CG Technology Development, LLC et al v. 888 Holdings PLC

REPLY to Response to 106 Motion to Amend/Correct

D. Nev.October 4, 2017

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 O g l e t r e e , D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 Molly M. Rezac Nevada Bar No. 7435 molly.rezac@ogletreedeakins.com Erica J. Chee Nevada Bar No. 12238 erica.chee@ogletreedeakins.com OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1500 Las Vegas, NV 89169 Telephone: 702.369-6800 Fax: 702.369.6888 Robert F. Shaffer (pro hac vice) robert.shaffer@finnegan.com James R. Barney (pro hac vice) james.barney@finnegan.com Anthony D. Del Monaco (pro hac vice) anthony.delmonaco@finnegan.com Scott A. Allen (pro hac vice) scott.allen@finnegan.com Abdul Ghani Saad Hamadi (pro hac vice) ghani.hamadi@finnegan.com FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-4413 Telephone: 202.408.4000 Fax: 202.408.4400 Attorneys for Plaintiffs CG Technology Development, LLC; Interactive Games Limited; and Interactive Games LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA CG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, INTERACTIVE GAMES LIMITED, and INTERACTIVE GAMES LLC, Plaintiffs, vs. 888 HOLDINGS, PLC Defendant. Case No.: 2:16-cv-00856-RCJ-VCF Consolidated with: 2:16-cv-00871-RCJ-VCF PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ procedural Motion for Clarification argues that it “is a disguised motion for reconsideration” and that it requests “a complete reversal of this Court’s prior Case 2:16-cv-00856-RCJ-VCF Document 112 Filed 10/04/17 Page 1 of 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 O g l e t r e e , D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 Order on this issue.” ECF No. 111 at 2. That is wrong. Plaintiffs explained the procedural nature of this Motion during a meet and confer on September 14, 2017, at which time Bwin expressed its understanding. Defendants’ Response is thus misleading. As an initial matter, Plaintiffs have already produced all documents required by this Court’s September 6, 2017, Order. ECF No. 101 at 6 (“[O]n or before September 15, 2017, Plaintiffs must serve on Defendants all documents held by the Cantor affiliates”). Plaintiffs did so on September 15, 2017, as required by the Order. Ex. A at 1; Ex. B at 1 (service emails to counsel for Bwin and 888 Holdings). Although Plaintiffs disagree with the Order, Plaintiffs have not requested “reconsideration” or “reversal” in their Motion for Clarification. ECF No. 111 at 2. Rather, Plaintiffs have complied with the Court’s Order. With respect to the portion of the Order related to FanDuel’s Requests for Admissions, ECF No. 101 at 6, Defendants concede that they did not join FanDuel’s requests, despite having joined FanDuel in other consolidated requests for discovery. See Case No. 2:16-cv-00801-RCJ- VCF (D. Nev. July 25, 2017), ECF No. 214 at Ex. 2 (“Plaintiffs’ Reponses to Defendant FanDuel’s First Set of Requests for Admission” (emphasis added)). Defendants do not dispute that FanDuel is no longer subject to this Court’s jurisdiction and do not dispute that FanDuel is the only signatory to those non-consolidated Requests for Admissions. Ex. C at 2-3 (service copy of FanDuel’s Requests for Admission). In other words, it is undisputed that no requests for admissions have been served by Defendants in the cases pending before this Court. There is nothing for Plaintiffs to “supplement.” ECF No. 101 at 6. Rather than burden this Court with an Opposition filled with hyperbole, Defendants should have served their own requests for admissions in their own cases, to which Plaintiffs would have timely responded under the Federal Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Case 2:16-cv-00856-RCJ-VCF Document 112 Filed 10/04/17 Page 2 of 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 O g l e t r e e , D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 Accordingly, Plaintiffs seek clarification because a portion of this Court’s September 6, 2017, Order relates to Requests for Admissions from a different party, FanDuel, in a different case that is no longer subject to this Court’s jurisdiction. Ex. C. That portion of the Order is moot. DATED this 4th day of October, 2017. OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. /s/ Molly M. Rezac Molly M. Rezac Nevada Bar No. 7435 Erica J. Chee Nevada Bar No. 12238 Wells Fargo Tower 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Ste. 1500 Las Vegas, NV 89169 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP Robert F. Shaffer James R. Barney Anthony D. Del Monaco Scott A. Allen Abdul Ghani Saad Hamadi 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-4413 Attorneys for Plaintiffs CG Technology Development, LLC, Interactive Games Limited, and Interactive Games LLC Case 2:16-cv-00856-RCJ-VCF Document 112 Filed 10/04/17 Page 3 of 4 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 O g l e t r e e , D e a k in s , N a s h , S m o a k & S t e w a r t , P .C . W e l l s F a r g o T o w e r S u it e 1 5 0 0 , 3 8 0 0 H o w a r d H u g h e s P a r k w a y L a s V e g a s , N V 8 9 1 6 9 T e l e p h o n e : 7 0 2 .3 6 9 .6 8 0 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I electronically transmitted the foregoing PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF system for filing and transmittal of a notice of electronic filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Derek A. Auito Ryan J. Cudnik William M. Gantz David R. Metzger Adam J. Pernsteiner Evan M. Rothstein Michael D. Rounds Adam K. Yowell Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b), I hereby further certify that service of the foregoing was also made this day by depositing a true and correct copy of same for mailing, first class mail, postage prepaid thereon, at Las Vegas, Nevada, addressed to the following: Michael D. Rounds Ryan J. Cudnik Adam K. Yowell Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP 5371 Kietzke Lane Reno, NV 89511 Attorneys for Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, PLC; Bwin.Party (USA), Inc.; and Bwin.Party Entertainment (NJ) LLC Adam J. Pernsteiner Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 6385 South Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89118 Attorneys for 888 Holdings PLC Derek A. Auito Dentons US LLP 1900 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attorneys for 888 Holdings PLC Evan M. Rothstein Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP 410 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 2200 Denver, CO 80202 Attorneys for Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, PLC; Bwin.Party (USA), Inc.; and Bwin.Party Entertainment (NJ) LLC William M. Gantz David R. Metzger Dentons US LLP 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900 Chicago, IL 60606-6361 Attorneys for 888 Holdings PLC DATED this 4th day of October, 2017. /s/ Carol Rojas An Employee of OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. Case 2:16-cv-00856-RCJ-VCF Document 112 Filed 10/04/17 Page 4 of 4