Arnett v. Seaside Transportation Services, LLC et al

Filing 63

ORDER as to 61 Notice of Change in Counsel. Attorneys Roseanna M Castillo, Michele Cherie Barnes, and Kevin Kenneth Ross added. Attorneys Forrest Booth and Pamela L Schultz terminated. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 03/05/2014. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/5/2014)

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MICHELE C. BARNES (SBN 187239)
[e-mail]
ROSEANNA M. CASTILLO (SBN 252761)
[e-mail]
K&L GATES LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
KEVIN K. ROSS (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
K&L GATES LLP
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3900
Miami, FL 33131
Attorneys for Defendant
SEASIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JACKIE ARNETT,

Case No. No. 13-cv-01672-WHO

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Plaintiff,

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COUNSEL;
ORDER

vs.
SHANGHAI ZHENHUA PORT MACHINERY
CO. LTD.; SEASIDE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES, LLC; WHITNEY EQUIPMENT
LLC; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,
Defendants.

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TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendant Seaside Transportation Services, LLC (“STS”)

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hereby substitutes K&L Gates LLP in place of Severson & Werson, PC as its counsel of record in this

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action. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 11-5, Defendant STS hereby moves the Court for an order

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permitting the withdrawal of its counsel of record, Forrest Booth and Pamela Schultz of Severson &

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Werson, P.C., and the appearance of substitute counsel, Kevin K. Ross, Michele C. Barnes and

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Roseanna M. Castillo of K&L Gates LLP, on its behalf in this action. STS respectfully submits that

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NOTICE AND ORDER OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, INC.; Case No. 13-cv-01672-WHO

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said substitution of counsel is in the interests of justice. STS consents to such withdrawal and
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substitution of counsel.
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Accordingly, STS respectfully requests that the Court enter an order reflecting this change,
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and that all necessary changes be made to the Court’s records and ECF, and that all future

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communications regarding this case be directed to the following:
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Michele C. Barnes (SBN 187239)
[e-mail]
Roseanna M. Castillo (SBN 252761)
[e-mail]
K&L GATES LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Kevin K. Ross (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
K&L GATES LLP
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3900
Miami, FL 33131

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Counsel for Plaintiff Jackie Arnett, Robert S. Arns, Hillary R. Allyn, and Jonathan E. Davis,

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of the Arns Law Firm, and counsel for Defendant Whitney Equipment LLC, Keith R. Gillette and

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Chad D. Greeson, of Archer Norris were informed of the proposed substitution and do not oppose.

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This motion is not made for purposes of delay or any other improper purpose.

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WHEREFORE, STS respectfully requests this Court enter its Order permitting withdrawal

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and substitution of counsel for STS, and update the Court’s ECF system for this case by removing

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Forrest Booth and Pamela Schultz of Severson & Werson, P.C.

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NOTICE AND ORDER OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, INC.; Case No. 13-cv-01672-WHO

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The undersigned parties consent to the above withdrawal and substitution of counsel.

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SEASIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES,
LLC

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Dated: March 4, 2014

By:

/s/

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SEVERSON & WERSON, PC

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Dated: March 4, 2014

By:

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/s/ Forrest Booth
Forrest Booth
K&L GATES LLP

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Dated: March 4, 2014

By:

/s/ Michele C. Barnes
Michele C. Barnes

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NOTICE AND ORDER OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, INC.; Case No. 13-cv-01672-WHO

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ORDER
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Having reviewed and considered Defendant Seaside Transportation Services, LLC’s Motion

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for Order Permitting Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel, and good cause appearing, the Court
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hereby permits the withdrawal of its counsel of record, Forrest Booth and Pamela Schultz of
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Severson & Werson, P.C., and the appearance of substitute counsel, Kevin K. Ross, Michele C.
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Barnes and Roseanna M. Castillo, of K&L Gates LLP, on its behalf in this action.
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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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Dated: March , 2014

_____________________________________
Honorable William H. Orrick
United States District Judge

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