Court of Appeals Division One

Civil Appeal
1 CA-CV 11-0128 LAC VIEUX v. CARDONA
Appellate Case Information Dept/Composition
Case Filed:
Case Closed:

24-Feb-2011
Side 1. LAC VIEUX DESERT BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS HOLDINGS MEXICO, LLC., a corporate enterprise of the Lac Vieux
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized Indian Tribe; LAC VIEUX DESERT BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA
INDIANS, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, Plaintiff/Appellant

l Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

l Lac Vieux Desert Bnd of Lake Sup Chippewa Inds Hldgs Mex LLC
(Litigant Group) LAC VIEUX DESERT BAND et al.
Attorneys: Plaintiffs/Appellants
Robert A Rosette, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 18136)
Vanessa L Verri, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 26647)
Helen E Burtis, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 025389)
Saba Bazzazieh, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 26716)
Side 2. ARTURO ROJAS CARDONA; JUAN JOSE ROJAS CARDONA; JUEGOS DE ENTRETENIMIENTO Y VIDEOS DE GUADALUPE;
ENTRETENIMIENTO DE MEXICO; ATLANTICA DE INVERSIONES
CORPORATIVAS; and GUADALUPE RECREATION HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Defendant/Appellee

l Arturo Rojas Cardona, Defendant/Appellee-Cross Appellant

l Juan Jose Rojas Cardona

l Juegos de Entretenimiento y Videos de Guadalupe S de RL de C

l Entretenimiento de Mexico SA de CV

l Atlantica de Inversiones Corporativas SA de CV

l Guadalupe Recreation Holdings LLC
(Litigant Group) ARTURO ROJAS CARDONA et al.
Co-Counsel: Defendants/Appellees
John T Gilbert, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 4555)
Randy A McCaskill, Esq. (AZ Bar No. 24472)
Michael Reese Davis, Esq. (LA Bar No. 17529)
2 O P E N D U E D A T E S
Due By: Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Re: * ORDERED: Clerk of Maricopa County Superior Court to transmit any portion of record on appeal
unavailable in electronic format, including but not limited to reporter's transcripts and exhibits, to clerk of the Court
of Appeals, Division One on or before

Record Due
Due By: Thursday, September 29, 2011
Re: FILED: APPELLANT'S OPENING BRIEF

Answering Brief due
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1. 24-Feb-2011 FILED: Index of Record, Notice of Appeal from Maricopa County Superior Court filed 01/18/11 (Plaintiffs); Notice of Cross-Appeal
from Maricopa County Superior Court filed 1/28/11 (Defendants)
Bond filed in Superior Court: 1/19/11 (Plaintiff); 1/31/11 (Defendants)
Docketing Statement filed in Superior Court: 2/1/11 (Plaintiffs); 2/9/11 (Defendants)
2. 24-Feb-2011 FILED: e-Record on Appeal:
Instruments/Minute Entries
Transcripts (not transmitted at this time)
3. 7-Mar-2011 FILED: Notice to Counsel re: Appellant/Cross-Appellee's Fee/Brief Due
4. 24-Mar-2011 RECEIPT No.: 2011-00485 ; $280.00, Check Number: # 94173, Applied to: LAC VIEUX DESERT BAND et al. -
Appellant/Cross-Appellee's Filing Fee Paid for: Rosette & Associates PC - By Executive Process LLC
5. 29-Mar-2011 FILED: Appellee's Notice re: Appellee/Cross-Appellant's Fee/Appellant's Brief Due
6. 6-Apr-2011 RECEIPT No.: 2011-00577 ; $280.00, Check Number: #53540, Applied to: ARTURO ROJAS CARDONA et al. -
Appellee/Cross-Appellant's Filing Fee Paid for: - By Alvarez & Gilbert PLLC
P R E D E C E S S O R C A S E (S) Cause/Charge/Class Judgment/Sentence Judge, Role <Comments> Trial Dispo
MAR CV2008-090935 Breach of Contract (see
file)
John R Ditsworth, Authoring
Judge of Order
Case Docket as of 8-8ep-2011
Information presented in this document may not reflect all case activity and is subject to change without notice.
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Court of Appeals Division One
Civil Appeal
1 CA-CV 11-0128 LAC VIEUX v. CARDONA
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7. 26-Apr-2011 ORDER OF ASSIGNMENT TO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE - this appeal has been selected for assignment to a settlement
conference before Appellate Mediator Diane M. Johnsen on 05/19/2011 at 9:00 a.m. in the State Courts Building, 1501 W.
Washington St., Phoenix. IT IS ORDERED each separately represented party shall submit a completed settlement statement
form in an envelope marked "Confidential" addressed to Appellate Mediator, c/o Erica Bianchi-Jones, Settlement Conference
Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 1, Room 203. FURTHER ORDERED: staying briefing schedule until further order. This
order does not stay payment of filing fees, posting of bonds, filing notices of cross-appeal or Civil Appeals Docketing Statements.
FURTHER ORDERED: attorney having most direct relationship with client for purpose of settlement shall attend settlement
conference. FURTHER ORDERED: each party shall attend settlement conference in person unless court finds good cause to
permit a party to appear by telephone. FURTHER ORDERED: an attorney's FAILURE TO APPEAR WITH CLIENT WILL
RESULT IN SANCTIONS. Hon Ann A Scott Timmer - Author
8. 26-Apr-2011 FILED: Letter, 04/26/2011, to all parties involved from Settlement Conference Attorney re: rules for settlement conference.
9. 9-May-2011 FILED: Notice of Appearance (Appellants). Helen E. Burtis and Saba Bazzazieh now appearing on behalf of Appellants, along
with Robert A. Rosette and Vanessa L. Verri.
10. 9-May-2011 FILED: Notice of Submission of Settlement Statement (Appellants)
11. 23-May-2011 ORDERED: An initial settlement conference having been held, and finding good cause to permit parties to continue settlement
discussions, the opening brief is due on/before 07/19/2011. Hon Diane M Johnsen - Author
12. 19-Jul-2011 FILED: Appellant's/Cross-Appellees' Motion to Dismiss Cross Appeal (Appellants')
13. 19-Jul-2011 FILED: APPELLANT'S OPENING BRIEF
14. 19-Jul-2011 FILED: APPENDIX FOR APPELLANTS' OPENING BRIEF
15. 21-Jul-2011 ORDERED: this appeal is returned to court's docket for resumption of normal appellate process. Hon Diane M Johnsen - Author
16. 19-Aug-2011 FILED: Response to Appellants' Opening Brief and Appellees' Opening Cross Appeal Brief; Certificate of Compliance; Declaration
of Service (Appellee)
17. 19-Aug-2011 FILED: Appendix to Response to Appellants' Opening Brief and Appellees' Opening Cross Appeal Brief
18. 22-Aug-2011 ORDERED: Clerk of Maricopa County Superior Court to transmit any portion of record on appeal unavailable in electronic format,
including but not limited to reporter's transcripts and exhibits, to clerk of the Court of Appeals, Division One on or before
09/06/2011. Ruth Willingham - Author
19. 23-Aug-2011 FILED: Notice of Filing Amended Table of Authorities; Certificate of Service; Amended Table of Authorities (Appellee)
20. 25-Aug-2011 ORDERED: Appellant's/Cross-Appellees' Motion to Dismiss Cross Appeal (Appellants') = GRANTED. FURTHER ORDERED:
Above caption shall be used on all future documents filed in this appeal. FURTHER ORDERED: Denying appellants' request for
attorneys' fees and costs. Ruth Willingham - Author
21. 29-Aug-2011 ORDERED: Striking the response to appellants' opening brief and appellees' opening cross appeal brief filed on 08/19/2011 and
granting appellees leave to file an answering brief on/before 09/29/2011. FURTHER ORDERED: Directing the clerk to retain the
original brief filed on 08/19/2011 in an envelope with a copy of this order attached. Appellees may retrieve copies of the brief filed
on 08/19/2011 from the clerk of this court on/before 09/29/2011. Copies not retrieved will be destroyed. FURTHER ORDERED:
Reply brief will be due 20 days after service of the answering brief. Hon Lawrence F Winthrop - Author
22. 6-Sep-2011 FILED: Reporters Transcript (10/02/09 [Sally L Cole])
Case Docket as of 8-8ep-2011
Information presented in this document may not reflect all case activity and is subject to change without notice.
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