Banks v. Trans Union LLC et al, No. 2:2021cv01580 - Document 141 (D. Nev. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER Granting 139 Motion for Leave to Appear Telephonically. See Order for Details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 4/25/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

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Banks v. Trans Union LLC et al Doc. 141 Case 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Document 141 Filed 04/25/23 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 KURT R. BONDS, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6228 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 6605 Grand Montecito Parkway, Suite 200 Las Vegas, Nevada 89149 Telephone: (702) 384-7000 efile@alversontaylor.com JIBRIL GREENE (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Texas Bar No. 24093774 QUILLING, SELANDER, LOWNDS, WINSLETT & MOSER, P.C. 6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800 Plano, Texas 75024 Telephone: (214) 560-5465 jgreene@qslwm.com Counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC LAS VEGAS NV 89149 LAWYERS 6605 GRAND MONTECITO PKWY STE 200 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 10 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 12 FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA 13 BLANTON BANKS, II, 14 15 Case No. 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Plaintiff, DEFENDANT TRANS UNION LLC’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT HEARING v. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TRANS UNION LLC, EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC, EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC., FIRST PREMIER BANK, US AUTO CREDIT PURCHASE, I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL INC., AD ASTRA RECOVERY SERVICES INC., WELLS FARGO BANK, KAPS & CO USA LLC, TBOM/TOTAL CARD, I.C. SYSTEM INC., ASSET RECOVERY SOLUTIONS LLC, and AARGON AGENCY INC., 23 Defendants. 24 25 26 /// 27 /// 28 1 KRB/27854 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Document 141 Filed 04/25/23 Page 2 of 6 1 /// 2 3 COMES NOW, Defendant Trans Union LLC (“Trans Union”), by and through its counsel 4 of record, and hereby submits this Motion for Leave to Appear Remotely at the Hearing (“the 5 Hearing”), and in support thereof, respectfully states as follows: 6 LAS VEGAS NV 89149 LAWYERS 6605 GRAND MONTECITO PKWY STE 200 On January 19, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Motion requesting issuance and service of 7 summons on the amended complaint to all defendants pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 4(c)(3) (Dkt. No. 8 114 ). 9 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 1. 2. The Court set an in-person Hearing regarding Plaintiff’s Motion for Wednesday, 10 April 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) in LV Courtroom 6B. (Dkt. No. 134). In an effort to 11 save time and costs, and out of an abundance of caution, Trans Union respectfully requests it be 12 permitted to appear at the Hearing via video conference or telephone. 13 3. Trans Union’s counsel, Jibril Greene, is located in Plano, Texas. Travel to Nevada 14 for the Hearing will generate substantial fees and costs. In an attempt to keep attorneys’ fees at a 15 minimum, Trans Union respectfully requests that its counsel be permitted to appear remotely via 16 videoconference or telephone at the Hearing. Trans Union respectfully believes that it can fulfill 17 its duties and attend the Hearing via videoconference or telephone. 18 4. No party will not be prejudiced if counsel for Trans Union is permitted to appear 19 remotely at the Hearing. Moreover, the Court recently issued an Order granting Plaintiff Blanton 20 Banks leave to appear remotely at the Hearing. Trans Union assures this Court that its counsel will 21 meaningfully participate in the Hearing and will not hamper the efficient running of the Hearing. 22 WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests this Honorable Court enter an order 23 granting Defendant Trans Union LLC permission to appear via videoconference or telephonically 24 at the Hearing. 25 26 27 28 2 KRB/27854 Case 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Document 141 Filed 04/25/23 Page 3 of 6 Dated this 25th day of April 2023. 1 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 2 3 4 KURT R. BONDS, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6228 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 6605 Grand Montecito Parkway, Suite 200 Las Vegas, Nevada 89149 Telephone: (702) 384-7000 efile@alversontaylor.com 5 6 7 8 9 JIBRIL GREENE (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Texas Bar No. 24093774 QUILLING, SELANDER, LOWNDS, WINSLETT & MOSER, P.C.6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800 Plano, Texas 75024 Telephone: (214) 560-5465 jgreene@qslwm.com 12 LAS VEGAS NV 89149 LAWYERS 11 6605 GRAND MONTECITO PKWY STE 200 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 10 13 14 Counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC 15 16 /// 17 /// 18 19 20 /// /// 21 22 23 /// /// 24 /// 25 26 27 28 /// /// 3 KRB/27854 Case 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Document 141 Filed 04/25/23 Page 4 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 LAS VEGAS NV 89149 LAWYERS 11 6605 GRAND MONTECITO PKWY STE 200 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this the 25th of April 2023, I filed DEFENDANT TRANS UNION LLC’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT THE HEARING with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following counsel: Benjamin B. Gordon Gia Marina bgordon@nblawnv.com gmarina@clarkhill.com Jennifer L. Braster Clark Hill jbraster@naylorandbrasterlaw.com 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Naylor & Braster Attorneys at Law, PLLC Suite 500 1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89169 Las Vegas, NV 89145 and and Jennifer Rebecca Bergh jrbrooks@seyfarth.com Paige Christie pchristie@jonesday.com Seyfarth Shaw LLP Jones Day 700 Milam Street, Suite 1400 3161 Michelson Drive Houston, TX 77002-2812 Counsel for Equifax Irvine, CA 92612 Information Services LLC Counsel for Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Mary E. Bacon Kurt R. Bonds mbacon@spencerfane.com Nicholas F. Psyk Spencer Fane LLP efile@alversontaylor.com 300 S Fourth Street, Suite 950 Alverson Taylor & Sanders Las Vegas, NV 89101 6605 Grand Montecito Parkway, Suite Counsel for Ad Astra 200 Las Vegas, Nevada 89149 Recovery Services Inc. Counsel for Defendant I.C. System, Inc. I hereby certify that I have sent the above and foregoing document to the following non- 19 CM/ECF participants via Regular Mail: 20 Blanton Banks, II bbanks24@protonmail.com 9599 W. Charleston Blvd., Unit 2151 Las Vegas, NV 98117 (510) 951-9505 Pro Se Plaintiff 21 22 23 24 25 AN EMPLOYEE of ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 26 27 28 N:\CLIENTS\27800\27854\pleading\motion to appear remotely.docx 4 KRB/27854 Case 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Document 141 Filed 04/25/23 Page 5 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 KURT R. BONDS, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6228 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 6605 Grand Montecito Parkway, Suite 200 Las Vegas, Nevada 89149 Telephone: (702) 384-7000 efile@alversontaylor.com JIBRIL GREENE (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Texas Bar No. 24093774 QUILLING, SELANDER, LOWNDS, WINSLETT & MOSER, P.C. 6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800 Plano, Texas 75024 Telephone: (214) 560-5465 jgreene@qslwm.com Counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC LAS VEGAS NV 89149 LAWYERS 6605 GRAND MONTECITO PKWY STE 200 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 10 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 12 FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA 13 BLANTON BANKS, II, 14 15 Case No. 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT TRANS UNION LLC MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPER REMOTELY AT HEARING v. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 TRANS UNION LLC, EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC, EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC., FIRST PREMIER BANK, US AUTO CREDIT PURCHASE, I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL INC., AD ASTRA RECOVERY SERVICES INC., WELLS FARGO BANK, KAPS & CO USA LLC, TBOM/TOTAL CARD, I.C. SYSTEM INC., ASSET RECOVERY SOLUTIONS LLC, and AARGON AGENCY INC., Defendants. 24 25 26 27 28 Pursuant to Defendant Trans Unions LLC Motion for Leave to Appear Remotely at the Hearing, and for good cause, 1 KRB/27854 Case 2:21-cv-01580-CDS-VCF Document 141 Filed 04/25/23 Page 6 of 6 1 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 Counsel for Trans Union LLC is granted leave to appear by telephone at the Hearing set 3 for April 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (PT) in the above-captioned civil action. 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Trans Union LLC must email the Courtroom Administrator, Tawnee Renfro at Tawnee_Renfro@nvd.uscourts.gov, with an email address to be used for the hearing. 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 LAS VEGAS NV 89149 LAWYERS 6605 GRAND MONTECITO PKWY STE 200 ALVERSON TAYLOR & SANDERS 10 13 14 IT IS ORDERED that the following Video Conference Instructions be adhered to as follows: INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE HEARING Instructions to the scheduled hearings will be sent via email thirty (30) minutes prior to the hearing to the participants email provided to the Court. • • • • • • • • Log on to the call ten (10) minutes prior to the hearing time. Mute your sound prior to entering the hearing. Do not talk over one another. State your name prior to speaking for the record. Do not have others in the video screen or moving in the background. No recording of the hearing. No forwarding of any video conference invitations. Unauthorized users on the video conference will be removed. 15 16 17 18 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. ______________________________ Cam Ferenbach United States Magistrate Judge 4-25-2023 DATED ________________________ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 KRB/27854

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