The Stars' Desert Inn Hotel and Country Club, Inc. v. Leslie Morgenstern

91 F.3d 155 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. The STARS' DESERT INN HOTEL AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leslie MORGENSTERN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-15288, 95-15787. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 14, 1996. Decided July 1, 1996. 1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, No. CV-93-00454-LDG; Lloyd D. George, District Judge, Presiding. 2 D.Nev. 3 AFFIRMED. 4 Before: SCHROEDER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. 5 MEMORANDUM ** 6 Nev.Rev.Stat. § 463.368(6)(a) provides in relevant part: 7 A patron's claim of having a mental or behavioral disorder involving gambling: 8 (a) Is not a defense in any action by a licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee to enforce a credit instrument or the debt that the credit instrument represents. 9 (b) Is not a valid counterclaim to such an action. 10 Defendant contends that § 463.368(6)(a)…