Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. MGM Resorts International, No. 2:2018cv00867 - Document 42 (D. Nev. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER granting ECF No. 41 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Minna Y. Chan for Linksmart Wireless Technology LLC, and approving designation of local counsel. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 7/15/2019. Any A ttorney 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 - KR)

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Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. MGM Resorts International Doc. 42 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEV ADA 7 8 9 LINKSMART WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, LLC IO Plaintiff(s) , 1I 12 vs. MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL 13 Defendant( s). 14 ) ) ) Case # 2:18-cv -00867-MMD -NJK ) VERIFIED PETITION FOR PERMISSION TO PRACTICE IN TIDS CASE ONLY BY ATTORNEY NOT ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF TffiS COURT AND DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COUNSEL ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FILING FEE IS $250.00 15 16 - -~~ M_i_n_na ~ Y_.~C ...,... h_an---,-___ , Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court: (name of petitioner) 17 I. That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a memb er of the law firm of 18 Russ Aug ust & Kabat (firm name) 19 20 with offices at 21 12424 Wils hire Bouleva rd, 12th Floor -;--- --::--""7"""" --- --(street address) - - --- Los Angeles (city) 22 23 - - ---- 310-826 -7474 (area code+ telephone number) Ca lifornia (state) - --- --' 90025 (zip code) mchan@raklaw.com (Email address) 24 2. 25 Tha t Petitioner has been reta ined personall y or as a member of the law firm by 26 Wireless Techno logy , LLC -- Linksmart --- -[client - -(s)]- - --- - -- - to provide 27 the above-entitled case now pending before this Court . 28 legal representatio n in connect ion with Rev. 5/16 Dockets.Justia.com 3. 2 That since __ __ 1_21..,.. 0.... 3_12...,,0 _1_5__ _ ., Petitioner has been and presently is a (date) member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of __ __ C_al_iti _o_m _ ia__ _ (state) 3 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. 7 4. That Petitioner was admitted to practice befo re 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 IO standing of the bars of said Courts. 11 Court 12 USDC Central District of California 12/11/2015 305941 13 USDC Northern District of California 08/06/2017 305941 14 US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit 11/30/2017 305941 Date Admitted Bar Number 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 judic ial, regulatory 21 or administrat ive 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 6. 2 3 That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give particulars if ever denied admission): !(State "non e" if Petitioner has never been denied admission.) none 4 5 6 7 7. That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations. :estate "none" if Petitioner is not a member of other Bar Associations.) California 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 12 Date of Application the past three (3) years in the following matters: Title of Court Administrative Body or Arbitrator Cause 13 14 (State "none" ifno applications.) 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 . 10. 24 25 26 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 That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court 2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY~ 3 4 STATE OF 5 / --------California COUNTY OF __ Petitioner's signature ) ) L_o_s_A_n~g~e_le_s __ ) 6 7 8 Minna Y. Chan Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: 9 10 That the foregoing statements are ttue. 7 Petitioner'ssigna Subscribed and sworn to before me this II 12 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 19 believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate 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 10161Park Run Drive , Suite 150 (street address) 23 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 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 NEV ADA COUNSEL 6 7 8 The undersigned party(ies) appoint( s) -----:---M--=-ar-:--k----:B_o_rg_h_e_se~----(name of local counsel) his/her /their Designated Resident Nevada Counsel in this case. 9 10 ll 12 as Koichiro Ikudome, CEO (type or print party name, title) 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 20 6231 Bar number 21 mark@borgheselegal.com Email address 22 APPROVED: 24 Dated: this __15th_ day of _ July _ _ ____ 19 , 20_. 25 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28 5 Rev. 5/ 16 CALIFORNIA JURA T WITH AFFIANT STATEMENT CIVIL CODE § 8202 p('s ee 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) Signature of Docume A notary publ ic 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 truthfulness, accurac , or validi of that document. Subscribed to (or affirmed) before me on this 11th day of July , 2019 Date Month Year County of _--=L=o-=-s-=-An=g;,..=e=le=-=s'--__ __,_) by (1) Minna Y. Chan (and (2) ------------------------------------- ), Name(s) of Signer(s) Proved to me on the basis of _satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appear ed LUPEC. DIAZ before me . State of California _ Notary Public - California Los AngelesCounty Commission# 2155306 J •• • 0 ,Mlsov"!· ;X~r;s iu2 t6}&2 d ) ::: Public Seal PlaceNotary Seal Above ------------OPTIONAL----------Though this section is optional, complet ing this information can deter alteration of the document or fraudulent reattachment of this form to an unintended document. Description of Attached Document 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. District Court. District of Nevada) Document Date: 7/11/2019 Number of Pages: ~ Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: None ~upr£m£ Qinurt nf Qialifnrnia JORG E E . NAVARRETE Cieri:011d Executive Officerof the Supreme Court CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OFTHE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MINNA Y. CHAN I, JORGE E. NAVARRETE, Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court of the State of California, do hereby certify that MINNA Y CHAN, #305941, was on the 3rd day of December 2015, duly admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in all the courts of this state, and is now listed on the Roll of Attorneys as a member of the bar of this state in good standing. Witness my hand and the seal of the court on the 27th day of June 2019. JORGE E. NAVARRETE Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court

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