Hernandez v. The GEO Group, Inc. et al

Filing 31

ORDER DISCHARGING 28 Order to Show Cause to Attorney Alis Moon, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/29/2016. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSEPHINE HERNANDEZ,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:15 cv 01813 - JLT
ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE TO ATTORNEY ALIS MOON

v.
THE GEO GROUP, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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On December 7, 2015, soon after this matter was filed, the Clerk of the Court directed

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attorney Alis Moon to seek membership in this Court. (Doc. 7) Ms. Moon and Ms. Thompson, to

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whom similar direction was provided, report that they did not receive these communications (Doc.

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29 at 2; Doc. 30 at 2).1

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Ms. Moon and Ms. Thompson explain further that Ms. Moon has had little involvement in

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this case and neither realized that she was identified as an attorney of record in this case (Doc. 29 at

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2; Doc. 30 at 2) Nevertheless, Ms. Moon has been listed on the caption in this case since the very

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first pleading filed by the plaintiff in this court and, of course, she was listed on the caption when the

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action was filed originally in state court. (Doc 1-2 at 3; Doc. 15) Moreover, every order issued by

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Both report not having received an email with this information. However, because neither was a member of the Court
at the time, the notices were sent via first class mail rather than by email. (Doc. 7) Notably, Ms. Thompson became a
member a few weeks later on January 6, 2016.

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this Court has been served by mail to Ms. Moon because she is not a member and has not consented

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to service by mail. (Docs. 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 27) Thus, there was sufficient reason to know

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that Ms. Moon is an attorney of record in this case.

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Finally, of course, an attorney must become a member of every District Court in which she

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practices—even if she intends to have little involvement in the case. Membership in the State Bar or

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in a particular District does not provide entrée into any other District nor, for that matter, into the

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associated courts of appeals. Nevertheless, such a mistake is easily made and Ms. Moon has acted

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diligently in attempting to gather the necessary documents to obtain membership. The Court is

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confident she will submit her membership application shortly. Therefore, the Court ORDERS:

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The order to show cause is DISCHARGED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 29, 2016

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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