District Court, D. Nevada, 2021

Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson

Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson
District Court, D. Nevada · Decided June 28, 2021
Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson

Trial Court Opinion

1 || E. LEIF REID, Nevada Bar No. 5750 JOSEPH M. ALIOTO, PRO HAC VICE KRISTEN L. MARTINI, Nevada Bar No. 11272 ALIOTO LAW FIRM || MARLA J. HUDGENS, Nevada Bar No. 11098 One Sansome Street, 35" Floor NICOLE SCOTT, Nevada Bar No. 13757 San Francisco, California 94104 || LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP Tel: 415.434.8900 One East Liberty Street, Suite 300 Fax: 415.434.9200 || Reno, Nevada 89501-2128 Email: [email protected] Tel: 775.823.2900 || Fax: 775.823.2929 Email: [email protected] 6 [email protected] [email protected] 7 [email protected] JAMES J. PISANELLI, Nevada Bar No. 4027 || TopD L. BICE, Nevada Bar No. 4534 JORDAN T. SMITH, Nevada Bar No. 12097 || PISANELLI BICE PLLC 400 South 7" Street, Suite 300 || Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Telephone: 702.214.2100 |} Email: [email protected] [email protected] 13 [email protected] || Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendants 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS SUN, INC., a Nevada Case No. 2:19-CV-01667-GMN-VCF corporation, 18 Plaintiff, 19 STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE v. TO FILE PLAINTIFF’S REPLY IN 20 SUPPORT OF RENEWED MOTION TO SHELDON ADELSON, an individual and as COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH || the alter ego of News+Media Capital Group INTERFACE OPERATIONS LLC DBA LLC and as the alter ego of Las Vegas Review | ADFAM SUBPOENA [ECF NO. 403] || Journal, Inc.; PATRICK DUMONT, an individual; NEWS+MEDIA CAPITAL GROUP | [FIRST REQUEST] LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; || LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES, I-X, || inclusive, 26 Defendants.

1 || LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, 3 Counterclaimant, 4 v. LAS VEGAS SUN, INC. a Nevada corporation; || BRIAN GREENSPUN, an individual and as the alter ego of Las Vegas Sun, Inc.,; GREENSPUN | MEDIA GROUP, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, as the alter ego of Las Vegas Sun, Inc. 8 Counterclaim Defendants.

10 Plaintiff/Counterdefendant LAS VEGAS SUN, INC., and Counterdefendants BRIAN || GREENSPUN and GREENSPUN MEDIA GROUP, LLC (hereinafter, collectively, the “Sun”), by || and through their counsel Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Pisanelli Bice PLLC, and Alioto || Law Firm, and nonparty Interface Operations LLC DBA Adfam (“Adfam”), by and through its || counsel of record, Kemp Jones, LLC, and Jenner & Block, LLP, hereby stipulate and agree as | follows: 16 1. On June 4, 2021, the Sun filed its Renewed Motion to Compel Compliance with || Interface Operations LLC DBA Adfam Subpoena (“Renewed Motion”) (ECF No. 403).

18 2. On June 21, 2021, Adfam filed its Opposition to the Renewed Motion || (“Opposition”) (ECF No. 419).

20 3. The Sun’s reply in support of its Renewed Motion is currently due on June 28, 2021 || (“Reply Deadline”).

22 4. On June 22, 2021, Special Master Pro entered an Order Scheduling Hearing on || Pending Motions Before the Special Master (“Order”), which set a hearing for oral argument on |! the Renewed Motion (among other pending motions) for July 7, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. PST (ECF No. || 421).

26 5. However, counsel for Adfam had a scheduling conflict with the Order’s scheduled || hearing, and therefore, the parties have agreed to continue the hearing with the consent and approval 28 -]- || of Magistrate Judge Ferenbach and Special Master Pro. The parties have notified Special Master || Pro’s case administrator of the scheduling conflict. The parties have been working together to || reschedule to a date and time that works for all parties on or after the week of July 26, 2021, and || will notify Special Master Pro as soon as possible of proposed dates to determine his availability as |) well.

6 6. As a result of the later hearing date, and another extraneous conflict occurring with || the Sun’s counsel that has recently arisen, the parties stipulate and agree that the Sun’s Reply || Deadline be extended by one week, from Monday, June 28, 2021, to Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (since || July 5 falls on a holiday).

10 || /// |} /// || /// || /// || /// |] /// || /// || /// || /// || /// || /// | /// || /// || /// || /// || /// || /// | /// 28 -2- 1 7. This is the first request for an extension for the Sun’s Reply Deadline and this is || made in good faith and not for purpose of delay.

3 || DATED this 25th day of June, 2021. DATED this 25th day of June, 2021.

4 || LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP KEMP JONES LLP By: /s/ Kristen L. Martini By: /s/ Mona Kaveh 6 E. Leif Reid, Bar No. 5750 J. Randall Jones, Esq., Bar No. 1927 7 Kristen L. Martini, Bar No. 11272 Michael J. Gayan, Esq., Bar No. 11135 Marla J. Hudgens, Bar No. 11098 Mona Kaveh, Esq., Bar No. 11825 8 Nicole Scott, Bar No. 13757 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, 17 Floor One East Liberty Street, Suite 300 Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 9 Reno, Nevada 89501-2128 1 Richard L. Stone, Esq., Pro Hac Vice 0 PISANELLI BICE PLLC Amy M. Gallegos, Esq., Pro Hac Vice 1 James J. Pisanelli, Bar No. 4027 David R. Singer, Esq., Pro Hac Vice Todd L. Bice, Bar No. 4534 JENNER & BLOCK LLP 12 Jordan T. Smith, Bar No. 12097 633 West 5" Street, Suite 3600 South 7th Street, Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90071 13 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 14 Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaimant ALIOTO LAW FIRM 15 Joseph M. Alioto, Pro Hac Vice One Sansome Street, 35" Floor 16 San Francisco, California 94104 7 Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterdefendants 18 IT IS SO ORDERED: 19 . ( LA (yn x Dated this __ 25th __ day of June, 2021.

20 Hon. Philip M. Pro (Ret.), Special Master 28 -3-

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