Phillip Brooks v. Mariposa County, et al.

Filing 21

ORDER DENYING 19 and 20 Request for Substitution of Attorney As Moot signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 12/10/2010. Firm name updated. (Jessen, A)

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Phillip Brooks v. Mariposa County, et al. Doc. 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ­ FRESNO DIVISION 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On December 2, 2010, counsel for defendants Mariposa County, Mariposa County Sheriff's Department, Rich Parrish, and Justin Strum ("Defendants") filed a request for a substitution of attorney. However, after having reviewed the substitution request, it appears to actually be a notice of a change of firm name rather than a change of attorney representation. Ms. Kimberly Flores will continue to represent Defendants, but the name of the firm with which she is associated is changed from Allen, Fagalde, Albertoni & Flores, LLP to Fagalde, Albertoni & Flores, LLP. A request for substitution of attorneys is not the proper vehicle to notice the Court of a firm name change. Pursuant to Local Rule 182(b), "[a]ppearances as an attorney of record shall not be made in the name of the firm, organization, public entity, agency, or department." See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Rather, an appearance is made by the individual attorney representing the party. Here, that has not changed. /// v. MARIPOSA COUNTY, et al., Defendants. / (Docket Nos. 19, 20) PHILLIP BROOKS, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00800-AWI-SKO ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY AS MOOT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. 2. The Defendants' request for substitution of attorneys is DENIED as moot; and The Clerk of Court is directed to update the CM/ECF docket to reflect the changed firm name associated with Defendants' counsel of record as noted above. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: ie14hj December 10, 2010 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2

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