A-12-654522-B
CIVILCOVERSHEET
ClarkCounty,NevadaCaseNo.
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(AssisnedbyClerk'sOffice)
XI
I.
PartyInformation
Petitioner(s)(name/address/phone):KAZOOOKADA,an
individual
Respondent(s)
(name/address/phone):
WYNNRESORTS,LIMITED,
a
Nevadacorporation
Attorney(name/address/phone):CharlesH.Mcf'rea,Jr.(SBNI04)~Attorney(name/address/phone):LIONELSAVlYER
&
COLLINS,300S.
41h
st,
Ste.1700~Las:Vegas,NV89101;702-383-8888
II.NatureofControversy
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if
appropriate)
D
ArbitrationRequestedCivilCases
RealPropertyTorts
'.
o
Landlord/Tenant
D
UnlawfulDetainer
D
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D
Foreclosure
D
Liens
o
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D
SpecificPerformance
o
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D
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D
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D
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Negligence
D
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o
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D
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D
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Liability
D
Intentional
Misconduct
o
TortsIDefamation(Libel/Slander)
o
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o
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(Wrongfultermination)
D
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o
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D
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o
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D
LegalTort
o
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Competition
o
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(Slip/F'all)
D
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ProbateOtherCivilFilingTypes
EstimatedEstateValue;__
,i
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Summary
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D
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o
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Administration
D
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D
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o
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D
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o
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D
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D
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D
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of
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D
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&
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o
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D
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D
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o
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D
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CommercialCode
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D
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o
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D
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erCivilFiling
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o
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r:l
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NRSChapters78-88
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Commodities(NRS
90)
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Securities(NRS90)
NevadaAOC-Researchand
Statistics
Umt
o
Investments
(NRS
104
Art.
8)
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TradePractices(NRS
598)
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o
Trademarks(NRS600
Signatureofinitiatingpartyorrepresentative
Seeothersideforfamily~relatedcasefilings.
FormPA201
Rev.2.5E
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0016
PaulR.Hejmanowski(SBN#94)2CharlesH.McCrea,Jr.(SBN#104)LIONELSAWYER
&
COLLINS31700BankofAmericaPlaza300SouthFourthStreet4LasVegas,Nevada89101Telephone:(702)383-88885Facsimile:(702)383-8845
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89GidonM.Caine
(Pro
HacVicePending)
ALSTON
&
BIRDLLP275MiddlefieldRoad,Suite150MenloPark,California94025Telephone:650-838-2000Facsimile:650-838-2001
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ElectronicallyFiled
01/11/2012
02:33:08PM
CLERKOFTHECOURT
-DISTRICTCOURTCLARKCOUNTY,NEVADAKAZDOOKADA,anindividual,Petitioner,-against-WYNNRESORTS,LIMITED,
a
Nevadacorporation,Respondent.
A-12-654522-B
CASENO.DEPT.NO.
'XI
PETITIONFORAWRITOFMANDAMUS
[ARBITRATIONEXEMPTIONCLAIMED:PETITIONSEEKSINJUNCTIVERELIEF]
[BUSINESSCOURTREQUESTED:NRSCHAPTER78}COMESNOWPetitionerKAZuaOKADA
("Mr.
Okada"),byandthroughhiscounselLIONELSAWYER
&
COLL~SandALSTON
&
BIRDLLP,againstRespondent
Wynn
Resorts,Limited("WynnResorts"orthe"Company"),
and
pursuanttoNev.Rev.Stat.§34.150
etseq.
respectfullypetitionstheCourtforawritofmandamuscompellingRespondenttoproducecertainbooksandrecords.ThisverifiedPetitionismadeandbasedonthefactssetforthbelowandtheAffidavitofCharlesH.McCrea,Jr.andMemorandumofLawfiledherewith:PETITIONFORWRITOFMANDAMUS,Pagelof9
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NATUREOFTHEACTION1.Thisactionarisesbecause
Wynn
ResortshasrefusedMr.OkadaaccesstothebooksandrecordsoftheCompany.AsaDirectorofWynnResorts(indeed,onewhoindirectly
'\
4
owns
19.66
percentofthe
Company),Mr.Okadahasan
irrefutable
right
toreviewthe
booksand
5recordsoftheCompany.Yet,despiteseveralwrittendemands,WynnResortsinsistsonkeeping6itsbooksandrecordshiddenfromitsDirector'sscrutiny.ThisactionseeksanorderthatMr.7OkadaandhisattorneysbepermittedtoinspecttheCompany'sbooksandrecords.8
2.
InOctober2000,Mr.OkadacausedAruzeUSA,Inc,("AruzeUSA"),aNevada9companyheindirectlycontrols,toinvest$260millioninthepredecessororganizationto
Wynn
10ResortsinLasVegas,Nevada.113.
In
April
2002,AruzeUSA
invested
afurther$120
million
in
thepredecessor12organizationtoWynnResortsattherequestofStephenA.Wynn,theCompany's
Chairman
and
13
ChiefExecutiveOfficer
("Mr.Wynn"),including$30
millionbecause
Mr.Wynn
said
thatthe
14CompanyneededhelptoadvancetheCompany'sdevelopmentofacasinoprojectintheMacau15SpecialAdministrativeRegionofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.1617
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4.
AsaDirectoroftheCompany,Mr.OkadahastherightandobligationtobeinformedconcerningtheCompany'sbusinesssothathemayensurethatitisbeingmanaged18properlyforthebenefitofallofitsshareholders.Recentevents,includingtheCompany'sJuly192011pledgeofHK$1billiontotheUniversityofMacauDevelopmentFoundation(towhich
Mr.
20Okadafonna1lyobjected),haveled
Mr.
OkadatoseektoexercisehisrightasaDirectorto21reviewthebooksandrecordsofthe
Company.
Inparticular,onNovember2,
Mr.
Okadasought22informationregarding:(a)theCompany'sHK$lbillion($135million)donationtothe23UniversityofMacau,(b)theuseofthe$30millionAruzeUSAinvested
in
WynnResorts
in24April2002,
and
(c)the2010AmendmenttotheStockholdersAgreementamong
Mr,
Okada,
Mr.
.
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.
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Wynn,andElaineWynn(Mr.Wynn'sex-wife).5.Mr.Okada's
request
wasdenied.Not
only
wastherequestsummarilydeniedbut,shockingly,WynnResortsaskedforevidencethatthe$30millioninvestmenthadevenoccurred.AruzeUSAimmediatelyprovidedsuchevidence,andtheCompanythenacknowledgedreceipt
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