c ef ompeior , I S hi c tt s 25 i reasons, t Co t ni t m o i he ur de es he ton. 27 i . i adi s ted,word dega igc a yiat sr s ma a mr s ope ae , ndditi e ga ng s ver ii lwi m n omp de i , nuf c e , r ts a srbuts mi m achi and com put i m oniorng s t sf gam i m achi ,ownsand oper esa sgnii ' nes erzed t i ysem or ng nes at i fcant i t ld b eofga n ma hi s and ow nsand oper esa casno. hsale as mi g c ne at i ; I r ' ! 28 'l addii t t f egoi , t ga tesha fld v ro! motonst s a t doc l t n ton o he or ng he ri ve ie a i ts i o e l he upen s rltngt t is onatone sfe :Motont Se l(/069)Moto t Se l( 0 a M ol t eai o he sue tr y' e s l o a /1 , ln o a #1 78) nd ton o Se (/086 .n eCour GRANTSt s motons al/1 ) t hee i , i E ! ! . Dockets.Justia.com ' I E j u ' * I l ' . i l On De e r 1 200 Pli if I tld wih t s Cour a Compli (/)f pae c mbe 2, 4, antf GT ie t hi t ant /1 or tnt ï 2 i rnge e a ns Baly. l is Co pl nt l ale d s x s ar e i rnge e c nt f s x nf i m nt gai t l n t m ai , GT l ge i ep at nfi m nt ou s or i ' l 3 dif entpat s:Pat No. 6,27, 6(1 p e ' Patnt 5848932(93 pae ' Pae No. fer ent ent 8 64 $ atntl; e No. , , 1 2 tntl; tnt 646 1 ! I I 4 5, 5 ('73paen'; e No. , 2, (ç 1pae ' ; e No. , l 698($98paen';nd 788,73 :5 t t' Patnt 572 891 $ l 89 tnt' Patnt 67 2, :6 t t' a l l : 5 Pae No.6,22, (: 5 pat '. On J nuay 21 2 Baly fld isAn we an numeo tnt 7 985 $ 98 ent) ' a r , 005, l ie t s r d rus i j 6 co e cl ms i l ng: 1 de lr t yj untr ai ,ncudi ( ) ca aor udgme ofn nfi me ,nv i t an u nf ce biiy nt oni rnge nti aldiy, d ne or a lt i ! 7 of t $ Pae , 1 Pae ,$73 Pae , $ 1 Pae , $ 8 Pae , a d : Pat ;( he 646 tnt 932 tnt 5 tnt 89 tnt 69 tnt n 985 ent 2) 7 8 m onopolzaton and atem pt m onopolzaton of t gam i ni ne and wheelgam e m a ket i i i t ed i i he ng achi r sn ) 9 voaino 1 U. C.' a dNe a alw;3 voaino teLa h m Ac;()t lc Po es' ' ilto f 5 S. j2 n v d a () ilto fh n a t 4 ç k r rcs' Wa E ! 1 vi a i ( vi ai n ofNe Re St t 5 21 . nd ( )i e i ali e f en e wih pr s ci 0 olton; 5) olto v. v. a. 98A. 0, 6 ntnton ntrer c t o pe tve a 1 l1 busnes ad i s vant age. ; 12 On Oct ober 16,2008,t Courti ued t Or r r antng and denyi varous m otons f he ss wo de s i ng i i or i ! I s mmar udgme .TheCourfundt tI Spae t 1 a 173weei ld, ndt t lyh 3 u yj nt to ha GT' tns 646 nd 5 r nvai a ha Bal ad i ' 1 noti rn dI S$46,1 3, nd $ 1p e s ( de (/ )TheCour de e I Smoi f 4 nfige GT' 6 57 a 89 atnt. Or r /948). t nid GT' ton or ! ' ; 1 s mmar j 5 u y udgme ast Bal sa irs a La m Ac cli .I TheCou tf t rf ta nt o ly' nttu t nd nha t ams d. r urhe ound h t : l I S 1 pa e wa i va i a t tBa l ha noti rn d t $ pa en . ( de (947) I S 6 GT' 698 t nt s n ld nd ha ly d nfi ge he 698 t t Or r / ). GT' / 5 1 1 pat wa notde a e i ld a t Cour no e t is swhi r mane i t c s :(1 7 985 cnt s clr d nvai nd he t t d wo s ue ch e i d n he a e ) ! ' 1 wh te t t pacn i i aldasobvi sunde 35U. C. 1 a ( whehe t Mc i EW S 8 eh r he 985 t ts nv i ou r S. 9 03, nd 2) t rhe c VI ! i $ ! 19 w ih pl yertacki devi i r nge upon t 985 pat , 1 t a r ng ces nfi be ent d. ' 20 ! ' 1 ; Folow i t s Cou ts is nc o t f e n Or er , t Cou ti s d a s a a t a I l ng hi r ' s ua e f he or goi g d s he r s ue ty s o l 21 r m a ni p oc e ngsan c rii d c nt lt oug I oft Com pl ntf p a .Th Unie St t s e i ng r e di d e tfe ou s hr h V he ai ora pe l e td ae , , 22 Cour ofAp l f teFe rlCic tafr dt Cour sOr r o Ocobe 2 2 t peas or h dea rui fime he t des n t r 2, 009.(/ ) /983. ; j 23 Subs que l Baly m o d t e Cour t lf t s a i t p oc e ngsi o de t pr c ed t ti l t e nty, l ve h t o it he t y n he r e di n r r o o e o ra on he ! j ! 2 rmann ius eoete u' Atrlru no temointIth sa,h C utniae 4 e iigs e bfr h Col oaagmetnh t oite tyte oridctd s t . o f . 25 t i i ended t r si w het t e wer m ater f ti on t r ai ng i s i t casewhi hat t nt o evi t her her e t s or ral he em ni s ues n he ch E ! i 2 6 weeprviusyrie i t motonsf s r e o l asd n he i or ummayj r udgme (/ ) Thepate weei tdt fl nt /998 . ris r nvie o ie j 2 a ya dt n l reso rn we moin f rs mmayj d mc t ite wih dt d s .1 . 7 n d io a b if r e e d t s o u r u g n,f h y s e o o o d i o ! 28 Folowi t Co ts he rn 1 fld a mo i t r c nsd t Co ts o de de i l ng he ur a ig, GT ie ton o e o ier he ur' r r nyng I l i 2 ! k ë . ' I ; h . i : E ë i I i ' l s mmayj me o Baly' rmani c unt cl msa Bal Gldrne dmoto f s u r udg nt n l s e i ng o er ai , nd ly e e we ins or ummay r 2 j me a t tei ldiyofI S1 a d. pae s O n Novem ber29,201 t Cour isued udg nt s o h nvai t GT' 891 n 985 tnt 0, he ts . 3 a Or r( 061 ontermani cli .I isOrert Co tpa e I Smotont r onsde n de #1 ) h e i ng ams n t d ,he ur ntd GT' i o ec i r ' ; 4 and deni Baly' r ai ng count cl m s. The Courtal dim ised Baly' cl m f i i t of ed l s em ni er ai so s s l s ai or nvaldiy ! 5 t $ pae andga e Bal smoi f s he 891 tnt rntd ly' ton or ummayj gme tont i aldiyofte1 pae . r ud n hc nv i t h 985 tnt i ' q 6 Basdonti Or rafn j gme wa enee i t smatronFe ay25 2011 e hs de, ialud nt s trd n hi te bnlr , . ' 7 1 8 at ne sf si tea unt $7057, 1and$2, 1560 i expens .Accor ngt Baly, t ey' tor y' ee n h mo of , 09 42 , n es di o l atom s Folow i t e Co ts Nov m ber29, 2 0 Or r Ba l m ov d t Cour f a a a d of l ng h ur ' e 01 de , ly e he t or n w r 9 f ar m ert i t sacton bas onI Sti ees e ied n hi i ed GT' tnequiabl conductbef e t Pat Of i i tt i t e or he ent fce, nsiuton j 1 ofaIws ti wh c i a s re i fi ement amsf rpae si k w t bei ld a not n rng 0 a ui n i h t s e td n rng cli o tnt t ne o nvai nd i fi ed 1l by t acc ed pr he us oduct and i entonaldel i brngi t l s, nt i ay n i ng he awsui i or t m axi i Baly s t n der o m ze l i ! l po e ta da ge . ( otf Ator e sFe s( l a 7) I ha opp e t motonsa i t t 2 t n il ma s' M . or t n y' e # 067) t . GT s os d he i ttng ha ' ; E 13 i di not engage i i t d n nequiabl conduct and t t e i no evi t e hat her s dence t 1 pur hat GT sued is pat t ent ; 1 i rn me cl msf i o rpur e o wiho ar a ona ebei t a iwoul pr va l ( n 4 nfige nt ai or mpr pe pos s r t ut ç s bl lef h t t d e i. Opp' ' E l (/ 079)a 6 . 5 ''/1 ' t ) ' 1 16 E l7 . Asw ilbedi s i t f l i , t Cour fndst t si notan exceptonalcas m ertng l scus ed n he olow ng he t i hat hi s i e ii atorney, f and expensesundert Pat Act t s ees he ent . 1 8 m scussl x o i i : l 9 Und 35U. C. 28 at ou tne ce ton cae ma a r r s bl at ne s)fe t er S. 5, s r i x pi al ss y wad eaona e tor yl' e s o c i 20 t p e ln pa t ., Ac or ng t t Fe r lCic t s cton 285 : us be i em r t a ai s t he r vaii g ry , c di o he de a r ui, e i $ t nt e ed g n t hc m ï i j 2l ba kgr d oft SupemeCou tsde soni Prf s o Re Esat l et s I .v Col a c oun he r r' cii n oesinal al t e nvsor, nc . umbi 22 Pitrsl usre,l .5 U. 49 11 S. .1 20,1 L. 2d6l (1 ) i ,LLC v Goo e cu e nd tis nc, 08 S. , 3 Ct 9 23 Ed. 1 993. Lor . gl, l . ; 23 / . nc, I i 1 i ; 1 2 : F. 3d ,2011W L l 40358( d. r 2011.Th r teCour rc ni dt tt rg t Fc Ci. ) ee,h t e og ze ha he ihto 24 brng and def Itgaton li plcat FistAm endm entrght and t brngi alegedl fi ous i end ii i sm i ed r i s hat i ng l y rvol . 25 ltgai co donl snci dit lws t 'be i l ba ee si t s s t t ra o bl ii ton ul ybe a tone fhe a uiwas o jctvey s ls n he en e ha no e s na e . 26 ltaa t ul r lsi lve * tuc esontemeis''t ( i o s tna Re Esat, 08U. ii'n co d eaitcal xo s c s h rt.'ff quotngprfes' l al t e 5 S. ' ' ec ' o 27 a 60> 1 S Ct 1 ) t yi t ch le edl i t i o jct l me ie sma ac r e mi t 13 . 920 . f onl fhe alng i gai s be i y rt s y ou t xa ne t on ve l . . 28 t Itga ' s jci motv ton. l he ii nts ube tve iai ' d. ' i I E ' 3 I i i 1 . ' . ' ( r ; ; . * l 1 ; i ( ! 1 l det nigwh t rac s i u xc pto unde j285, t r evants andar i setf h i n enni n ehe a e s e e inal r he el t ds ort n 2 B . . r aFur t eManuacurng,nc v Dut le I tr i ,nc, F. 1 ( d. r20 . ook nlur f t t l . . aiir nenatonall .393 3d 378 Fe Ci. 05) i 3 I t case;t Feder Cicui hel t an awar ofator n hat he al r t d hat d t neys'f i per isi eùwhen t ehasbeen ees s m s bl t her I ! 4 s e m at i i om eral nappr i e conductr at t t m ateri ltgaton,s asw iluli ri oprat el ed o he t n ii i uch lf nf ngem ent , : 5 faud or i r nequiabl conduct i pr t e n ocuri t pat , m i ng he ent sconduct durng Itgaton, vexatous or i ii i i 6 u j tte ltgain, nduc t t olt Fe R. v. 11orlk i rci .z/ (uotngBr ok nusiid ii to co tha vi aes d. Ci P. , ie nfa tons' #.q i o a ' : . ! i 7 Fu niur 3 F. a l l TheFe al rui,eli onPrfesonal al t e, l t t'bsnt r t e, 93 3d t 38 . der Cic tr yng o s i Re Esat hed ha ça e 8 m iconductdurng pat pr uton orltgaton, s i m ay be i pos agai apat pl ntf s i ent osec i ii i anctons m ed nst ent ai if ' 9 S yi boh( )t Itgato i brugh i s jci ba f t a ( t ltgai i obe tvel onl f t 1 he ii in s o t n ube tve d aih, nd 2) he ii ton s jci y - . : l basel '' ;see al Wedget lLt v.Huddl on D el lnc. 576 F. at1 0 ess.'1d. so ai d. est uxe, , 3d 30406. 11 l addii t Feder Cicui hol t an i rngem entacton doesnotbecom eunr onabl n ton he al r t ds hat nf i i eas e i > ! i 1 i tnnsofj285i t i rng men c nr a ona ybedip ed./ ' n rnge nti ofe difc to 2 ne f he nfi e t a e s bl s ut #. ç fi me s tn fiul t l r i 1 det ne,anda pat ee' uli at y i r vi ofhow acour wiltnd doesnotofisel esabls 3 enni ent s tm el ncor ect ew t l i t f t ih : 1 b d f t / ( i Br k Fur tr ,3 F. a 1 84 . Un rt s e ctn sa dad, t . 4 a aih. #. quotng oo. niu e 93 3d t 3 ) de hi xa ig tn r he s i ! , , i : : ; , ' v ç , , . ' 1 pli ifsc s mus ba noobe tvefundai a teplitf mus a t lykno t s 1 .Bot 5 antf' a e t ve j ci o ton, nd h anif t cual w hi. d h 1 t obe tvea s beci pong ofBr k Fu niur ç tbeetbls dbycla a c i n 6 he jci nd u j tve r s ooa r t e,' mus sa ihe e r nd onvncig 1 e d nc , / Furhe,t Fe rlCic tn est tund rtelw ( prs i tjttj a sri 7 vie e. #. t r he dea rui ot ha e h a : eumpton ja je seton , a . ; 1 ofi rng e tofa dul gr nt pa en i m a i g d f ih. / 8 nf i em n y a cd t t s de n oo a t ' #. ' ' I 1 9 Baly ar l guest ator s f ar w arant because1 com m it di hat t ney' ees e r ed GT ted çnequiabl conductby t e ; 20 i e i ly wihh di t W he l of Gol dulng pr e uton of t 1 pa e t a m a ng nt ntona l t ol ng he e d i os c i he 573 t n nd ki i 21 mirprsnt i rgadigt prora' ( .orAtor ysFe s( 1 a 1 ) I a ton, l se ee atons e r n he i l. Motf t ne t e # 067) t 8 .n ddii Baly i 22 ague t tI Stiiato mic uc r nd r t sc s e e i l' 1 a 21 Ac or ngt Bal r s ha GT' t tg in s ond t e e s hi a e xc ptona . d. t . c di o l l ' y, 5 23 1 e ge i ltgai mic uc by:(1 a sri t whe lpae sa i tti e s n;() GT nga d n ii ton s ond t ) setng he e tnt gans rpl pi 2 2 24 k ngl aselngivaldp tnt;( dea ngi brn ngisi rn men camss a t icr s nowi y s li n i ae s 3) lyi n igi t nfige t li o s o n eae ! i ; i ! ; j ! E i l I j 25 Bal sda ge ex ur , nd ( e g n i v xa i sa d fi ousItg i durng t sc s . l y' ma s pos e' 4) nga i g n e tou n rvol iiaton i hi a e a 26 2y 2 Th e ep i alna u e o t c s mus be e t bls d by ce ra c ncng e de c e xc ton t r f he a e t sa ihe la nd onvi i vi n e. We geai Lt v Hu e tn Deu e l . 57 F.d 1 2,l 4 ( Ci.2009) l a to t d t l d. . ddlso lx , nc, 6 3 30 30 Fed. r , n ddiin, he 2: Feder Cicui hasconsit l f al r t senty ound t onl açlm ied uni se ofcicum sancesw ar anta fndi hat y 'i t ver r t r i ng - ofexceptonalt i a pat case.' 1 i iy n ent ' d. 4 ' i i i . ' : + * i 1 l r ponse,l ar n es GT guest despie Baly' ar ent t t contaz t e i no evi hat t l s gum s o he r y her s dencet hat i E g l engaged i i GT n nequiabl conductorpur ued ispat i rngem entcl m s f i pr t e s t ent nfi ai or m operpur poses ' . ( 3 ( n ( 079 . l t srgad,l nots t tt s Cour ha ne rf nd t tI c Opp' #1 ) n hi e r GT e ha hi t s ve ou ha GT ommit ted : 4 i e t e con torf a o t PTO . l a ton,I a gu t tt e e i n e de e of a n qui abl duc r ud n he n ddii GT r cs ha h r s o vi nc ny 5 deceptvei entr at t t pr ecutonoft : pat .I alo ar i nt el ed o he os i he 573 ent GT s guest event hat hought Court he 6 uli at y di eed w ih isar ent and anal i i had agood f t bassf brngi t s l ui. tm el sagr t t gum s yss, t aih i or i ng bi aws t : ! 7 l t smatra a r ofat y' f sa e nssi not rntdund 35U. C. 285. n hi te, n wad tome s ee nd xpe e s wara e er S. j ' g Asnot by t Feder Cicui,t pr si can onl be appled i Sexce i ' cas wher n t ed he al r t hat ovi on y i n f ptonal' es ei he ë 9 pary m ovi f f can show t ough cl and convi ng evi t ng or ees hr ear nci dence t t e w as m at i hat her eral 1) m i ( sconductdurng t ltgaton s asw iluli rngem ent faud ori i he ii i uch lf nf i ,r neqbiabl conducti pr i t e n ocurng : jj t pae ,mic nduc dui ltgain,ve ai so unusi e ltgato c c t tviltdRul he tnt s o t rng ii to x tou r j tt d ii in, ondu t ha oae e i : j 1l,orIke i r i g i nf actons. A lhough Baly as ers t I engaged i such conductdurng t cour of t l s t hat GT n i he se ! ! 1$ t sm ater i hasnotpr ded t r st cl rand convi ng evi : hi t ,t ovi he equiie ea nci dencet suppor is as eri o t t s tons. l n i j a dii Bal ba fie t s ow t tI Scli f pae i rnge ntwees t jci y 4 d ton, ly s ald o h ha GT' ams or tnt nfi me r o t e tvel ob ! ' j bas ess t no r onabl Itgantcoul r i i l expects 5 el hat eas e ii d ealstcaly uccesson t m ert ,, A snot by t he is. ed he . 1 Feder Cicui,i ri 6 al r t nf ngem entcasesar ofen difcul t det ne anda pat ee' uli at y i r e t f i t o enni ent s tm el ncor ect : . , u 1 vi ofhow a cour wilfnd doesnotesabls t neces y bad f t y ew t l i t ih he sar aih. : ! : ) 8 i :: t tI Sposto wa obe tveyb ee s ) ha GT' iin s j ci l asls . ! Her alhough t 1 wasuli at y uns e, t he GT tm el ucces uli ispat i rngem ents t Baly hasnot sf n t ent nf i ui, l ) m etishi bur t s 9 t gh den o how by cl and convi ng evi ear nci dence t t sui wasbr hat he t oughtfi ousl or rvol y 21 CO N CLUSI N O ! ! i 22 : z: ( 06 i DENI $ #1 6) s ED. i Bas on t f egoi I I ORDERED t Baly' M oton f A tor Feesand Expenses ed he or ng, T S hat l s i or t ney 24 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tt eM o i t Sea ( 069)i GRANTED. TS ha h ton o l #1 s ' 25 ! I @ 26 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tteM oint Se ( 078)i GRANTED. TS ha h to o al#1 s I I FURTHER ORDERED t tteMoto t Se ( 086 i GRANTED TS ha h in o al#1 ) s ! ! i : I I . // / 27 zg // / I ! 5 ; ! ! i . ' : ! , .. E ! i I 1 ! 2 ! DA TED :M ar 17, 1 ch 201 ' . ; j 3 : i : 4 ; 6 : ' , Unied St es t at 5 . t i Judge rct . ! 7 : : i 8 : 9 : 1 0 i )j . i ! 1 2 1 1 3 i : 1 4 ! i : 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 ! 1 9 E ; 20 j ' I ! I 21 I 23 1 24 22 : ! 25 I : 26 I 2 7 i I @ 28 ! i 6 ! : i I .
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