Christina T. v. Bellagio, LLC, et al.
Trial Court Opinion
1 KNIGHT & RYAN PLLC Robert A. Ryan, #12084 Scott A. Knight, #9083 8880 W. Sunset Road. Ste. 130 Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 (702) 462-6083 (702) 462-6084 fax [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Bellagio, LLC, Nevada Property 1, LLC, Mandalay Bay Resort Group, LLC MGM Grand Hotel, LLC, and MGM Grand Propco, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 DISTRICT OF NEVADA Christina T., an Individual, Case No. 2:25-cv-00145- JCM-DJA 11 Plaintiff, STIPULATION AND ORDER 12 v. TO SEAL Bellagio, LLC, et al., (SECOND REQUEST) 14 Defendants.
Plaintiff Christina T. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Bellagio LLC; Desert Palace LLC; Nevada Property 1 LLC; Mandalay Bay Resort Group LLC; MGM Grand Hotel LLC; MGM Grand Propco LLC; Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC; and Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (collectively “Defendants” and, together with Plaintiff, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 1. On November 17, 2025, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Amend [53] Amended Complaint and attached as Exhibit 1 a [Proposed] Second Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 82.)
2. Defendants Bellagio LLC, Mandalay Bay Resort Group, LLC, MGM Grand Hotel, LLC, MGM Grand Propco, LLC, Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC, and Wynn Las Vegas, LLC have asserted that Exhibit 1 contains, and/or includes allegations that are based upon confidential information that was disclosed in a separate proceeding, currently pending before the Court as A.H. v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, Case No. 24-cv-01041-GMN-NJK (the “AH Litigation”), under the protection of a Protective Order entered in the AH Litigation (the “AH Litigation PO”) and that Plaintiff’s counsel obtained through their role as counsel for plaintiff in the AH Litigation. Pursuant to the AH Litigation PO, such material requires protection from public disclosure.
3 3. On November 20, 2025, the Parties jointly requested that the Court temporarily seal Exhibit 1, the [Proposed] Second Amended Complaint, to allow the Parties to meet and confer regarding a potential resolution of Defendants’ contentions. The Parties explained that good cause and compelling reasons supported sealing to remove Exhibit 1 from public access while the Parties addressed the dispute, because failure to seal would risk further dissemination of information subject to the AH Litigation PO and eliminate the Parties’ ability to remediate the issue.
9 4. On November 24, 2025, the Court granted the Parties’ Stipulation, sealing Exhibit 1 for sixty days, until January 20, 2026. (ECF No. 85.)
11 5. To further support continued sealing, the Parties note that the disputed material in Exhibit 1 remains subject to a pending Motion to Enforce Protective Order and for Sanctions in the AH Litigation, which challenges the alleged use and disclosure of materials designated as Confidential and therefore protected by the AH Litigation PO. The materials are also the subject of a motion to unseal in the AH Litigation. The resolution of those motions will determine whether and to what extent information in Exhibit 1 may be publicly disclosed in this action.1 Such motions were filed after multiple meet-and-confer attempts between the parties to the AH Litigation.
18 6. Consistent with Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–79 (9th Cir. 2006), the pendency of those motions itself constitutes specific,-case-linked facts establishing “compelling reasons” to maintain Exhibit 1 under seal at this time, as premature public disclosure would risk further dissemination of putatively protected information, undermine the AH Court’s ability to adjudicate the pending motions, and potentially render any relief ineffectual. At this time, such disclosure risks harm that outweighs the public’s interest in access.
24 7. In light of the pending motions in the AH Litigation and the protections afforded by the AH Litigation PO, the Parties’ request is narrowly tailored to preserve the status quo until the 1Nothing in this statement or in the Parties’ positions regarding continuing to seal Exhibit 1 waives, limits, || AH Court adjudicates the motions, at which point the scope of any necessary sealings can be || reassessed in light of the AH Court’s rulings.
3 8. Accordingly, the Parties stipulate and agree that Exhibit 1 should remain sealed for || an additional sixty (60) days from the date of entry of this Stipulation. This stipulated extension of || sealing is without prejudice to any Party’s rights and positions in either this action or the AH || Litigation.
7 9. The Parties therefore respectfully request that the Court enter an order continuing the || sealing of Exhibit 1 consistent with this Stipulation.
9 IT IS SO STIPULATED.
10 DATED this 14th day of January, 2026.
1] 2 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 97) is GRANTED. The materials filed at ECF No. 82-1 shall remain provisionally sealed until March 16, 2026.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, given the parties' representations herein and in related 14 motions to seal and supporting briefs (ECF Nos. 89, 95, 96), the Court finds good cause to 15 GRANT the motions to seal (ECF Nos. 89, 95) on the same provisional basis. The materials filed at ECF Nos. 90 and 94 shall remain provisionally sealed until March 16, 2026.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, on or before March 16, 2026, the parties must file a joint 17 status report regarding the sealing motions in the AH Litigation and informing the Court 18 whether the parties intend to move to seal the information contained in ECF Nos. 82-1, 90, and 94. If the Court does not receive a joint status report before March 16, 2026, the Court will 19 unseal the provisionally-sealed documents.
DANIEL J. ALBREGTS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DATED: January 15, 2026 /s/ Geoffrey C. Parker /s/ Nicole M. Perry GEOFFREY C. PARKER, ESQ. Patrick G. Byrne, Esq.
2 Nevada Bar. No. 16952 HILTON Nevada Bar No. 7636 PARKER LLC Ohio Bar No. 0095742 Dawn Davis, Esq.
3 7658 Slate Ridge Boulevard Nevada Bar No. 13329 Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 MICHAEL SNELL & WILMER C. KANE, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 1700 South Pavilion Center Drive, 10096 BRADLEY J. MYERS, ESQ. Suite 700 Nevada Bar No. 8857 Las Vegas, NV 89135 THE702FIRM INJURY ATTORNEYS Telephone: (702) 784-5275 8335 West Flamingo Road Facsimile: (702) 784-5252 Las Vegas, Nevada 89147 [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiff Christina T. Bethany K. Biesenthal, Esq. (Pro Hac 8 Vice) /s/ Kyle T. Orne Allison L. McQueen, Esq. (Pro Hac Nathanael R. Rulis, Esq. Vice) JONES DAY Nevada Bar No. 11259 110 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4800 KEMP JONES, LLP Chicago, IL 60606 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite Telephone: (312) 782-3939 1700 Facsimile: (312) 782-8585 Las Vegas, NV 89169 12 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (702) 385-6000 [email protected] Facsimile: (702) 385-6001 Email: [email protected] Nicole M. Perry, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 14 David Sager, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) JONES DAY DLA PIPER LLP (US) 717 Texas Street, Suite 3300 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite Houston, TX 77002 120 Telephone: (832) 239-3939 Short Hills, NJ 07078 Facsimile: (832) 239-3600 Telephone: (973) 520-2570 Email: [email protected] Facsimile: (973) 520-2551 Email: [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Wynn Las Vegas, LLC Kyle T. Orne, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) DLA PIPER LLP (US) /s/ Elise Yu 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite Kristen T. Gallagher, Esq.
1000 Nevada Bar No. 9561 Phoenix, AZ 85016 MCDONALD CARANO LLP Telephone: (480) 606-5172 Facsimile: (480) 606-5527 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 1200 Las Vegas, NV 89102 Email: [email protected] 23 Telephone: (702) 873-4100 Counsel for Defendant Venetian Las Email: Vegas [email protected] Gaming, LLC 25 Ann H. MacDonald, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 26 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP S. Wacker Drive, Suite 7100 /s/ Robert Ryan Chicago, IL 60606 Robert A. Ryan, Esq. Telephone: (312) 258-5548 Nevada Bar No. 12084 Facsimile: (312) 258-5600 KNIGHT & RYAN PLLC Email: [email protected] 8880 W. Sunset Rd., Suite 130 Las Vegas, NV 89148 Elise Yu, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) Telephone: (702) 462-6083 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP Facismile: (702) 462-6048 350 South Main Street, Suite 210 Email: [email protected] Ann Arbor, MI 48104 6 Telephone: (734) 222-1556 Counsel for Defendants Bellagio LLC, Nevada Facsimile: (734) 222-1501 Property 1, LLC, Mandalay Bay Resort Group Email: [email protected] LLC, MGM Grand Hotel LLC, and MGM Grand Propco LLC Counsel for Defendants Desert Palace 9 LLC
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