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Case 2:12-cv-00239-KJD -RJJ Document 84

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Mark G. Tratos (Nevada Bar No. 1086)
Lauri S. Thompson (Nevada Bar No. 6846)
Peter H. Ajemian (Nevada Bar No. 9491)
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Suite 400 North
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Telephone: (702) 792-3773
Facsimile: (702) 792-9002

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Counsel for Defendants
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SLEP-TONE ENTERTATINMENT
CORPORATION,

Case No. 2:12-cv-00239-KJD-RJJ

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Suite 400 North, 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 792-3773
(702) 792-9002 (fax)

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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ELLIS ISLAND CASINO & BREWERY, et
al.,
Defendants.

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[PROPOSED] DISCOVERY PLAN
AND SCHEDULING ORDER BY
DEFENDANTS PT'S PLACE;
GOLDEN-PT'S PUB CHEYENNENELLIS 5, LLC; PT'S PUB; GOLDENPT'S PUB WEST SAHARA 8, LLC;
PT'S GOLD; GOLDEN-PT'S PUB
CENTENNIAL 32, LLC; GOLDEN-PT'S
PUB STEWART-NELLIS 2, LLC; AND
GOLDEN TAVERN GROUP, LLC

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and Local Rule 26-1, Defendants

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PT'S PLACE; GOLDEN-PT'S PUB CHEYENNE-NELLIS 5, LLC; PT'S PUB; GOLDEN-PT'S

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PUB WEST SAHARA 8, LLC; PT'S GOLD; GOLDEN-PT'S PUB CENTENNIAL 32, LLC;

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GOLDEN-PT'S PUB STEWART-NELLIS 2, LLC; GOLDEN TAVERN GROUP, LLC

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(collectively “PT’s Defendants”) hereby submit to the Court the following proposed

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discovery plan and scheduling order.

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1. Meeting. Pursuant to FRCP 26(f), counsel for plaintiff shall initiate the scheduling

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of a meeting within thirty (30) days after the first defendant answers or otherwise appears.

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The first defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss on March 16, 2012 [docket no. 13]. To date,

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no meeting has been scheduled or held by Plaintiff. Pursuant to the Court Order, the PT’s

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Defendants are submitting this proposed discovery plan and scheduling order.
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The parties have not exchanged their initial

disclosure statements.

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3. Discovery Plan. The PT’s Defendants submit that all discovery in this case will

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be conducted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The parties differ in

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their opinion as to the time needed for the completion of discovery and request the

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assistance of the Court to determine appropriate discovery deadlines.

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Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss on March 16, 2012 [docket no. 13] and their

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Motion to Sever on May 11, 2012 [docket no. 68]. Plaintiff filed their opposition to the PT’s

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Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss on April 10, 2012 [docket no. 43] and their opposition to the

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The PT’s

PT’s Defendants’ Motion to Sever on May 31, 2012 [docket no. 75].
The parties propose the following discovery overview, discovery plan and cutoff

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Suite 400 North, 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 792-3773
(702) 792-9002 (fax)

Pre-Discovery Disclosures.

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dates:

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(a) Discovery Cut-off Date. Due to the PT’s Defendants’ pending motions, the PT’s

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Defendants have yet to file an answer to the Complaint. A hearing date for the Motion to

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Dismiss and Motion to Sever has not been set by the Court. The PT’s Defendants propose

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the discovery cut-off date be set for 180 days from the date of this Court’s decision on their

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pending Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Sever.

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(b) Amending the Pleadings and Adding Parties. The PT’s Defendants propose the

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last date for filing motions to amend the pleadings or to add parties shall be 90 days prior to

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the close of fact discovery.

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(c) Expert Discovery. The PT’s Defendants propose the deadline for disclosing

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initial expert witnesses shall be 60 days prior to the close of fact discovery. The PT’s

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Defendants propose the deadline for disclosing rebuttal expert witnesses shall be 30 days

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after the date to disclose initial experts.

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(d) Dispositive Motions: The PT’s Defendants propose that dispositive motions shall
be filed at least 30 days after the close of discovery.

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(e) Joint Pretrial Order. The PT’s Defendants propose the Joint Pretrial Order shall

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be filed 30 days after the deadline for filing dispositive motions. However, if dispositive
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motions have been filed, the Joint Pretrial Order shall be due thirty days after a decision or

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by further order of the Court. Disclosures under Rule 26(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure and any objections thereto shall be included in the Joint Pretrial Order.

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DATED this 19th day of June, 2012.

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Respectfully submitted,

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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

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By: /s/ Lauri S. Thompson

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MARK G. TRATOS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 1086
Lauri S. Thompson, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 6846
PETER H. AJEMIAN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9491
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
3773 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Ste 400 North
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

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Counsel for PT’s Defendants

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Suite 400 North, 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 792-3773
(702) 792-9002 (fax)

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Dated: ___________________________

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on June 19, 2012, I served the foregoing [PROPOSED]

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DISCOVERY PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER BY DEFENDANTS PT'S PLACE;

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GOLDEN-PT'S PUB CHEYENNE-NELLIS 5, LLC; PT'S PUB; GOLDEN-PT'S PUB WEST

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SAHARA 8, LLC; PT'S GOLD; GOLDEN-PT'S PUB CENTENNIAL 32, LLC; GOLDEN-

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PT'S PUB STEWART-NELLIS 2, LLC; AND GOLDEN TAVERN GROUP, LLC via the

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Court's CM/ECF filing system to all counsel of record and parties as listed.

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/s/ _ Cynthia L. Ney
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An employee of GREENBERG TRAURIG, L

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Suite 400 North, 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 792-3773
(702) 792-9002 (fax)

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