Stuckey v. U.S.A. Trucking Inc. et al

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ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 3/20/2015 GRANTING 12 Motion to be Relieved as Counsel, effective 4/10/2015; STAYING this action until 4/10/2015; RELIEVING Attorney Dennis R. Murphy and Murphy Austin Adams and Schoenfeld LLP as counsel of r ecord for Defendants U.S.A. Trucking, Inc. and Gurtej Singh, effective 4/10/2015; ORDERING that the attorney remain as attorney of record, for purposes of granting time for the defendants to seek new counsel, until 4/10/2015; ORDERING the defendants to retain substitute counsel by 4/10/2015, CAUTIONING that a corporation may not represent itself without counsel, and without counsel, default may be entered against the corporation; ORDERING that the plaintiff not file or pursue any discovery durin g the period the Court allotted the defendants to attain new counsel; ALLOWING the plaintiff to pursue any planned or pending discovery motions after 4/10/2015; INFORMING the plaintiff that he may file an Ex Parte Motion to extend the discovery deadline, the pretrial conference date and the trial date, as necessary. (Michel, G.)

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DENNIS R. MURPHY, SBN 051215
MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD LLP
304 “S” Street (95811-6906)
Post Office Box 1319
Sacramento, California 95812-1319
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
USA TRUCKING INC. and GURTEJ SINGH

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VIRGIL STUCKEY,

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

M URPHY A USTIN A DAMS S CHOENFELD LLP

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Plaintiff,

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USA TRUCKING INC., a California
corporation; GURTEJ SINGH an
individual and DOES 1 through 50,
inclusive,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO BE
RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

v.

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Case No. 2:14-cv-1091-JAM-DAD

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Date: March 11, 2015
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Judge: John A. Mendez

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Defendants.
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The above-referenced matter (the “Action”) having come before the Court on March 11,

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2015, on the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record (“Motion”) filed by Dennis Murphy of

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Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP. The Court having reviewed the Motion, together with

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the court file; having heard arguments of counsel; and having considered the applicable statutory

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and case law, ORDERS as follow:

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The Motion To Be Relieved as Counsel for Defendants U.S.A. Trucking, Inc. and

Gurtej Singh is granted, effective April 10, 2015.

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2.

The Action is stayed until April 10, 2015.

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3.

Attorney Dennis R. Murphy and Murphy Austin Adams and Schoenfeld LLP are

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hereby relieved as counsel of record for Defendants U.S.A. Trucking, Inc. and Gurtej Singh (the
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Defendants”) and no longer represent the Defendants as counsel of record in the Action, effective

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April 10, 2015.

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Attorney for Defendants will remain as attorney of record, for purposes of granting

time for Defendants to seek new counsel, until April 10, 2015.

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Defendants shall have until April 10, 2015 to retain substitute counsel; otherwise,

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Defendants shall be deemed as proceeding in a pro-per capacity. As stated in Court, and

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understood by the Defendants, a corporation may not represent itself without counsel, and without

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counsel, default may be entered against the corporation.

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Plaintiff shall not file or pursue any discovery during the period that the Court

allotted to Defendants to attain new counsel.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

M URPHY A USTIN A DAMS S CHOENFELD LLP

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Plaintiff may pursue any planned or pending discovery motions after April 10,

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Plaintiff may file an Ex Parte Motion to extend the discovery deadline, the pre-trial

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conference date and the trial date, as necessary.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 20, 2015

/s/ John A. Mendez____________
JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Court Judge

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