ACES UP CASINO PARTIES, LLC VS. 3 OF A KIND CASINO EVENTS ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Tuesday, September 16, 2025, Line 8. PLAINTIFF ACES UP CASINO PARTIES, LLC's MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE.

The application of Brendan Ballou for pro hac vice admission is granted. Defendant Bay City Events, Inc. opposes on the ground that Ballou recently was granted pro hac vice admission in another matter in California. The court determines that a prior pro hac admission in the two-year period preceding this application does not constitute the "[r]egular[] engage[ment] in substantial business, professional, or other activities in the State of California" that would preclude pro hac vice admission. (Rules of Court, Rule 9.40, subd. (a)(3).) What constitutes regular engagement via prior pro hac admissions has not been precisely defined but the court concludes that it is more than one previous admission within two years.

Bay City Events additionally opposes on the grounds that it was not provided sufficient notice of the application pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 1005, subdivision (b). The court exercises its discretion to accept the filing and discerns no prejudice.

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