D'Amore et al v. Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC et al, No. 2:2018cv01990 - Document 49 (D. Nev. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER Granting 48 Stipulation to Amend 1 Complaint. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 2/22/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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D'Amore et al v. Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC et al 1 2 3 4 5 Leon M. Greenberg, NV Bar No. 8094 leongreenberg@overtimelaw.com Dana Sniegocki, NV Bar No. 11715 dana_s@overtimelaw.com Leon Greenberg, P.C. 2965 South Jones Boulevard, Suite E–3 Las Vegas, NV 89146 Tel: 702.383.6085 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Elayna J. Youchah, NV Bar No. 5837 youchahe@jacksonlewis.com Christopher J. Stevens, Admitted Pro Hac Vice christopher.stevens@jacksonlewis.com JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89169 Tel: 702.921.2460 19 20 21 22 23 Susan N. Eisenberg, Admitted Pro Hac Vice seisenberg@cozen.com COZEN O’CONNOR 200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 300 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 704-5942 Attorneys for Defendants Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC and Caesars Entertainment UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 16 18 David R. Markham, Admitted Pro Hac Vice dmarkham@markham-law.com Maggie K. Realin, Admitted Pro Hac Vice mrealin@markham-law.com Michael J. Morphew, Admitted Pro Hac Vice mmorphew@markham-law.com THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM 750 B Street, Suite 1950 San Diego, CA 92101 Tel: 619.399.3995 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Michael D’Amore, Adam Bycina, and Richard D’Hondt 15 17 Doc. 49 MICHAEL D’AMORE, ADAM BYCINA, and RICHARD D’HONDT, on behalf of themselves, and all others similarly situated, v. Plaintiffs, CAESARS ENTERPRISE SERVICES, LLC, CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Case Number: 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Defendants. 24 25 26 27 1 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS DEFENDANTS CEC AND CES WITHOUT PREJUDICE 28 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF Document 48 Filed 02/20/19 Page 2 of 6 1 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15, 23(e), and 41, Plaintiffs MICHAEL D’AMORE, ADAM 2 BYCINA, and RICHARD D’HONDT (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendants CAESARS ENTERPRISE 3 SERVICES, LLC, and CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (“Defendants”), collectively 4 “Parties,” hereby submit this joint request and proposed order for Plaintiffs to amend the complaint 5 naming the proper employer and defendant, and the Court’s approval for the voluntary dismissal of 6 Defendants Caesars Entertainment Corporation, and Caesars Enterprise Services. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 STIPULATION WHEREAS, on 15 October 2018 Plaintiffs MICHAEL D’AMORE, ADAM BYCINA, and RICHARD D’HONDT filed their complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada naming CAESARS ENTERPRISE SERVICES, LLC, and CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION as Defendants, on information and belief a both entities were proper Defendants. WHEREAS, on 26 November 2018, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), asserting, among other things, that Defendant Caesars Entertainment Corporation is not a proper defendant because that entity did not employ Plaintiffs or the putative class. WHEREAS, on 10 December 2018, Plaintiffs filed their opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss. WHEREAS, on 12 February 2019, the Court held a hearing regarding the Proposed Discovery 19 Plan and Scheduling Order. The Court proposed conducting discovery to resolve the issue of co– 20 employment and correct employer, and the Parties agreed to this approach. 21 22 WHEREAS, on 14 February 2019, Parties met and conferred by telephone, and also by email, to discuss the discovery plan to resolve the co–employment and proper employer issues. 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS DEFENDANTS CEC AND CES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Case 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF Document 48 Filed 02/20/19 Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WHEREAS, in the interest of judicial economy and conservation of resources by the Parties, Defendants by and through their counsel, identified Desert Palace LLC dba Caesars Palace - Las Vegas as Plaintiffs’ proper employer and defendant. WHEREAS, the proper employer and defendant having been identified by Defendants, Parties agree that CAESARS ENTERPRISE SERVICES, LLC, and CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION should be dismissed without prejudice, and Parties to bear their own costs. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs shall amend the complaint reflecting the proper employer/entity. WHEREAS, the newly named, proper employer/entity defendant shall have 14 days to answer or, without prejudice, otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint by re–filing or amending the pending motion to dismiss.. WHEREAS, the Parties to the amended complaint shall file an Amended Discovery Plan and 13 Scheduling Order within 21 days of the filing of Plaintiffs’ amended complaint; provided, however, that 14 nothing in this stipulation shall prevent the newly named defendant from seeking a stay of discovery as 15 it may deem appropriate. 16 17 18 19 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiffs and Defendants, by and through their respective counsel of record, that: 1. Caesars Entertainment Corporation, and Caesars Entertainment Services are hereby dismissed without prejudice, each Party to bear their own fees and costs; and 20 2. Plaintiffs’ proper employer is Desert Palace LLC dba Caesars Palace - Las Vegas; and 21 3. Plaintiffs have seven court days to file a First Amended Complaint; and 22 4. The newly named, proper employer/entity defendant shall have 14 days to answer or, without 23 24 25 26 27 28 prejudice, otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint by re–filing or amending the pending motion to dismiss. 3 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS DEFENDANTS CEC AND CES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Case 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF Document 48 Filed 02/20/19 Page 4 of 6 1 5. The Parties to the amended complaint shall file an Amended Discovery Plan and Scheduling 2 Order within 21 days of the filing of Plaintiffs’ amended complaint; provided, however, that 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 nothing in this stipulation shall prevent the newly named defendant from seeking a stay of discovery as it may deem appropriate. Dated this 20th day of February 2019. THE MARKHAM LAW FIRM JACKSON LEWIS P.C. /s/ Michael J. Morphew David R. Markham, Admitted Pro Hac Vice Malgorzata K. Realin, Admitted Pro Hac Vice Michael J. Morphew, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 750 B Street, Suite 1950 San Diego, CA 92101 /s/ Elayna J. Youchah Elayna J. Youchah, Bar #5837 Christopher J. Stevens, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89169 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Michael D’Amore, Adam Bycina, and Richard D’Hondt Attorneys for Defendants Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC, and Caesars Entertainment Corporation 15 [PROPOSED] ORDER 16 17 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 18 1. Caesars Entertainment Corporation, and Caesars Entertainment Services are hereby 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 dismissed without prejudice, and all parties are to bear their own costs; 2. Plaintiffs have seven court days to file a First Amended Complaint naming proper defendant Desert Palace LLC dba Caesars Palace - Las Vegas; 3. The newly named, proper employer/entity defendant shall have 14 days to answer or, without prejudice, otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint by re–filing or amending the pending motion to dismiss. 4 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS DEFENDANTS CEC AND CES WITHOUT PREJUDICE 1 2 4. The Parties to the amended complaint shall file an Amended Discovery Plan and Scheduling 3 Order within 21 days of the filing of Plaintiffs’ amended complaint; provided, however, that 4 nothing in this stipulation shall prevent the newly named defendant from seeking a stay of 5 discovery as it may deem appropriate. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 8 9 Dated: February 22, 2019 U.S. District/Magistrate Judge JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS DEFENDANTS CEC AND CES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Case 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF Document 48 Filed 02/20/19 Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I am an employee of The Markham Law Firm and that on this 20th day of February, 2019, I caused to be sent via this Court’s ECF Filing, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES WITHOUT PREJUDICE to the following: Elayna J. Youchah youchahe@jacksonlewis.com JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89169 Christopher J. Stevens christopher.stevens@jacksonlewis.com JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 677 Broadway, 9th Floor Albany, NY 12207 Michael Schmidt mschmidt@cozen.com COZEN O’CONNOR 45 Broadway, 16th Floor New York, NY 10006 Susan N. Eisenberg seisenberg@cozen.com COZEN O’CONNOR Southeast Financial Center 200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000 Miami, FL 33131 Leon M. Greenberg leongreenberg@overtimelaw.com Dana Sniegocki dana_s@overtimelaw.com LEON GREENERG, P.C. 2965 South Jones Boulevard, Suite E–3 Las Vegas, NV 89146 20 21 22 /s/ Leeanna Carcione Employee of The Markham Law Firm 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 2:18-cv-01990-JCM-VCF JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH PROPER DEFENDANT, AND DISMISS DEFENDANTS CEC AND CES WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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