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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AMERICAN PEARL GROUP, LLC, a Texas 

limited liability company; JOHN 

SARKISSIAN, an individual; ANDREI 

WIRTH, an individual

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, a 

Wyoming limited liability company; 

BECKVENTURES, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company; and Does 1-20, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case. No.: 3:22-cv-00693-N

STIPULATED MOTION TO EXTEND 

DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS TO FILE 

A RESPONSIVE PLEADING OR RULE 

12(B) MOTION IN RESPONSE TO THE 

COMPLAINT

Defendants NATIONAL PAYMENTS SYSTEMS, LLC (“NPS”) and 

BECKVENTURES, LLC (“Beckventures,” and collectively with NPS, “Defendants”), pursuant 

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A) and Local Rule 7.1, hereby move the Court for an Order granting an 

extension of the deadline by which they may file a responsive pleading or Rule 12(b) motion in 

the above-captioned matter. Plaintiffs have stipulated to the Motion.

On March 25, 2022, Plaintiff American Pearl Group, LLC (“Pearl”) filed and served its 

Complaint (Doc. 1). In accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, the deadline by which Plaintiff may 

file a responsive pleading or a motion under Rule 12(b) is April 15, 2022. Defendants request a 

15-day extension of the deadline to file a responsive pleading or a motion under Rule 12(b), which 

is May 2, 2022. Defendants, in conformity with Local Rule 7.1(b), certify that the Parties have 

conferred and that this Motion is unopposed, as Plaintiffs have consented to the requested 

extension.

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Therefore, Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court enter an Order granting this motion, 

extending the deadline to file a responsive pleading or a motion under Rule 12(b) to May 2, 2022.

Respectfully submitted this 15th day of April, 2022,

By /s/ Adam Sanderson________

REESE MARKETOS LLP

 Adam Sanderson

 750 N. Saint Paul St., Suite 600

 Dallas/TX/75201

 (214) 382-9810

 adam.sanderson@rm-firm.com

 KUTAK ROCK LLP

Oliver D. Griffin (pro hac vice pending)

CO Bar No. 52292

KUTAK ROCK LLP

1801 California Street

Suite 3000

Denver, CO 80202

(303) 297-2400

oliver.griffin@kutakrock.com 

Jeffrey M. Giancana (pro hac vice 

pending)

AZ Bar No. 035031

8601 North Scottsdale Road, #300

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

(480) 429-4834

jeffrey.giancana@kutakrock.com

Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on April 15, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk 

of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all the 

registered participants.

REEVE, AUGUSTINE, ALARAKHIA, PLLC

Ashley Reeve Basnett

P.O. Box 1398

Athens, TX 75751

(903) 887-0602

ashley@reeveaugustine.com

CATANZARITE LAW CORPORATION

Kenneth J. Catanzarite

2331 West Lincoln Avenue

Anaheim, CA 92801

(714) 678-2100

kcatanzarite@catanzarite.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

By /s/ Adam Sanderson________

REESE MARKETOS LLP

 Adam Sanderson

 750 N. Saint Paul St., Suite 600

 Dallas/TX/75201

 (214) 382-9810

 adam.sanderson@rm-firm.com 

 KUTAK ROCK LLP

Oliver D. Griffin (pro hac vice pending)

CO Bar No. 52292

KUTAK ROCK LLP

1801 California Street

Suite 3000

Denver, CO 80202

(303) 297-2400

oliver.griffin@kutakrock.com 

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Jeffrey M. Giancana (pro hac vice 

pending)

AZ Bar No. 035031

8601 North Scottsdale Road, #300

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

(480) 429-4834

jeffrey.giancana@kutakrock.com

Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that the Parties conferred on the Stipulated Motion to Extend Deadline for 

Defendants to File a Responsive Pleading or Rule 12(B) Motion in Response to the Complaint, 

and the Motion is Unopposed.

By /s/ Adam Sanderson________

REESE MARKETOS LLP

 Adam Sanderson

 750 N. Saint Paul St., Suite 600

 Dallas/TX/75201

 (214) 382-9810

 adam.sanderson@rm-firm.com 

 KUTAK ROCK LLP

Oliver D. Griffin (pro hac vice pending)

CO Bar No. 52292

KUTAK ROCK LLP

1801 California Street

Suite 3000

Denver, CO 80202

(303) 297-2400

oliver.griffin@kutakrock.com 

Jeffrey M. Giancana (pro hac vice 

pending)

AZ Bar No. 035031

8601 North Scottsdale Road, #300

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

(480) 429-4834

jeffrey.giancana@kutakrock.com

Attorneys for Defendants

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