Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Bath, et al.

Filing 13

ORDER DENYING without prejudice Defendants' request for substitution of counsel 12 . Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 3/20/2012. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOE HAND PROMOTIONS, INC.,

CASE NO. 1:11-cv-01614-AWI-SKO

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ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS'
REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION OF
COUNSEL

Plaintiff,
v.

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(Doc. 12.)
TAHIR JAMEEL BATH, et al.,

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Defendants.
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On March 19, 2012, Defendants Tahir Jameel Bath and Umaran Faisal Bath ("Defendants")

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filed a request seeking to substitute Tingley Piontkowski LLP, as attorney of record in place of

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Defendants representing themselves in pro se. (Doc. 12.)

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The Local Rules for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Rule

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182(b) provides in pertinent part that "[a]ppearances as an attorney of record shall not be made in

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the name of a law firm, organization, public entity, agency, or department. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11."

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As such, the request to substitute the law firm of Tingley Piontkowski LLP is not permitted. Instead,

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Defendants must designate an attorney, not a law firm, in the substitution request.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' request for substitution of attorney

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is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Defendants may resubmit their request for substitution and

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should indicate an attorney as opposed to a law firm. A copy of the proposed order should be sent

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to Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto in either Word or WordPerfect format at

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[e-mail].

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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March 20, 2012

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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